Things To Do
Days out
J’aime faire des excursions! - I like to go on trips!
Et toi? - What about you?
Where do you like to go?
J’aime aller à la plage. - I like to go to the beach.
J’aime aller à la piscine. - I like to go to the swimming pool.
If a masculine noun follows à, don’t forget that à + le = au and à + les = aux.
J’aime aller au cinéma. - I like to go to the cinema.
J’aime aller au parc. - I like to go to the park.
J’aime aller à la fête foraine. - I like to go to the fairground.
J’aime faire les magasins. - I like to go shopping.
Did you notice that going shopping uses a different verb? You don’t ‘go’ to the shops in French, you ‘do’ them.
Tu aimes aller au parc d’attractions? - Do you like to go to the theme park?
J’aime aller dans le train fantôme. - I like to go on the ghost train
J’aime aller sur la grande roue. - I like to go on the big wheel.
Why? Pourquoi? It’s always good to give a reason. Here are some that you might find useful!
Pourquoi? - Why?
C’est passionant / passionante. - It’s exciting.
C’est terrifiant / terrifiante. - It’s frightening.
C’est rapide. - It’s fast.
C’est sensationnel / sensationnelle. - It’s amazing.
C’est marrant / marrante. - It’s funny.
C’est fantastique. - It’s great / fantastic.
C’est magique. - It’s magical.
The word for 'because' in French is parce que but you can also use car.
parce que - because
car - because
Parce que c’est marrant! - Because it’s funny!
