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How to Say ‘Do you roller skate alone?’ in French

Tu fais du roller seul ?

too feh dew roh-lehr suhl

[too feh dew roh-lehr suhl]

💬 Usage Tip: "Seul" agrees with the person speaking. A woman answering about herself would usually say "seule."

🇫🇷 In France: A common casual question about whether you practice a hobby solo or socially.

Phrase Breakdown

Tu

[too]

you

Informal singular subject pronoun used when speaking to one person.

Example

Tu fais souvent du roller après l’école ?

Do you often inline skate after school?

fais

[feh]

do / make

From the verb 'faire'; here it means 'do' in the expression 'faire du roller'.

Example

Quand tu fais du roller seul ?, fais vient du verbe faire.

When you say “Do you inline skate alone?”, 'fais' comes from the verb faire.

du

[dew]

some / of the

Contraction of 'de le'; used in expressions with activities like 'faire du roller'.

Example

Dans « Tu fais du roller seul ? », du fait partie de l’expression.

In “Do you inline skate alone?”, 'du' is part of the expression.

roller

[roh-lehr]

inline skating / rollerblading

A noun used in French for inline skating or roller skating as a hobby.

Example

Le roller est mon hobby préféré ; Tu fais du roller seul ?

Inline skating is my favorite hobby; do you inline skate alone?

seul

[suhl]

alone

Means without company, by yourself.

Example

Tu fais du roller seul ? Moi, parfois oui.

Do you inline skate alone? Me, sometimes yes.

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