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Rire in French — 5 phrases in 20 seconds
to laugh · 5 phrases
A 20-second drill built from our Rire chart.
🎬 Watch: 5 phrases with the verb « rire »
🎧 Narrated by a native French speaker · every line read aloud
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🎬 About this short
A 20-second drill on the verb « rire » (to laugh): five real phrases, three seconds to guess, then the meaning. Every phrase comes straight from our Rire conjugation chart — open it for every tense, audio on each form, and a practice quiz.
🔊 The five phrases
On a bien ri hier soir !We had a good laugh last night!
C’était pour rire.It was just for fun / a joke.
Elle rit tout le temps.She laughs all the time.
Mort de rire ! (MDR)Dying of laughter! (LOL)
Le public a ri aux éclats.The audience roared with laughter.
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