Introducing Yourself

In this lesson, we've got a few basic but absolutely essential tasks to accomplish: how to introduce yourself in French, how to ask someone's name, and tell them your own, tell someone where you are from (though it will be obvious that you're not from "around here"!), and explain to people how much - or how little - French you know The audio track below is the second track from the Rocket French Interactive Audio Course. This Introduction track is about 25 minutes long, so make sure you've cleared a space, even if that only means a "headspace," so you can devote the full force of your learning powers to it. All you have to do is double click on the audio button below to listen to the track on Introducing yourself in French. As you follow the lesson, you’ll not only be able to understand the conversation, but you'll be asked to take part in it yourself. By the end of it, you'll be making a winning first impression in the most beautiful language on the planet.

So let’s get started!

Use the controls below to play, stop and pause the audio track. You can download this audio on the right.

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» French Conversation

Claire	Bonjour!
Paul:	Salut!
Claire	Comment vous appelez-vous?
Paul:	Je m’appelle Paul.
Claire	D’où venez vous?
Paul:	Je viens des Ėtats-Unis.
Claire	Vous parlez bien français.
Paul:	Juste un petit peu. J’adore apprendre.

» English Translation

Claire	Hello!
Paul:	Hi!
Claire	What's your name?
Paul:	I'm called Paul.
Claire	Where do you come from?
Paul:	I come from the United States.
Claire	You speak French well.
Paul:	Just a little bit. I love learning.

So there you have some basic building blocks of entering into a French conversation. Sound easy? ...

Good, that's the sort of confidence we like to hear.

In tomorrow's lesson we’ll take a look at the conversation you just heard in written form.

Á la prochaine (See you next time)!

Marie-Claire