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Lesson 183 of 240

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What I'm into in French

Sam is at Café des Tilleuls after work. Inès asks what he is into lately, and he talks about museum audio guides.

Gaspard leans in from the next table, then his mind goes back to the croissant.

By the end, you'll name a new interest, say why it stuck, and ask how someone got into it.

Use ça and là-dessus so you don't need a third blank.

By the end of this lesson

Talk about a new interest and why it has stuck.

  • Tu t'intéresses à quoi en ce moment ?What are you into these days?
  • En ce moment, je m'intéresse beaucoup à ___.I'm really into ___ these days.
  • J'aime ça parce que ça me détend.I like it because it helps me unwind.
  • Je passe beaucoup de temps là-dessus.I spend a lot of time on it.
  • Comment tu as commencé à t'intéresser à ça ?How did you get into it?
  • Je veux en savoir plus.I want to learn more about it.

Scene — after work

Late afternoon at Café des Tilleuls. Sam and Inès sit at their usual table. Gaspard is on two chairs next to the window table.

The blank brass sign is still there. Odile is at the zinc counter. Sam's bag holds a museum audioguide script.

A wide late-afternoon view of Café des Tilleuls with Sam and Inès at their usual table and Gaspard on two chairs by the window.

Learn — a new interest

Six lines help you ask what someone is into, name your own interest, and say why it stuck.

You'll also ask how they got into it, and say you want to learn more.

  1. Inès turns toward Sam at their café table with one palm open in a questioning gesture.

    Tu t'intéresses à quoi en ce moment ?

    What are you into these days?

    When to use it: Ask a friend what has their attention lately.

    After à, put a noun for the interest.

    Say it: The s in t'intéresses is a hiss before à, not a z.

  2. Sam's hands lift loose pages from the marble table to show a new interest.

    En ce moment, je m'intéresse beaucoup à ___.

    I'm really into ___ these days.

    When to use it: Name the thing you are into right now.

    After à, put the interest with le, la or l'.

    Say it: The apostrophe in m'intéresse marks a dropped e.

  3. In profile, Sam reclines with a cup toward the window while Gaspard sits on two chairs nearby.

    J'aime ça parce que ça me détend.

    I like it because it helps me unwind.

    When to use it: Give a reason this new interest has stuck.

    Ça points back to the interest you just named.

    Say it: The last d in détend is silent.

  4. From high above, Sam bends over the table and spreads loose pages with both hands.

    Je passe beaucoup de temps là-dessus.

    I spend a lot of time on it.

    When to use it: Say the interest takes up a lot of your time.

    Là-dessus also points back, so you need no extra blank.

    Say it: The p and s in temps are silent.

  5. Over Sam's shoulder, Inès leans far across the table toward the loose pages.

    Comment tu as commencé à t'intéresser à ça ?

    How did you get into it?

    When to use it: Ask a friend how a new interest started.

    Ça again stands in for the interest already named.

  6. From a low angle, Sam pitches forward and gathers the loose pages with eager interest.

    Je veux en savoir plus.

    I want to learn more about it.

    When to use it: Say you want to go deeper into this interest.

    En points back to the topic you were just on.

Story — then the croissant

Watch Inès ask what Sam is into lately. He talks about museum audio guides, then Gaspard changes the subject.

The highlighted words are the lines you just learned. Turn on Show English if you need it.

  1. Inès drops her bag. Sam has a script on the marble table.
  2. InèsSalut.Hi.
  3. SamSalut.Hi.
  4. InèsTu t'intéresses à quoi en ce moment ?What are you into these days?
  5. SamEn ce moment, je m'intéresse beaucoup à l'audioguide de musée.I'm really into the museum audio guide these days.
  6. InèsComment tu as commencé à t'intéresser à ça ?How did you get into it?
  7. SamAu boulot, avec le nouveau guide.At work, with the new guide.
  8. InèsTu aimes ça ?Do you like that?
  9. SamJ'aime ça parce que ça me détend. Je passe beaucoup de temps là-dessus.I like it because it helps me unwind. I spend a lot of time on it.
  10. InèsJe veux en savoir plus.I want to learn more about it.
  11. Gaspard leans in from two chairs. The window table stays empty.
  12. GaspardLes audioguides de musée ?Museum audio guides?
  13. SamOuais, depuis le projet.Yeah, since the project.
  14. GaspardEn ce moment, je m'intéresse beaucoup à ce croissant.I'm really into this croissant these days.
  15. Inès laughs. His café crème is still full.
  16. GaspardIl est encore bon, ou pas ?Is it still good, or not?
  17. SamOui, il a l'air encore bon.Yes, it still looks good.

Practice — name it and why

Eleven quick exercises wait here. You'll listen, pick, match, fill a gap, and build a line.

They stay tiny, so the round moves fast.

0 of 11 done

  1. What did you hear?

  2. Match the pairs

    French

    Tu t'intéresses à quoi en ce moment ?Drop the English here
    En ce moment, je m'intéresse beaucoup à ___.Drop the English here
    J'aime ça parce que ça me détend.Drop the English here
    Je veux en savoir plus.Drop the English here

    English

    Drag an English line onto its French, or tap one and then the other.

  3. What do you say?

    You're really into the museum audio guide these days. Say so.

  4. Pick the reply

    Inès says:

    En ce moment, je m'intéresse beaucoup aux audioguides de musée.

    I'm really into museum audio guides these days.

    And you reply with:

  5. Fill the gap

    I like it because it helps me unwind.

    J'aime ça parce que ça me ____.

  6. What does it mean?

    Je passe beaucoup de temps là-dessus.

  7. Swap the word

    Say you spend a lot of time on this interest.

    Je ____ beaucoup de temps là-dessus.

  8. Build the line

    I want to learn more about it.

    .

    Tap the words in order.

  9. What do you say?

    Greet Inès as you sit down. She is a close friend at the café.

  10. What does it mean?

    Tu aimes ça ?

  11. What do you say?

    A friend mentions a hobby you also enjoy. Say you really like that.

Say it — tell Inès

Now you're Sam at the café with Inès. When it's your turn, tap the microphone and speak the line.

Tap ▶ first if you want to hear the line. Your recording stays on your device.

  1. InèsSalut. Tu t'intéresses à quoi en ce moment ?Hi. What are you into these days?
  2. Sam (you)Tell her you are really into the museum audio guide these days.

    En ce moment, je m'intéresse beaucoup à ___.

    I'm really into ___ these days.

0 of 5 said

Recap — what you can say now

FrenchEnglish
Tu t'intéresses à quoi en ce moment ?What are you into these days?
En ce moment, je m'intéresse beaucoup à ___.I'm really into ___ these days.
J'aime ça parce que ça me détend.I like it because it helps me unwind.
Je passe beaucoup de temps là-dessus.I spend a lot of time on it.
Comment tu as commencé à t'intéresser à ça ?How did you get into it?
Je veux en savoir plus.I want to learn more about it.
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