Il faut se brosser les dents

Katherine F.A2Kwiziq community member

Il faut se brosser les dents

I always say this to my daughter (I'm trying to teach her french too). But if this is more of a general statement, is that a bit of a weird way to speak to a child then? I.e. to tell them to go and brush their teeth.

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CélineKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Katherine,

If you want to tell your child to go and brush their teeth, you will tend to say:

Vas te brosser les dents ! Go and brush you teeth!

Brosse-toi les dents ! Go brush your teeth!

C'est l'heure d'aller se brosser les dents. = It's time to go and brish your teeth.

But if you're making a general statement to someone or to a child about the necessity of brushing one's teeth (i.e. the importance of brushing teeth), you'll say:

Il faut se brosser les dents = You need to brush your teeth

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

Katherine F. asked:

Il faut se brosser les dents

I always say this to my daughter (I'm trying to teach her french too). But if this is more of a general statement, is that a bit of a weird way to speak to a child then? I.e. to tell them to go and brush their teeth.

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