About This Lesson
Use Basic invitations and shared action to practice French conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
Allons-y maintenant.
ah-lohn-ZEE meh-tuh-NAHN Let us go now.
B
Mangeons ensemble.
mahn-ZHOHN ahn-SAHNBL Let us eat together.
A
Commençons maintenant.
koh-mahn-SOHN meh-tuh-NAHN Let us start now.
B
Arrêtons-nous ici.
ah-reh-TOHN-NOO ee-SEE Let us stop here.
A
Viens avec moi.
vyeh(n) ah-VEK mwah Come with me.
B
Attends-moi.
ah-TAHN mwah Wait for me.Word by Word
Allons-y
In “Allons-y maintenant.”, “Allons-y” means “Let’s go” and invites the speaker and listener to leave or move toward an understood destination. It combines “Allons”, meaning “let’s go”, with “y”, which contributes the idea of going there or to it. Use it to suggest going somewhere together.
maintenant
In “Allons-y maintenant.”, “maintenant” means “now” and says that the action should happen at the present time. It is placed after the action phrase here. Use “maintenant” when asking for or announcing an action at this moment.
Mangeons
In “Mangeons ensemble.”, “Mangeons” means “Let’s eat” and invites the speaker and listener to eat. The form expresses a shared suggestion, while “ensemble” adds the idea of doing it together. Use it when inviting someone to begin a meal with you.
ensemble
In “Mangeons ensemble.”, “ensemble” means “together” and shows that the eating is shared by the people speaking. It comes after the action phrase here. Use “ensemble” after an action phrase to say that people will do something together.
Commençons
In “Commençons maintenant.”, “Commençons” means “Let’s start” and invites the speaker and listener to begin something together. “Maintenant” specifies that the beginning should happen now. Use it when beginning a shared task, activity, or event.
Arrêtons-nous
In “Arrêtons-nous ici.”, “Arrêtons-nous” means “Let’s stop”. It combines “Arrêtons”, meaning “let’s stop”, with “nous”, which refers to the people who should stop themselves together. Use it when suggesting a shared stop or pause; “ici” adds the place.
ici
In “Arrêtons-nous ici.”, “ici” means “here” and identifies the current place as the place to stop. It comes after the action phrase. Use “ici” to point out where an action should happen or end.
Viens
In “Viens avec moi.”, “Viens” means “Come” and directly asks one person to move toward the speaker. “Avec moi” explains that the person should come with the speaker. Use it when inviting someone to come along with you.
avec
In “Viens avec moi.”, “avec” means “with” and introduces the person who accompanies the movement. In “avec moi”, it forms the meaning “with me”. Use “avec” followed by a person to express accompaniment.
moi
In “Viens avec moi.”, “moi” means “me” and identifies the speaker as the person accompanying the listener. Together with “avec”, it forms “avec moi”, meaning “with me”. Use “moi” after “avec” when naming yourself as someone’s companion.
Attends-moi
In “Attends-moi.”, “Attends-moi” means “Wait for me” and asks one person to wait for the speaker. It combines “Attends”, meaning “wait”, with “moi”, which identifies the person being waited for; the two parts are joined with a hyphen here. Use it when asking someone not to leave before you catch up.
Grammar Points
Impératif à la 1re personne du pluriel : -ons
Mangeons ensemble.
mahn-ZHOHN ahn-SAHNBLLet's eat together.
En français, la terminaison -ons sert à proposer une action commune, comme « let's » en anglais.
Impératif affirmatif + pronom avec un trait d’union
Attends-moi.
ah-TAHN mwahWait for me.
À l’impératif affirmatif, le pronom se place après le verbe et s’écrit avec un trait d’union.
French Vocabulary
Allons-y
phrase
ah-lohn-ZEE
Let's go
Allons-y maintenant.
Arrêtons-nous
verb
ah-reh-TOHN-NOO
Let's stop
Arrêtons-nous ici.
Attends-moi
phrase
ah-TAHN mwah
Wait for me
Attends-moi.
avec
prep
ah-VEK
with
Viens avec moi.
Commençons
verb
koh-mahn-SOHN
Let's start
Commençons maintenant.
ensemble
adv
ahn-SAHNBL
together
Mangeons ensemble.
ici
adv
ee-SEE
here
Arrêtons-nous ici.
maintenant
adv
meh-tuh-NAHN
now
Allons-y maintenant.
Mangeons
verb
mahn-ZHOHN
Let's eat
Mangeons ensemble.
moi
pron
m wah
me
Viens avec moi.
Viens
verb
vyeh(n)
Come
Viens avec moi.
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Let us go now.
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Allons-y maintenant.Let us eat together.
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Mangeons ensemble.Let us start now.
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Commençons maintenant.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
together
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ensembleCome
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ViensLet's start
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Commençonswith