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How to Say ‘I do yoga now.’ in French

Je fais du yoga maintenant.

zhuh feh dew yoh-ga mehN-tuh-nawn

[zhuh feh dew yoh-ga mehN-tuh-nawn]

Phrase Breakdown

Je fais du yoga

zhuh feh dew yoh-ga

I do yoga

Say it smoothly: 'zhuh fay dü yo-ga'.

Example

Je fais du yoga le matin.

I do yoga in the morning.

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?

[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.

maintenant.

mehN-tuh-nawn

now.

Both syllables are nasal and the final 't' is silent: 'man-tuh-nahn'.

Example

On part maintenant.

We're leaving now.

Words in this phrase

maintenant

[mehN-tuh-nawn]

now

Referring to the present time or moment.

Example

Maintenant, il est temps de partir.

Now, it is time to leave.

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