Lui, leur OR le, la, les in French? Pick correctly EVERY TIME with this trick - French pronouns

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

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[@gurleenjohal7268]

he taught me more in 8 minutes than my french teacher in 2 weeks

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

😂

[@cherry6054]

Same here! 🙋 Merci beaucoup!

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

@@cherry6054 De rien !

[@Ch9-7708]

I literally said the same thing to my vice principal but they are just like, “education doesn’t have to be fun” and I just gave up trying to talk to them. Thanks for the video!

[@intosomethingsometimes2193]

Omg literally exactly 2 weeks!

[@EasyFinnish]

Actually David Crystal talks about it that native speakers are not the best teachers at all. Normally those who have learnt the language as a second language know the most for hard work. This video was very helpful.

[@bobelle1274]

Great explanation. Even though I’m learning from a native French speaker, it takes a British person to explain it in a way a British person can understand perfectly. You’ve done that for me in 8 minutes.

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

The overriding message from the language learning companies and industry is "learn from a native. it's the best way to go!". But learning a language involves overcoming many different challenges. Some of which a native is perfectly suited for, and some of which, someone who speaks your native language (I assume yours is English?) is better placed due their experience. Happy to have helped :)

[@kateseal2752]

@@FrenchinPlainSight That's so true! I am a native russian speaker and I have no idea how to teach russian to foreigners (but I teach english, as a matter of fact)

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

@@kateseal2752 you go with your gut to start with, and then adapt based on how well it goes :)

[@GorgieClarissa]

to be fair, I teach English as a second language, but I have also STUDIED how to teach English as a second language. I think being able to speak a language and being able to teach a language are two different things. That's why it's always good to work on conversation with natives, but don't expect every native to be able to explain the grammar concept. In fact, I primarily teach elementary/beginner English. Not c1.c2 because there are concepts I don't actually KNOW how to teach. But I still get lesson requests... asking me for advanced english and I have to explain I can't, or other things like tofel, toeic, ielts... I JUST DONT KNOW!

[@LisaSoulLevelHealing]

American as well 😉 we make the same mistakes

[@lauralaura6330]

You just teached me more in 8 minutes, than my teacher in more than 180 minutes

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

Merry Christmas :)

[@ShahSaint-Cyr]

This explanation was very well put together. I know that I am late to the party, but it still added a lot of clarity. My first language is French, but I learned it from my parents and not in school, so I made many mistakes. Content like this can help me clear up my knowledge. Thanks!

[@luizachebli2484]

hi I’m Brazilian and I’m learning English and French. your video was very helpful for me and it explains a difficult part of the language but by a easy way. when I saw your video, I got afraid of not to be able to understand because it’s in English but I could do it. so, thanks one more time and congrats!

[@Hewhogreetswithfjre]

“French is a marathon not a sprint " indeed it is. Merci beaucoup !

[@nkechiogbuka726]

merci, il faut ecrire sur le tableau pour bien expliquer les exemples.

[@joesoap2014]

I'm sooo glad I'm not the only one who's having tons of trouble getting my head round this! I thought it was just me being thick! Thanks very much for the lesson!

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

Never think you're thick, just assume that it hasn't been taught in the right way or you haven't found the one resource that can unlock something for you.

[@goomba008]

Hi. As a native French speaker, I think you pretty much nailed it. The way we are taught grammar in school is IMO a lot more convoluted than how French grammar is structured for English/other speakers ^_^ e.g. We say "complément d'objet direct/indirect" instead of just "direct/indirect object", also our verb tenses have strange names even though they may correspond one-to-one to a tense in other European languages that have a different name). That's just two examples of needless complications, and this is one of the reasons why we have trouble explaining it to learners. However now that I delved into Spanish and German, it's much easier to pinpoint the right words to use, and the right way to explain things to be more in line with common elements of other European languages. I wish their was a standards body in Europe to define a common method and vocabulary for teaching grammar in all European languages. This way it would be very simple to draw parallels and find the equivalent concepts/words to use when learning another language.

[@xouxoful]

« Je le lui donne » n’est pas beaucoup utilisé à l’oral, parce qu’il est difficilement discernable de « je lui donne ». Donc le plus souvent c’est : « je lui donne qqch » ou « je le/la/les donne à qqun »

[@UduakEdet123]

Always a joy when a non-native French speaker teaches French. They understand the struggles and can very much relate

[@davidk7931]

Je préfère vos leçons Parcé que vous n'êtes pas français nativement alors vous comprendrez bien nos "journey " apprendre le français. Merci, merci beaucoup

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

Yes! On poursuit tous ensemble ce parcours (journey/path dans ce contexte). Merci de regarder Danga !

[@Neyobe]

:D

[@marsattaqueladelinquancest9727]

I help him : je l'aide I give him it : je le lui donne It's not so obvious especially when we want to explain in English. This lesson is very hard , true. Best advice : to observe a lot how ppl express themselves

[@messrsandersonco5985]

Nowhere in English can you say, "I give him it"! In English, we would say, "I give IT TO HIM". Thus, the preposition exists in both English AND French!

[@ansonel-ayari5905]

I literally learnt more in this video than I have with my teacher in the last month. Thx man!

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

You're welcome :)

[@alisonmcnabney-stevens5600]

Hi Alex thanks for your videos... I love them. I’m British and live in melbourne. After years of speaking school French I decided now is the time to nail this thing. Im loving the learning... thanks for your help

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

Tu t'es donnée un coup de pied? Nice one Alison. Not waiting til setting "resolutions" to get into gear and chase your dreams :). Happy to have you here.

[@alannohlgren]

Jeez, I've been here for 20 years & never could get a straight answer from a French person. I knew by example that lui went with donner, & I pretty much inserted le, la & les in the others. So it's a question of whether or not a preposition exists with a verb. Interesting. I'm gonna start trying it out systematically. Thanks, Alex

[@BWiggs-xh6ne]

The problem is not with French it's that you never learned the difference between direct objects and indirect objects. If you just learn these first in English then it's easy to understand it in French

[@laila-mf7qb]

i agree

[@japotnz]

At least from my childhood at primary school right through the educ system for English in New Zealand we really didn't get taught any English grammar or the 'metalinguistic terminology' for any grammar. So past the point of what is a verb, noun ,adjective, then maybe what a pronoun, preposition,, most people don't know grammar of English and then learning another language is tougher at highschool because we don't know what a InT verb or a T verb , IO or DO, stem root aux verbs... it's all a mystery to most... I was 25y at uni doing a post grad DipTESOL before I got any introduction to advanced grammar of English. So now explaining English to new EFL/ESOL learners I never use the grammar terminology.

[@artvandelay1555]

Yes, FR is a marathon, and you know you have quasi arrived when they don't start speaking English after hearing your French. Listening comprehension is one of the big keys of course. It never ends, but is a labor of love, in the literal sense sometimes.

[@ElpresadorsBrother]

You explained this so well man. Unbelievable. Thanks a lot. Learning from people who had to figure this stuff out the hard way and aren't just native speakers is the way to go.

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

Love this !

[@gabriellapugliese8058]

I've been trying to understand this concept for the last two years and in a few minutes you made it so clear, thank you!

[@wassimouday2887]

Omg tell me about it, i thought i would never understand it

[@andayaman4097]

London accent with the best french class. I love it man. Well- done.

[@Lesrevesdhiver]

Some would argue that it is not a good idea to learn French (or any language) from a non-native speaker. The good part of learning tricks from a non-native is they might have ideas that a native speaker wouldn't even think about. It is because, like the video said, we tend to take our own language for granted so we do not need tricks. A lot of french instructors on youtube DO mention these tips, but they are kind of "buried" to the point that they are easy to miss. In any case, excellent vid.

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

Exactly. Well said. There's no teacher you'll stick with from start to finish. At different stages, you need different people. Like a toolbox. There's a different tool for every job. Learning a language takes years. And, for the more technical parts, it can be very helpful to have it taught in your native language :)

[@Lesrevesdhiver]

@@FrenchinPlainSight of course when we are doing any "challenging" task, sometimes we need to drag out every last tool at our disposal. Almost like a "simple" house repair. If you have ever done that, you know exactly what I am talking about. Sometimes we even end up fabricating our own tools.

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

Using the trick in the video, give me an example of a verb with lui/leur and one with le/la/les as object pronouns! Je lui ai repondu - I responded to him. Je le mettrai sur la table. - I'll put it on the table. Sorry for the messed up text at one point. It should say: "je parle à Alex". Hopefully you figured that out.

[@otherlandor1263]

"Je me suis abonné à ta chaîne." ---> "Je me lui suis abonné" ?

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

@@otherlandor1263 en fait, "lui" ne remplace qu'une personne/un animal/un être vivant. Pour les autres choses, on les remplace par "y". "Je m'y suis abonné."

[@otherlandor1263]

@@FrenchinPlainSight Thank you for taking the time to answer my question! All clear now : )

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

@@otherlandor1263 Super. De rien. À bientôt :)

[@lucabonnet5239]

Répondre* ( u probably just made a typo but just in case ur unsure it should be “é”, not e

[@mishamc93]

Je suis un débutant qui apprend le français, mais je voulais dire que votre prononciation de "parler" est ce à quoi j'aspire.

[@indranighose2025]

Very nicely explained. Merci beaucoup

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

De rien

[@MoyinsThoughts]

Merci beaucoup! I found this so helpful

[@josephmusumali4114]

En effet je le comprends maintenant, merci monsieur. Thanks alot this video has been helpful to me.

[@katherinetherese2736]

Thank you, Alex! Your articulations and pronunciation is exquisite! So, glad I found:)!

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

Aw that's so nice, Katherine. Merci :)

[@minhzikm1]

Salut ! remerci pour cette vidéo informative. Pouvez-vous faire une vidéo sur la prononciation de "PLUS". Quand prononcer avec "S" et sans "S". Merci

[@taniyabawa6612]

This is the best video I have ever seen to make me fully understand this topic without any doubt

[@ivettedelrio8053]

C'est incroyable ta façon d'expliquer le COI et le COI, tout simple. Merci beaucoup. Ivette

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

Avec plaisir :)

[@filipecarvalho3105]

Amazing explanation! Funny that, in my case, I always translated the sentence back to my language (Portuguese), and if the pronoun before the object was "lhe/lhes", I'd use "lui/leur", but if the pronoun was "lo/la/los/las", I'd use "le/la/les". So in a way I was doing what you explained but by going back to my own language instead of observing the actual french pronoun. Thank you!

[@anitawaters8039]

Quelle bonne explication Alex, merci !!!

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

Tellement content qu'elle t'ait plue, Anita !

[@whodis8272]

i really like how i can understand his English

[@windswept8123]

Salut, Alex. This was such a helpful video ! I think it makes a difference, learning French from an English speaker, as I am, because you can explain points of grammar that a native wouldn't necessarily consider. You clarified this particular issue so simply. Merci beaucoup !

[@margaretbarnett7843]

thanks for explaining the direct and indirect object!

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

You're very welcome!

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

We go more into it during my grammar workshops learn.frenchinplainsight.com/courses/parlons-grammaire

[@losingmychic]

Thank you again Alex, have rewatched this several times now to glue it into my head!!

[@magicalawnmower4764]

i missed this lesson in french class today + yesterday because I had the stomach flu and we have a tiny quiz on it tomorrow. merci bcp!!!!

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

Get well soon

[@dianel8722]

Vous m'aidez beaucoup dans cette vidéo, je l'adore tellement!

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

Ça me fait tellement de plaisir de l'apprendre Diane !

[@christineyee2117]

Très bien expliqué, comme toujours!. Ca fait un an et demi que je regarde des vidéos en français. I notice that in every day spoken French, it isn't very common to use multiple direct/indirect objects in a single sentence. Example: Je donne la pomme à Pierre. Instead of "je la lui donne.", I often hear "Je la donne à Pierre". What do you think?

[@Ballykeith]

Oui! Xavier Debidour à écrit ici: < Je le lui donne » n'est pas beaucoup utilisé à l'oral, parce qu'il est difficilement discernable de

[@marsattaqueladelinquancest9727]

It's JE LE LUI Donne ( only when you have : '' it '' in the sentence) Often, when we speak fast indeed we say : je lui donne ça or je lui donne < all simply. Je lui donne l'heure < the correct way

[@PhilipCrozet888]

Thank you so much. I was wondering why la phrase: Je l'ai vu a l'exterieur de l'eglise' doesn't start with 'Je lui ai vu ...'. Because of your explanation about how to distinguish an object pronoun from an indirect one, this is much clearer!

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

So happy to read that Philip!

[@PhilipCrozet888]

@@FrenchinPlainSight You're welcome! You're a wonderful teacher!

[@ExSpheriment]

1:15 beginning 1:26

[@colintprof1]

Thanks for the video. The real secret if there is one to choosing the right pronoun is in having a list of verbs that go with a. Even the better grammar books don't bother to give lists of more than a dozen or so of the most commonly used verbs like donner. I've tried to compile a list of verbs that use lui/leur and they number well over 50+ and I'm only a learner. Maybe one day some French grammarians or teachers will produce a list of the (perhaps) one hundred verbs that go with a.

[@bobelle1274]

Yes , please list below ?

[@viniciusiutubiu]

Damnn.. you have better explanaition than most of native french speakers Ive been watching on YT!! Tkss mon amie

[@EricaNernie]

So appreciate your English-speaker take on this. Really helps. Merci.

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

My pleasure! It was great when it clicked for me too!

[@fabricehaubois2442]

Very helpful, from a native trying to help a non native !!!

[@discoloop]

The penny drops! Excellent video, thank you. Feel free to make one about when to use “ce” instead of “he/she” and “Il/elle” where in English we would use “it”. That’s the other one that I struggle to wrap my head around!

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

I've got one on that somewhere :)

[@LivinCindysLife]

I just discovered this video, and it's SO helpful! Merci!

[@ameralomari5922]

Hi Thanks for the vidéo I learned this rule few days ago after a long time of trying to know which one to use. I wish I have seen your vidéo earlier. So far this rule is going my way with no exceptions.

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

Happy to help Amer. there are exceptions but don't be disappointed. Expect exceptions always ;)

[@ameralomari5922]

@@FrenchinPlainSight yup Thanks for the heads up. Wish you all the best bro. 👍 Your channel is amazing.

[@abumaria4490]

Your lessons are really really helpful , I am eternally grateful my friend 😍

[@senapus1241]

Merci! Thank you. I've learned French years ago in school but never practise it as I did with english. Now with the help of duolingo (yes you also made a video about using Duolingo) I try to refresh my knowlege of French. Since yesterday I got the topic of pronouns and I'm really happy to be able to watch youtube and people like you how explain this topic really understandable.

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

You're welcome. De rien ! From next week I'm doing a little series, a deep dive into lui and leur so you might want to come back for that and refresh your memory :)

[@senapus1241]

@@FrenchinPlainSight I absoluty will. I also taking notes about "y" and "en". I am optimistic that I will learn all of this. Thank you.

[@pinguin722]

tysm! ive been struggling with this for months and somehow u explained it in 8 minutes!

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

You're welcome :)

[@ShunyamNiketana]

How can we distinguish masculine from feminine D.O., or do we use only 'lui' and 'leur'?

[@suhanichawla806]

You're the best teacher ❤️this video was very helpful for me thankyou

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

You're very welcome!

[@alfionage]

Pourquoi est-ce que l'objet indirect et l'objet direct sont renversés dans ces phrases ? 《Je le lui donne.》 《Je me le donne.》 Puis-je les écrire comme ça ? 《Je lui le donne.》 《Je le me donne.》

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

Non. Il y a un ordre fixe images.app.goo.gl/tGax1Uh3vcui4uRdA

[@kdowning73]

Woooow! Just discovered your videos today. The way you laid this out makes SO much sense! Mind blown! Merci de partager ce "secret" avec nous! Vous avez une nouvelle abonnée! :)

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

Yessss, awesome. That's why I make these videos. C'est super de te compter parmi nous.

[@schoolprojectinfoworld6370]

Nice lesson you have helped me so much

[@nitramsamuel2988]

Yes thank you, good one. Now I have reach the "a-ha" moment!

[@boify3849]

Thank you so much dude , I was struggling here

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

🤙 you're welcome

[@walterhemp71]

Thanks for the hint about reverso

[@swimteampie33331]

you’re better at explaining things than my french teacher tbh, but to be fair he speaks only french in a class of students who each only get every other word since he hasn’t taught us half of them. mdr merci beaucoup

[@jcteo1]

Wow! This video is so so good! Clear and concise explanation. Merci beaucoup!

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

You're very welcome!

[@artvandelay1555]

Merci énormement, que je me mets en colère souvent avec cet ennuni. You have helped me very much here! How did you know that many of us have this problem? Often it's clear for me which one to use but there is always that one that comes along. Elle a dû lire les journaux; je les lui ai montés à neuf heures. I knew there must be a rule i could follow, and i did not know about the verbs with no preposition= le, la etc. Compter, Manger, Regarder etc. Every now and then a breakthrough with French like the conditionnel passé. A tip for you sir-in Paris a small family run hotel $ is the Hotel Jean Bart sur la rue Jean Bart bien sur! Thank you.

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

Because I've been through it and now I work with other English speakers so I hear the same issues come up again and again :)

[@endo9913]

Great thanks! You really made it clear.

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

Happy to hear it

[@davidk7931]

Nous avons appris ça à l'école la semaine dernière. Je vais partager avec mes collègues.... merci beaucoup

[@foodfound88]

This is exactly what I'm looking for,thank you so much

[@joemichaelsson7697]

what 3 verbs use "le, la and les" or what 3 uses "lui and leur"? i would like some more examples. thanks!

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

1. Voir quelqu'un Regarder quelqu'un Partager quelque chose Croire quelque chose Manger quelque chose Boire quelque chose Faire quelque chose 2. Most are with à Dire à quelqu'un Parler à quelqu'un Reprocher à quelqu'un Permettre à quelqu'un Autoriser à quelqu'un

[@stephend7404]

Because of you, it finally sticks!! THANK YOU!

[@Nathan-fd7mm]

J'ai une question: avec le mots reflexive; where does the "le, la, les ou lui, leur" go? pour example: je lui me regarde ou je lui suis me regardé; je ne suis lui pas me regardé.. just not sure the order when working with reflexive and passe compose.. Merci!

[@kurgoor4436]

I have been asking my teacher for over 3 weeks and she just tells me to "remember which verb goes with what" 😕GOSH thank u man! U saved my neck more than she would ever😍

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

Well your teacher is half right! But it left you with the same doubts as I had. Glad to fill in the gaps.

[@ActionwithKanishka]

This is very helpful👍🏾

[@Paul-bs1sc]

Thanks for this. I found you yesterday. It's really good to have things explained from someone who's taught them self too. I hope you can keep making videos. I've been teaching myself for just 5 months, but every day, and using different material. I thought I was doing alright but then I had my first italki conversation and couldn't think at all ha! I'll be going through all your videos. Cheers - keep it up

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

"It's really good to have things explained from someone who's taught them self too" - That's exactly my hope Paul. So glad you find it useful! 5 months is not very long at all. And what you experienced is completely normal. It was your first piece of evidence that learning more doesn't mean you'll be a good speaker. We can be C1 in knowledge but A1 in speaking. Don't shy away from italki now, go for it full throttle. Get through the discomfort and you'll be a great language learner!

[@-pierogi-9070]

Super helpful. I couldnt figure this out!!

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

Glad it helped!

[@sophiebeeart874]

GAME CHANGER! Thanks so much, so glad I stumbled upon your channel.

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

You're welcome Sophie. Happy to have you :)

[@LauraChristinaWarren]

This was AWESOME!! I finally get it. MERCI BEAUCOUP!!

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

Glad it helped!

[@bethlehemalem9828]

You got a new subscriber. This was very well explained thank you so much. Je le apprècie beaucoup.

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

You're welcome!

[@sphinxx5322]

Le = COD (complément d'objet direct, remplace le COD donc le mot directement derrière le verbe) Lui = COI (remplace le complément d'objet indirect donc le mot après un verbe + préposition) C'est comme ça que c'est expliqué dans une grammaire française non ?

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

Oui c'est ça :)

[@sphinxx5322]

@@FrenchinPlainSight merci ^^

[@sibivelan527]

thx alex ur vids helps me in my exams

[@saidfarid6382]

Hello professor Thank you so much for your priceless advice and interesting guidance. I really appreciate your job. I wish you peace and happiness under the sky of prosperity. Your Student from Algeria.

[@CarmzT]

A propos de vos videos, j'ai les regardé et elles sont surtout très utile! Bravo, Alex!

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

Merci beaucoup Carmz T. !

[@SP-gc1pr]

boss, thank you. i clicked on this video because i was like 'oh shit is that johnny sins?' while learning these bloody pronouns for my french exam. so glad i clicked on the video. i’ve subbed and liked man. thanks. i got a french exam and my brain was just tangling itself.

[@thejollydude1907]

I guess you can say that this was french in plain sight. Bravo for living up to the name!

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

Ahah. Thanks for appreciating the origins of the name!

[@helenelizabethjohnson4372]

Thanks Alex for making it so simple, very helpful video

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

You're so welcome Helen. How long have you been learning French? :)

[@nawarnawar5822]

Hi. I have a question here If I say ' tu lui parles... ' it means ' YOU talk to him or her...." But If I say ' tu lui manques " it means ' HE or SHE misses you' so Since ' lui ' is an indirect object then why does it have different meanings?.

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

It's the verb manquer. It's structured in the opposite direction to English. Manquer à quelqu'un = to be missing from someone.

[@lelo3376]

THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU EXPLAINED IT SO WELL

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

YOU'RE WELCOME!

[@johnwelsh970]

Would it also be the case that any verb where you 'to him', Lui is used. eg.... I showed (to) him - je lui ai montre. We have to think the way the French speak and not like we speak.

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

A lot of the time yea but there are verbs like écouter which don't include a preposition. I listen to him = je l'écoute.

[@johnwelsh970]

@@FrenchinPlainSight ok thanks. Appreciated.

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

@@johnwelsh970 you're welcome John

[@p.m.4417]

Thank you, that was really helpful

[@kevinreid2720]

This helped so much - thank you!!!

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

You're welcome Kevin ☺️

[@tymanung6382]

In contrast, English has both Indirect Objects (They gave her the prize.) + Prepositional Objects (They gave the prize to her).

[@julielonneux327]

Hey, what song did you use in ur intro? just wondering because I've been looking for a particular type of music but can't seem to find it... the tune in ur video sounds nice tho, it would be really helpful if you could tell me what it's called. Thanks.

[@saramoursi8381]

Today I met with my French group and I wrote this sentence je lui ai convaincu d’acheter le livre . I found out it is supposed to be written as je l’ai convaincu d’acheter le livre. My issue is I don’t know which verbs take the direct or indirect object. Any tips and tricks ?

[@thaynara32601]

Omg, thank you sooo much, you just save my life, I could cry right now

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

You're so welcome! Did something just "click"? Keep the keyboard dry from any tears!

[@jasenkadva]

"French is a marathon, not a sprint". Thank you 😇🤩

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

De rien!

[@Viie-]

Merci beaucoup! Very clear explainations

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

De rien !

[@PhilipCrozet888]

I had an opportunity to use a direct object. I was trying to say: I met him in a bar. The words which I recall using were: Je [no pronoun or aux verb!] rencontre au bar." I now understand that I should have said: "J l'ai rencontre dans la bar."

[@Abdul-ty4un]

Really helpful. Thank you sir

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

You're welcome sir

[@Abdul-ty4un]

@@FrenchinPlainSight I'm not a sir but thank you😁

Merci beaucoup! Vous êtes le meilleur!

[@FrenchinPlainSight]

:)