How to Say ‘I go roller skating.’ in French
Je fais du roller.
zhuh feh dew roh-LAIR
[zhuh feh dew roh-LAIR]
💬 Usage Tip: Literally "I do roller skating." French often says "faire" where English uses "go" or a simple verb.
🇫🇷 In France: This is the standard everyday way to talk about the activity.
Phrase Breakdown
Je
[zhuh]
I
First person singular subject pronoun.
Je fais du roller avec plaisir.
I skate with pleasure.
fais
[feh]
do
From faire; used with activities to mean do or practice.
Je fais du roller tous les dimanches.
I skate every Sunday.
Du roller
dew roh-LAIR
roller skating
The full activity expression with du plus the sport/activity.
Elle fait du roller.
She does roller skating.
Words in this phrase
du
[dew]
some
Part of the fixed expression faire du roller.
Dans Je fais du roller, du introduit l'activité.
In I skate, du introduces the activity.
roller
[roh-LAIR]
skating
The activity of roller skating.
Je fais du roller quand il fait beau.
I skate when the weather is nice.
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