In this lesson, we will learn a little dialogue with some basic words and the conjugation of the verbs “s’appeler” and “habiter” in the present tense.

Vocabulaire	vocabulary
s’appeler	to call oneself / to be named / to be called
habiter	to live, to reside
et toi ?	and you?
moi	me
très bien	very good
comment	how
en vacances	on vacation

Please watch the video of our Lesson 4 below:

Dialogue of the video:

Laura	Bonjour ! Comment ça va ?	Good morning / Hello! How is it going?
Julie	Bien et toi ?	Good and you?
Laura	Très bien, merci. Comment t’appelles-tu ?	Very good, thanks. What’s your name? (note:  literally this is “how are you called?”)
Julie	Je m’appelle Julie et toi ?	My name is Julie and you?
Laura	Moi, c’est Laura.	Me, it’s Laura.
Julie	Où habites-tu ?	Where do you live?
Laura	J’habite à Paris et toi ?	I live in Paris and you?
Julie	J’habite à Marseille. Je suis ici en vacances.	I live in Marseille. I am here on vacation.

The verbs “s’appeler” and “habiter” both end with –er, in their infinitive forms, which make them part of the 1st group of verbs. The conjugation of the verbs of the 1st group at the present tense always follows the same endings as you can see below:

habiter	to live, to reside
j’habite	I live
tu habites	you live
il/elle habite	he/she lives
nous habitons	we live
vous habitez	you live
ils/elles habitent	they live

Be careful  JE  is written J’ when the conjugate verb starts with a vowel or a silent H. It makes the pronunciation smoother and easier.

The verb “habiter” is usually followed by a place/somewhere etc. It means to live/to reside. You cannot use “habiter” to translate “to live a healthy lifestyle” for example.  The verb “habiter” is only used when you are talking in the context of residency as in “He lives in the red house.” or (more unusually) “A ghost is living inside me.”

s’appeler litteraly means: to be called / to be named
but it is usually translated as:
to be (+ one’s name)
one’s name is…

However, when s’appeler is conjugated in plural like “nous nous appelons” for example, it could mean “we call each other.” The context will let you guess the meaning.

Examples:

• je m’appelle Franck => I am Franck / my name is Franck
• nous nous appelons Franck et Annie => we are named Franck and Annie / our names are Franck and Annie
• nous nous appelons tous les jours => we call each other every day
• ils s’appellent souvent => they often call each other

s’appeler

je m’appelle

tu t’appelles

il/elle s’appelle

nous nous appelons

vous vous appelez

ils/elles s’appellent