10 Mistakes English Speakers Make in French - Learn French

 1. Using etre for avoir phrases

         1. Say j’ai soif not je suis soif  2. I am done

         1. Say j’ai fini not je suis fait  3. How old are you

         1. Say j’ai # ans not je suis # ans  4. Saying I miss you/Using se manquer

         1. Say tu me manques, not je te manques

               1. Se manquer more directly translates to “to be missed by” rather than the miss  5. Saying you are confused

         1. Do not say je suis confus

               1. This means I am sorry     2. Say je suis perdu

               1. I am lost  6. Connaitre vs Savoir

         1. Connaitre - Familiarity     2. Savoir - Understanding  7. Tu vs Tout

         1. Make sure you are pronouncing correctly

               1. Tu vas bien

                     1. You are fine        2. Tout va bien

                     1. Everything is fine  8. Say things are the same

         1. Meme is an adjective and needs a noun

               1. C’est la meme chose instead of c’est la meme  9. Male vs Female

         1. Words are pronounced differently depending on gender

               1. Cousin vs Cousine

  1. Warm and Temperature

         1. Je suis chaud - Sexual connotation     2. J’ai chaud

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