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How to Say ‘Reread the lesson on Rousseau’ in French

Relisez le cours sur Rousseau

ruh-lee-ZAY luh koor suur roo-SOH

[ruh-lee-ZAY luh koor suur roo-SOH]

💬 Usage Tip: The -ez ending turns a verb into a polite instruction aimed at vous. Teachers use it constantly, as in Écoutez "Listen" and Ouvrez vos livres "Open your books".

Phrase Breakdown

Relisez le cours

ruh-lee-ZAY luh koor

Reread the lesson

This is a polite command. Say 'reu-li-zé leu kour'.

Example

Relisez le cours d'hier.

Reread yesterday's lesson.

Words in this phrase

Relisez

[ruh-lee-ZAY]

reread

Command form of 'relire', to read again.

Example

Relisez vos notes.

Reread your notes.

[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.

cours

[koor]

lesson, notes

The lesson content or course material.

Example

J'ai perdu le cours d'hier.

I lost yesterday's lesson notes.

sur Rousseau

suur roo-SOH

on Rousseau

'Sur' means about or on a topic. 'Rousseau' sounds like 'rou-so', with a French guttural 'r'.

Example

Un livre sur Rousseau.

A book on Rousseau.

Words in this phrase

sur

[suur]

about / on

A preposition used when asking or giving information about a topic.

Example

Sur votre site, j’ai lu vos engagements sociaux.

On your website, I read about your social commitments.

Rousseau

[roo-SOH]

Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 18th-century philosopher.

Example

Rousseau a écrit sur la liberté.

Rousseau wrote about freedom.

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