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French Bootcamp #13: Me, Him, Them… in French

by Sev

French Bootcamp #13: Me, Him, Them… in French. Don’t get confused with a subject. Nobody says ‘me likes ice cream’ but ‘I like ice cream’… me, them, him… are called ‘stressed pronouns’..

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French Bootcamp #13: Me, Him, Them… in French

Don’t get confused with a subject. Nobody says ‘me likes ice cream’ but ‘I like ice cream’… me, them, him… are called ‘stressed pronouns’…

#1 Les pronoms toniques

moi = me

toi = you

elle = her. ‘Elle’ can be used for ‘she’ or ‘her’ in French.

lui = him

nous = us. ‘nous’ can be used as ‘we’ or ‘us’ in French.

vous = you. ‘vous’ can be used for both.

elles = them (all female). ‘Elles’ can be used as ‘they’ or ‘them’ in French.

eux = them (all males).

#2 les connecteurs

avec = with

et = and

sans = without

pour = for

chez = to (when refering to someone’s place, office, or business)

#3 Un petit peu de pratique

Avec toi = with you

Sans moi = without me

Et lui = and him

Après eux = after them

Chez moi = At my place

Voilà c’est la fin de notre épisode ! A demain !