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On va à Paris ? means “Shall we go to Paris?”. In conversation on often means “we”. The verb after on takes the il / elle form: on va, on part, on mange.
The near future is simple: aller + infinitive. Je vais prendre le train means “I’m going to take the train”. On va visiter un musée means “We’re going to visit a museum”. You know aller from issue 4; now it helps you make plans.
To invite someone: Tu veux venir avec moi ? means “Do you want to come with me?”. After veux comes an infinitive: venir, partir, manger.
| FR | Sounds like | Means |
|---|---|---|
| On va à Paris ? | /ɔ̃ va a paʁi/ | Shall we go to Paris?On means “we” in conversation; the verb takes the il / elle form. |
| On va prendre le train. | /ɔ̃ va pʁɑ̃dʁ lə tʁɛ̃/ | We’re going to take the train.Aller + infinitive: the near future. |
| Tu veux venir avec moi ? | /ty vø vəniʁ avɛk mwa/ | Do you want to come with me?Veux is from vouloir; an infinitive follows. |