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How to Say ‘I do slalom, between little cones.’ in French

Je fais du slalom, entre des petits plots.

zhuh feh dew slah-LOHM ahn-truh day puh-TEE ploh

[zhuh feh dew slah-LOHM ahn-truh day puh-TEE ploh]

🇫🇷 In France: Freestyle slalom between cones is a common sight on flat squares in French cities, like the Trocadéro in Paris.

Phrase Breakdown

Je fais du slalom,

zhuh feh dew slah-LOHM

I do slalom,

Say 'zhe fè du sla-lom', then pause slightly at the comma.

Example

Je fais du slalom le samedi.

I do slalom on Saturdays.

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

fais

[feh]

To carry out or perform an activity

Example

Je fais mes devoirs.

I do my homework.

[dew]

some / (partitive, with an activity)

Contraction of 'de + le' used after 'faire' before a masculine activity.

Example

Je fais du sport.

I do sport.

slalom

[slah-LOHM]

slalom

Weaving between obstacles; a style of skating or skiing.

Example

Le slalom demande de l'agilité.

Slalom requires agility.

entre des petits plots.

ahn-truh day puh-TEE ploh

between small cones.

Describes the slalom. Say 'an-tre dé pe-ti plo'.

Example

Je roule entre des petits plots.

I skate between small cones.

Words in this phrase

entre

[ahn-truh]

between

Used to indicate position in the space separating two or more things.

Example

Il faut de la place entre les tables.

There needs to be space between the tables.

des

[day]

some

Indicating a portion or number of something.

Example

Des livres sont sur la table.

Some books are on the table.

petits

[puh-TEE]

small

Masculine plural of 'petit', describing small size.

Example

Les cercles sont petits.

The circles are small.

plots

[ploh]

cones

Small markers placed on the ground as obstacles.

Example

Il pose des plots sur le sol.

He puts cones on the ground.

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