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Je préfère le train means “I prefer the train”. In the je, tu and il / elle forms it is spelt with è: je préfère, tu préfères, elle préfère. Nous and vous have é: nous préférons, vous préférez.
Offer a choice with ou (“or”): le train ou le bus ?, vendredi ou samedi ?. Days without an article mean “on that day”: samedi means “on Saturday”.
To agree: On part samedi matin means “We leave on Saturday morning”. You can add a reason: Je préfère le train, c’est plus rapide.
| FR | Sounds like | Means |
|---|---|---|
| Je préfère le train. | /ʒə pʁefɛʁ lə tʁɛ̃/ | I prefer the train.Préfère has è in the je, tu and il forms. |
| Vendredi ou samedi ? | /vɑ̃dʁədi u samdi/ | Friday or Saturday?A day without an article means “on that day”. |
| On part samedi matin. | /ɔ̃ paʁ samdi matɛ̃/ | We leave on Saturday morning.Part is from partir; the final t is silent. |