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How to Say ‘Are you hiking?’ in French

Tu fais de la randonnée ?

tyoo feh DUH lah rahn-doh-NAY

[tyoo feh DUH lah rahn-doh-NAY]

💬 Usage Tip: French uses faire "to do" for activities and sports, with de la, du or des before the activity. For example, Tu fais du vélo ? means "Do you cycle?"

Phrase Breakdown

Tu fais

tyoo feh

Do you do

'Faire' (to do) is used for activities. The 's' in 'fais' is silent, so it sounds like 'fay'.

Example

Tu fais du sport ?

Do you do sports?

Words in this phrase

[tyoo]

you

An informal singular pronoun used to address one person.

Example

Tu travailles dans une start-up ou une grande entreprise ?

Do you work in a start-up or a large company?

fais

[feh]

make / do

Form of 'faire' for 'je'; with 'signe' it means to signal or wave.

Example

Je fais une réservation pour deux.

I make a reservation for two.

de la randonnée ?

DUH lah rahn-doh-NAY

hiking?

'De la' comes before feminine activities. 'Randonnée' sounds like 'ran-do-NAY', with a nasal 'an'.

Example

J'aime faire de la randonnée.

I like hiking.

Words in this phrase

[DUH]

some

With 'l'' forms the partitive article, meaning an unspecified amount.

Example

Je bois de l'eau.

I drink some water.

[lah]

the

A definite article preceding a noun.

Example

La porte est ouverte.

The door is open.

randonnée

[rahn-doh-NAY]

long-distance tour / hike

A long outing; in skating, touring over long distances.

Example

La randonnée dure trois heures.

The tour lasts three hours.

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