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How to Say ‘Watch me: knees bent, like this.’ in French

Regardez-moi : les genoux pliés, comme ça.

Re-gar-deh mwah leh zhuh-NOO plee-AY kom sah

[Re-gar-deh mwah leh zhuh-NOO plee-AY kom sah]

Phrase Breakdown

Regardez-moi :

Re-gar-deh mwah

Look at me:

Command with the pronoun attached after the verb. Say it 'ruh-gar-day-MWA'.

Example

Regardez-moi bien.

Watch me carefully.

Words in this phrase

Regardez

[Re-gar-deh]

Look

A command or request for someone to direct their eyes towards something.

Example

Regardez le ciel, il est magnifique ce soir.

Look at the sky, it is beautiful tonight.

-moi

[mwah]

Used to refer to oneself, asking for attention or pardon.

Example

Excusez-moi de vous déranger.

Excuse me for disturbing you.

les genoux pliés,

leh zhuh-NOO plee-AY

knees bent,

Describes the position. Say it 'lay zhuh-noo plee-ay'.

Example

Marchez les genoux pliés.

Walk with your knees bent.

Words in this phrase

les

[leh]

the

Used before plural nouns to denote particularity.

Example

Les années passent vite.

The years pass quickly.

genoux

[zhuh-NOO]

knees

Plural of 'genou' (knee).

Example

Posez les genoux au sol.

Put your knees on the floor.

pliés

[plee-AY]

bent

Past participle of 'plier', used as an adjective; plural masculine.

Example

Les bras pliés, respirez.

Arms bent, breathe.

comme ça.

kom sah

like this.

Used while demonstrating. Stress the final 'ça'.

Example

On fait comme ça.

We do it like this.

Words in this phrase

comme

[kom]

as / like

Used to compare or to introduce something previously mentioned, as in 'as agreed'.

Example

Comme prévu, je vous envoie un message après l'événement.

As planned, I am sending you a message after the event.

ça

[sah]

that / it

Demonstrative pronoun used in everyday French to mean 'that' or 'it.'

Example

Ça me plaît quand une entreprise parle clairement.

I like it when a company speaks clearly.

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