Why we say au tavail not à travail ??
The verb aller means to go.
Here's how to say I go/I'm going and you go/you're going in French:
Je vais à l'école
I go to school / I'm going to school
Tu vas au travail
You go to work / You're going to work
Vous allez chez le docteur.
You go to the doctor. / You are going to the doctor.
Note that the verb form changes depending on who is acting.
Remember that in French, to say you, you will use either:
- tu to address one person you know well, i.e. "informal" and "singular"
- vous to address one person in a professional context, or that you don't know well, i.e. "formal" and "singular"
See Tu and vous are used for three types of you
Here's a link to the full conjugation of aller in Présent indicatif:
Conjugate aller in Le Présent (present tense)
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Q&A Forum 5 questions, 8 answers
Because the French use a definite article in this case: au travail = à le travail.
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Yes, although you would probably use something else, such as on y va or allons-y.
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CécileKwiziq team member
Literally it means 'this wants to say' which is to 'mean' in French, so it uses the verb 'vouloir' in the present tense in the 3rd person singular. 'ça' is a contraction of cela.
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SteveKwiziq community member
I don't see "Ou vas tu?". Is that considered very informal or wrong?
Asked 2 years ago
AurélieKwiziq team member
Bonjour Steve !
Not at all : "Où vas-tu ?" is the inverted question form, which is actually considered more elegant and formal than its equivalents:
"Où est-ce que tu vas ?"
"Où tu vas ?"
"Tu vas où ?"
See the related lessons:
https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/revision/grammar/forming-questions-by-inverting-in-the-present-tense-except-il-elle-on-forms
https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/revision/grammar/how-to-ask-questions-with-qui-que-quoi-quand-ou-comment-pourquoi-and-combien
I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !
Not at all : "Où vas-tu ?" is the inverted question form, which is actually considered more elegant and formal than its equivalents:
"Où est-ce que tu vas ?"
"Où tu vas ?"
"Tu vas où ?"
See the related lessons:
https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/revision/grammar/forming-questions-by-inverting-in-the-present-tense-except-il-elle-on-forms
https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/revision/grammar/how-to-ask-questions-with-qui-que-quoi-quand-ou-comment-pourquoi-and-combien
I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !
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GruffKwiziq team member
Salut Ed - if you visit your dashboard you can take more kwizzes from there and Kwiziq will work out what's best for you to practise.
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