12) Object pronouns

Je regarde I am watching Le it / him Je le regarde I am watching it Je le regarde. I am watching him. Je regarde I am watching La it (feminine) Je la regarde I am watching it (feminine) Je la regarde. I am watching her. Je regarde I am watching Les them Je les regarde. I am watching them. Je regarde I am watching Vous you Je vous regarde. I am watching you. Il regarde. He watches Me Me Il me regarde. He is watching me. Il regarde He is watching Nous us Il nous regarde. He is watching us. Vous me regardez. You are watching me. Vous nous regardez You are watching us. Nous vous regardons. We are watching you. Je vous regarde. I am watching you. Ils les regardent. They are watching them. Il la regarde. He is watching her. J’ai I have Je l’ai I have it Elle a She has Elle les a She has them Ils ont They have. Ils l’ont They have it Nous avons We have Nous l’avons. We have it. As mentioned above, indirect object pronouns are often used in French when we use ‘to him, her, etc’ in English. Here are a few examples: Indirect dire à  -  to say / tell Je dis I say Leur Them Je leur dis. I say to them. Vous disez You say Me To me Vous me disez. You say to me. Ils dissent They say Lui to him Ils lui dissent. They say to him. Nous disons We say Vous to you Nous vous disons. We tell you. donner à  -  to give someone Je donne I am giving Lui to him Un café A coffee Je lui donne un café. I’m giving him a coffee. Ils donnent They are giving Me to me Un orange An orange Ils me donnent un orange. They’re giving me an orange. Vous donnez You are giving Leur them Le vin the wine Vous leur donnez le vin. You give them the wine. Nous donnons We give Vous to you la bière the beer Nous vous donnons la bière. We give you the beer. Reminder Je voudrais du vin I would like some wine Je voudrais de la bière I would like some beer Je voudrais de l’eau I would like some water Je voudrais des boissons I would like some drinks Je voudrais un orangina I would like an orangina Je voudrais un coca I would like a coke C’est difficile It is difficult. C’est facile It is easy. C’est nouveau It is new C’est vieux It is old C’est rapide It is fast C’est lent It is slow C’est bon It is good C’est mauvais It is bad Ce n’est pas mauvais It is not bad je vends le taxi I sell/I am selling the taxi il vend la voiture he sells the car elle vend le bateau she sells the boat nous vendons l’avion we sell the plane vous vendez la motoyou sell the motorbike ils vendent le vélo they sell the bike J’attends le bus I wait / I am waiting for the bus Il attend un taxi He waits/He is waiting for a taxi Nous attendons l’avion We wait/We are waiting for the plane Vous attendez le train You wait/You are waiting for the train Ils attendent le taxi They wait/They are waiting for the taxi.