🇫🇷 French
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Pattern: “I don’t understand” (negation in real life)
A survival phrase — and your first reliable negative sentence.
The pattern
Memorize this as a chunk. Then swap one word at a time.
- Say the positive and negative back‑to‑back (understand ↔ don’t understand).
- Keep the negation placement exactly like native sentences.
Je ne comprends pas.
I don't understand.
More examples
These are close patterns you can reuse. Read them aloud, then change one word.
Je ne sais pas.
I don't know.
Je comprends pas.
I don't understand. (casual)
Je suis ici.
I am here.
Je veux de l'eau.
I want water.
Est-ce que vous parlez anglais ?
Do you speak English? (formal/plural)
Où sont les toilettes ?
Where are the toilets?
Drills
Build the pattern
I don't understand.
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Which sentence matches “I don't understand.”?