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Écrire in French — 5 phrases in 20 seconds
to write · 5 phrases
A 20-second drill built from our Écrire chart.
🎬 Watch: 5 phrases with the verb « écrire »
🎧 Narrated by a native French speaker · every line read aloud
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🎬 About this short
A 20-second drill on the verb « écrire » (to write): five real phrases, three seconds to guess, then the meaning. Every phrase comes straight from our Écrire chart — open it for the full list, audio on each line, and a practice quiz.
🔊 The five phrases
J’écris une lettre.I’m writing a letter.
Comment ça s’écrit ?How is it spelled?
Je t’ai écrit hier.I wrote to you yesterday.
Il écrivait des poèmes.He used to write poems.
Je t’écrirai bientôt.I’ll write to you soon.
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