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Émile et la danse de boxe — Story Time
sports vocabulary · faire de · aimer + infinitive
Émile mixes boxing with dancing in this funny story — a playful way to pick up sports and movement vocabulary and the verbs French uses for hobbies.
🎬 About this episode
Émile mixes boxing with dancing in this funny story — a playful way to pick up sports and movement vocabulary and the verbs French uses for hobbies.
🔊 Key phrases for this topic
Émile fait de la boxe.Émile does boxing.
Il aime danser.He likes dancing.
C’est très drôle !It’s very funny!
Bouge tes pieds !Move your feet!
Quel spectacle !What a show!
🔑 The language point
- Sports take faire de: faire de la boxe, faire du judo — never jouer for combat sports.
- aimer + infinitive: il aime danser — the second verb stays in the infinitive.
- More sports on the sports chart.
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