French for English speakers Supermarket · Lesson 0

How many

Quantifiers in French — Lisez-vous beaucoup de livres ? (Do you read many books?) — with beaucoup de for 'many'.

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Pronunciation Translations Tips

Lindo

Lisez-vous beaucoup de livres ?

Do you read many books?

Tip: <beaucoup> must always be used with <de> because it is a quantity.
Magicat

Oui, comme vous le savez, je suis professeur universitaire.

Sure, as you know I am a college teacher.
Lindo

Combien de livres lisez-vous par mois ?

How many books do you read per month?

Tip: <combien de > = how many of...
Magicat

Plus ou moins 400 livres.

More or less 400.

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Beaucoup de vs beaucoup?

Beaucoup alone = 'a lot' (with verb): J'aime beaucoup. Beaucoup de + noun = 'many/a lot of': beaucoup de livres.

What does comme vous le savez mean?

'As you know'. Le refers back to the known information. Common conversational connector.

French for 'I read'?

Je lis. Tu lis. Il/elle lit. Nous lisons. Vous lisez. Ils/elles lisent. From the verb lire (irregular but common).