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How to Say ‘Claire told me they were your favorites.’ in French

Claire m'a dit que c'étaient vos préférées.

klehr m ah dee kuh say ay-TEH voh pray-fay-RAY

[klehr m ah dee kuh say ay-TEH voh pray-fay-RAY]

🇫🇷 In France: Mentioning that your partner gave you the tip shows thought and effort. It's a graceful way to make a modest gift feel personal.

Phrase Breakdown

Claire m'a dit

klehr m ah dee

Claire told me

Introduces reported speech. 'M'a' = 'me a'.

Example

Claire m'a dit la vérité.

Claire told me the truth.

Words in this phrase

Claire

[klehr]

Claire

A common French woman's first name.

Example

Claire attend devant l'école.

Claire is waiting in front of the school.

[m]

First person singular object pronoun.

Example

Ça me surprend.

That surprises me.

[ah]

has

Used with a past participle to form the present perfect tense.

Example

Elle a visité Paris.

She has visited Paris.

dit

[dee]

said

Past participle of 'dire,' meaning 'said.'

Example

Le professeur a dit de travailler en groupe.

The teacher said to work in a group.

que c'étaient vos préférées.

kuh say ay-TEH voh pray-fay-RAY

that they were your favorites.

'Que' introduces what was said. 'Préférées' agrees with a feminine plural noun, such as 'fleurs'.

Example

Je sais que c'étaient vos préférées.

I know they were your favorites.

Words in this phrase

que

[kuh]

that

Introduces the clause that follows after expressing a thought or opinion.

Example

Dans Je pense que, que relie l'opinion à l'idée suivante.

In "Je pense que," "que" links the opinion to the next idea.

[say]

it / that

Short form of ce before a vowel in c'est.

Example

Je réponds : « C'est gentil ».

I reply: “That's kind.”

étaient

[ay-TEH]

were

Imperfect plural of 'être' (to be).

Example

Ils étaient très contents.

They were very happy.

vos

[voh]

your

Plural or formal possessive adjective used with plural nouns.

Example

Dans « Ouvrez vos livres. », « vos » montre que les livres appartiennent aux élèves.

In “Open your books.”, “vos” shows that the books belong to the students.

préférées

[pray-fay-RAY]

favorite

Feminine plural of 'préféré', meaning preferred or favorite.

Example

Ce sont mes fleurs préférées.

These are my favorite flowers.

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