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Lesson 14

Ma journée

Talk about your daily routine — with a gentle first taste of reflexive verbs.

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Leçon 14 — Vocabulaire

La journée de Lina — Lina's day

Follow Lina through her typical day from morning to night.

7h00
⏰
Je me lève.
I get up.
7h15
🚿
Je me lave.
I wash myself.
7h30
👕
Je m'habille.
I get dressed.
7h45
☕
Je prends le petit-déjeuner.
I have breakfast.
9h00
📚
Je travaille.
I work / study.
12h30
🥗
Je déjeune.
I have lunch.
19h00
🍲
Je dîne.
I have dinner.
22h30
😴
Je me couche.
I go to bed.
💡

Les verbes pronominaux — Reflexive verbs (gentle intro)

Some French verbs have a little "se" in front. It means the action is done to yourself. For example:

  • se lever — to get (oneself) up → Je me lève à 7h.
  • se laver — to wash oneself → Je me lave.
  • s'habiller — to dress oneself → Je m'habille.
  • se coucher — to put oneself to bed → Je me couche à 22h30.

⚠️ The "se" changes with the subject: je me, tu te, il/elle se. Before a vowel, "me" becomes "m'" → je m'habille. Don't worry — you'll see more of these in A2!

Verbes aussi utilisés

Already known — only the reflexive verbs are new today.

prendre
to take / have
irregular verb
travailler
to work
manger
to eat
boire
to drink
irregular verb
dîner
to have dinner
rentrer
to come home
lire
to read
irregular verb
regarder
to watch
⏰se lever— to get up
🚿se laver— to wash oneself
👕s'habiller— to get dressed
😴se coucher— to go to bed
le matin— the morning
l'après-midi— the afternoon
le soir— the evening
la nuit— the night
tôt— early
tard— late

Dialogue — La journée de Lina

Nil asks Lina about her daily routine

Pink bold words are verbs. Click any word to see its meaning.

Nil : Lina, tu te lèves à quelle heure le matin ?
Lina, what time do you get up in the morning?
Lina : D'habitude, je me lève à sept heures. C'est un peu tôt !
Usually, I get up at seven. It's a bit early!
Nil : Et après ? Qu'est-ce que tu fais ?
And after? What do you do?
Lina : Je me lave, puis je m'habille. Ensuite, je prends mon petit-déjeuner : un café et un croissant.
I wash up, then I get dressed. Then I have breakfast: a coffee and a croissant.
Nil : À quelle heure tu commences à travailler ?
What time do you start working?
Lina : Je travaille à neuf heures. Je déjeune à midi et demi, et je rentre à la maison vers dix-huit heures.
I work at nine. I have lunch at 12:30, and I come home around 6pm.
Nil : Et le soir ?
And in the evening?
Lina : Je dîne à dix-neuf heures, je lis un livre ou je regarde un film, et je me couche vers vingt-deux heures trente. Je suis toujours fatiguée !
I have dinner at 7pm, I read a book or watch a film, and I go to bed around 10:30pm. I'm always tired!
Nil : Moi, je me couche tard — souvent à minuit ! Je suis un vrai hibou.
Me, I go to bed late — often at midnight! I'm a real night owl.
Pratique & Révision

Point grammaire

Pour parler de ta routine, tu as besoin des verbes pronominaux : « je me lève, tu te laves, il se couche… »

What you'll learn: Reflexive verbs have a 'me/te/se/nous/vous/se' in front because the action loops back to the person doing it. Every daily routine verb in French works this way: get up, wash yourself, get dressed, go to bed.

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