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Master how to say where you're from with the key pattern
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Let's look at some examples. |
Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers. |
Mark Lee: Je viens de New York. |
Mark Lee: Je viens de New York. |
Hugues Henry: Je viens de Nantes. |
Hugues Henry: Je viens de Nantes. |
Emma Auge: Je viens de Seattle. |
Emma Auge: Je viens de Seattle. |
Jack Jones: Je viens de Londres. |
Jack Jones: Je viens de Londres. |
Lya Mercier: Je viens de Paris. |
Lya Mercier: Je viens de Paris. |
Mia Martin: Je suis australienne. |
Mia Martin: Je suis australienne. |
Did you notice how the last speaker uses a different pattern? |
She says, |
Mia Martin: Je suis australienne. "I'm Australian." Je suis australienne. |
First is Je. "I" Je (enunciated). Je. |
Next is suis. "Am," as in "I am." Suis (enunciated). Suis. |
Suis is from the verb être, meaning "to be." Être. |
Together, it's Je suis, meaning "I am." Je suis. |
After this is australienne, meaning "Australian." Australienne (enunciated). Australienne. |
Note, australienne is feminine. |
This pattern is |
Je suis {NATIONALITY}. |
"I'm {NATIONALITY}." |
Je suis {NATIONALITY}. |
In Mia Martin’s case, she uses a feminine adjective, australienne, to describe herself. |
Mia Martin: Je suis australienne. |
In the case of a male speaker from Australia, he would use a masculine adjective, australien, to describe himself. |
Je suis australien. I'm Australian. Je suis australien. |
You should be aware of this pattern, but for this lesson, we'll use the pattern |
Je viens de {CITY NAME}. |
"I'm from {CITY NAME}." |
Je viens de {CITY NAME}. |
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