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The ability to tell a story well is one of the most engaging conversational skills. Whether you are recounting a funny incident, sharing a travel experience, or describing something that happened to you, this lesson gives you the structure, vocabulary, and grammar to tell stories in French with confidence.
A good story in any language follows a basic structure:
| French | English |
|---|---|
| L'année dernière... | Last year... |
| Il y a deux ans... | Two years ago... |
| Un jour... | One day... |
| L'autre jour... | The other day... |
| C'était un samedi matin... | It was a Saturday morning... |
| Quand j'étais en vacances... | When I was on holiday... |
| Je me souviens d'une fois où... | I remember a time when... |
| J'étais à Paris avec un ami... | I was in Paris with a friend... |
| Il faisait beau / il pleuvait... | The weather was nice / it was raining... |
| Il y avait beaucoup de monde... | There were a lot of people... |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| Tout à coup... | Suddenly... |
| Soudain... | Suddenly... |
| Et puis... / Ensuite... | And then... / Next... |
| Après ça... | After that... |
| À ce moment-là... | At that moment... |
| D'abord... ensuite... enfin... | First... then... finally... |
| Au bout d'un moment... | After a while... |
| Finalement... | Finally... / In the end... |
| Heureusement... | Fortunately... / Luckily... |
| Malheureusement... | Unfortunately... |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| J'étais surpris(e). | I was surprised. |
| J'étais choqué(e). | I was shocked. |
| J'avais peur. | I was afraid. |
| J'étais mort(e) de rire. | I was dying of laughter. |
| C'était incroyable / hilarant / effrayant. | It was incredible / hilarious / frightening. |
| Je n'en revenais pas. | I could not believe it. |
| Quelle aventure ! | What an adventure! |
| Tu ne vas pas le croire, mais... | You are not going to believe it, but... |
| C'est fou, non ? | That is crazy, is it not? |
| Je te jure que c'est vrai ! | I swear it is true! |
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