French A1.3 Listening Practice: Subject Pronouns
Listen to a A1 French dialogue about subject pronouns, with audio, transcript, and grammar notes for language learning.
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A1.3
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A short French listening chapter with transcript.
Unit 1: keep the sentence small while learning how French marks who is speaking, listening, or being described.
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1. Hélène · Teacher
Welcome! I'm Hélène. Today, we're learning how to point to different people in French using subject pronouns: je, tu, il, and elle. Let me introduce our native speakers, Alain and Mathieu. Let's listen to their conversation.
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2. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Je m'appelle Alain.
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3. Mathieu · Native Speaker 2
Tu es Alain ?
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4. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Il s'appelle Mathieu.
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5. Mathieu · Native Speaker 2
Et elle ?
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6. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Elle s'appelle Marie.
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7. Hélène · Teacher
Let me break that down. Alain starts by saying, 'Je m'appelle Alain.' Here, je means 'I'. Then Mathieu asks, 'Tu es Alain?' where tu means 'you'.
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8. Étienne · Student
Is tu used when talking directly to one friend?
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9. Hélène · Teacher
Yes, Étienne! Tu is the casual, informal word for 'you'. Next, Alain says, 'Il s'appelle Mathieu.' Il means 'he', so this means 'He is named Mathieu'.
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10. Étienne · Student
So il switches the sentence to talk about another man?
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11. Hélène · Teacher
Exactly. Finally, Alain says, 'Elle s'appelle Marie.' Elle means 'she', so 'Elle s'appelle Marie' means 'Her name is Marie'.
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12. Étienne · Student
Can I use elle s'appelle with any woman's name?
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13. Hélène · Teacher
Yes! Just add her name right after 'Elle s'appelle'. Great job today!
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