Yoga class: Common pose names

💬 Standard French greeting for both hi and hello. Pronounce it roughly like 'bohn-zhoor'.

🇫🇷 In France, saying bonjour before asking a question is basic politeness—even in a yoga studio.

💬 Tu is informal 'you'. Connaître means 'to know' in the sense of being familiar with something.

🇫🇷 In many yoga classes, teachers may use tu in a friendly, relaxed setting, especially with regular students.

💬 Les is plural 'the'. The final s is silent: 'lay nohn'.

🇫🇷 French often uses clear, descriptive names for poses, sometimes alongside Sanskrit terms in yoga studios.

💬 More natural French is usually des postures de yoga rather than des poses de yoga.

🇫🇷 In France, posture is the most common word in yoga class vocabulary for 'pose'.

💬 Natural and understandable, though many teachers would say les noms des postures de yoga.

🇫🇷 French yoga teachers often mix everyday French pose names with international yoga vocabulary.

💬 Simple and essential. Pronounced like 'wee'.

🇫🇷 Short answers like oui are common, but adding a smile or a small nod feels very natural in France.

💬 Useful for modest answers: un peu means 'a little' or 'somewhat'.

🇫🇷 French speakers often soften answers with un peu rather than sounding too certain.

💬 A very natural beginner reply. The comma creates a small pause: 'Yes, a little.'

🇫🇷 In France, humble answers like this can sound more natural than overconfident ones.

💬 On often means 'we' in spoken French. Very common and very French.

🇫🇷 In class, a teacher might say On commence ! to get everyone moving right away.