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How to Say ‘I do yoga’ in French

Je fais du yoga

zhuh feh dew yoh-ga

[zhuh feh dew yoh-ga]

💬 Usage Tip: Activities take faire du/faire de la, not "play" or plain "do". Swap it: je fais de la natation "I swim", je fais du vélo "I cycle".

Phrase Breakdown

Je fais

zhuh feh

I do

'fais' is said 'fay', with a silent 's'.

Example

Je fais du sport.

I do sport.

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

fais

[feh]

From the verb faire; with sports or activities, it often means do or practice.

Example

Tu fais du roller le samedi ?

Do you do skating on Saturdays?

du yoga

dew yoh-ga

yoga

'faire du' is used with activities. 'du' has the tight French 'u' sound.

Example

Elle fait du yoga.

She does yoga.

Words in this phrase

[dew]

some

Contraction of de + le, used in expressions like faire du sport or faire du roller.

Example

Dans Tu fais du roller ?, du fait partie de l'expression.

In Do you skate?, du is part of the expression.

yoga

[yoh-ga]

yoga

The activity yoga; the word is the same in English and French.

Example

J'aime le yoga le mardi soir.

I like yoga on Tuesday evening.

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