Pratique Avancée (Advanced Practice)

Learning ObjectivesCorrectly identify the indirect object in a sentence.Replace a singular indirect object with 'lui' (to him/her) [lwee].Replace a plural indirect object with 'leur' (to them) [luhr].Correctly place the indirect object pronoun before the verb.Imagine it's your friend's birthday! 🎂 You want to tell your mom what you did. You could say: "J'ai donné un cadeau à mon ami (I gave a gift to my friend) [zhay doh-NAY uhn ka-DOH ah mohn a-MEE]. J'ai téléphoné à mon ami (I called my friend) [zhay tay-lay-foh-NAY ah mohn a-MEE]. J'ai écrit une carte à mon ami (I wrote a card to my friend) [zhay ay-KREE oon kart ah mohn a-MEE]." That's a bit repetitive, right? With indirect object pronouns, you can say: "Je lui (to him) [lwee] ai donné un cadeau. Je lui (to him) [lwee] ai téléphoné. J...

Indirect object pronouns replace a person's name (or sometimes an animal's) that comes after the preposition 'à' (to) [ah]. Here are the most common verbs you'll use with these pronouns:Verb + àMeaningExampleparler à quelqu'un (to talk to someone) [par-LAY ah kel-KUHN]To talk to someoneJe parle à ma mère (I am talking to my mother) [zhuh parl ah ma mehr]. ➡️ Je lui parle (I am talking to her) [zhuh lwee parl].téléphoner à quelqu'un (to phone someone) [tay-lay-foh-NAY ah kel-KUHN]To phone someoneTu téléphones à tes grands-parents (You are phoning your grandparents) [tew tay-lay-FOHN ah tay grahn-pah-RAHN]. ➡️ Tu leur téléphones (You are phoning them) [tew luhr tay-lay-FOHN].donner à quelqu'un (to give to someone) [doh-NAY ah kel-KUHN]To give to someoneIl donne un livre à son frère (He gives...

1. The pronoun 'lui' for one personRule: We use lui (to him/her) [lwee] to replace 'à' (to) [ah] + a single person, whether that person is masculine or feminine.Example (masculine): Je parle à mon père (I talk to my father) [zhuh parl ah mohn pehr]. → Je lui parle (I talk to him) [zhuh lwee parl].Example (feminine): Je parle à ma mère (I talk to my mother) [zhuh parl ah ma mehr]. → Je lui parle (I talk to her) [zhuh lwee parl].2. The pronoun 'leur' for multiple peopleRule: We use leur (to them) [luhr] to replace 'à' (to) [ah] + multiple people.Example: Je parle à mes parents (I talk to my parents) [zhuh parl ah may pah-RAHN]. → Je leur parle (I talk to them) [zhuh luhr parl].Example: Tu donnes des cadeaux à tes amis (You give gifts to your friends) [tew dohn day ka-DOH ah tez a-MEE]. → Tu...