Copy of Week 14, Day 5: Expressing Likes and Dislikes
Bonjour! Today, we will learn about two things:
❑ How to express likes and dislikes in French
❑ Vocabulary related to books and reading
Learning how to express what you like and what you dislike is important no matter what language you speak. In French, it’s relatively easy, but there are many ways to express likes and dislikes. Let’s take a look at the following examples:
Speaking Practice 1
To express how you want something, just as in English, there are different ways to say it, with varied levels of politeness.
Speaking Practice 2
Now, on to expressing dislike. There are also a variety of ways to express hate or dislike.
❑ You can negate any positive statements about liking something by using ne … pas.
Examples:
❑ To express how strongly you hate something, you can say “je déteste …”
Examples:
❑ For a more expressive or colourful way to explain how much you loathe something, you can say “J’ai horreur de …” which literally means “I have a horror of…”
Examples:
Speaking Practice 3
Now that you have learned how to express likes and dislikes, let’s talk about books. Books and reading always come up in conversation at some point. Whether or not you love reading, you might want to stock up on the following vocabulary:
Dialogue
Speaking Practice 4
A Quick Recap of this Lesson-
Un petit résumé de la leçon
Today, we discussed two topics: expressing likes and dislikes, and vocabulary related to books and reading.
Sharpen Your Knowledge with Exercises
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Answer the questions about the dialogue:
Responses