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How to Say ‘I pick the movie.’ in French

Je choisis le film.

zhuh shwah-ZEE luh feelm

[zhuh shwah-ZEE luh feelm]

💬 Usage Tip: The s at the end of choisis is silent, so it sounds like (shwa-zee).

Phrase Breakdown

Je choisis

zhuh shwah-ZEE

I choose

From 'choisir'. Say 'shwa-ZEE', with a silent final 's'.

Example

Je choisis le rouge.

I choose the red one.

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

choisis

[shwah-ZEE]

choose

Present tense of 'choisir' (to choose) for je/tu.

Example

Je choisis une pizza.

I choose a pizza.

le film.

luh feelm

the movie.

Unlike English, 'film' has no extra vowel. Say 'feelm'.

Example

Le film est long.

The movie is long.

Words in this phrase

[luh]

the

Used as a function word to indicate a noun and to mark the noun as definite.

Example

Le chat noir.

The black cat.

film

[feelm]

movie / film

Masculine noun for a motion picture.

Example

Ce film est drôle.

This movie is funny.

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