French for English speakers Supermarket · Lesson 4

Plans for the evening?

Evening plans in French — Tu viens à la fête demain ? (Are you coming to the party tomorrow?) — using venir for arriving at events.

Conversation

  1. Kyle Kyle

    Tu viens à la fête demain ?

    Are you coming to the party tomorrow?

    Tip: This question is formed using rising intonation rather than changing the sentence structure.

  2. Meera Meera

    Non, je ne peux pas parce que je travaille en soirée.

    No, I have an evening shift.

    Tip: <en soirée> = at night

  3. Kyle Kyle

    Pourquoi ? Même si c'est ton jour de congé ?

    How come? On your day off too?

    Tip: <même si> = even if

  4. Meera Meera

    Oui, parce que j'aimerais économiser de l’argent.

    Yes. I'd like to save some money.

    Tip: <économiser> = to save money

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you say 'I work evenings' in French?

Je travaille en soirée or J'ai un service du soir. En soirée = in the evening (work context).

What is une fête?

'A party / celebration'. Faire la fête = to party. Une fête d'anniversaire = a birthday party.

Aller vs venir for invitations?

Tu viens? = 'are you coming?' (toward me). Tu vas? = 'are you going?' (away from me). Choose based on speaker's location.

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