Useful Phrases

1. J'ai créé cette application

   I made this app

   Usage

   Use when introducing the app

   Grammar Note

   The passé composé uses "avoir/être + past participle". It is the standard past tense in conversation

2. Cette application est gratuite

   This app is free

   Usage

   Explain the app is free

   Grammar Note

   "Gratuite" is the feminine form of "gratuit" (free), agreeing with "application" (feminine noun)

3. Essayez de la télécharger

   Please try downloading it

   Usage

   Encourage someone to download the app

   Grammar Note

   "Télécharger" = download (lit. carry from far). "La" refers to "application" (feminine)

4. Je suis japonais

   I'm Japanese

   Usage

   Introduce your nationality. Women say "japonaise"

   Grammar Note

   French omits articles with nationalities after "être". Male: japonais; Female: japonaise

5. Je suis voyageur

   I'm a traveler

   Usage

   Identify as a traveler. Women say "voyageuse"

   Grammar Note

   "Voyage" (journey) + "-eur/-euse" (agent suffix) = "voyageur/voyageuse" (traveler)

6. Je voyage seul

   I'm traveling alone

   Usage

   Tell others you are traveling solo. Women say "seule"

   Grammar Note

   "Seul/seule" means "alone" and agrees with the subject's gender

7. C'est ma première fois ici

   It's my first time here

   Usage

   Express that this is your first visit

   Grammar Note

   "Première" (first, feminine) + "fois" (time) = "première fois" (first time)

8. Puis-je prendre une photo ?

   May I take a photo?

   Usage

   Ask for permission to take a photo

   Grammar Note

   "Puis-je" uses subject-verb inversion for polite questions. In casual speech: "je peux?"

9. Peut-on prendre une photo ensemble ?

   Can we take a photo together?

   Usage

   Suggest taking a photo together

   Grammar Note

   "Ensemble" means "together". "Peut-on" (can one/we) is used for suggestions

10. Veuillez scanner le code QR

    Please scan the QR code

    Usage

    Ask someone to scan the QR code

    Grammar Note

    "Veuillez" is a formal imperative of "vouloir" (to want) — the most polite French "please"

11. Arrêtez de m'arnaquer !

    Don't cheat me / Stop ripping me off

    Usage

    A strong protest when overcharged or scammed in a tourist area

    Grammar Note

    "Arnaquer" is informal for to swindle. "Vous m'arnaquez!" (you're ripping me off) is also natural

12. Ne me sous-estimez pas !

    Don't underestimate me / Don't look down on me

    Usage

    Used when you feel disrespected or underestimated

    Grammar Note

    Negative imperative: "ne + verb + pas". "Ne me prenez pas de haut" (don't talk down to me) is a near synonym

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