joue-moi
The English phrase "play me" is translated into French as joue-moi.
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers might mistakenly use joue-moi to mean "play with me" (as in a game), but in French, joue avec moi is required for that meaning.
Did you know?
- In some informal French settings, 'jouer un tour à quelqu'un' means to play a trick on someone. Thus, using a phrase like joue-moi un tour would mean 'play a trick on me' rather than a musical request.
- The verb jouer is used for both playing an instrument and playing a sport, but when talking about a game with rules, French speakers use jouer à.
- While joue-moi is a command, adding a simple est-ce que tu peux before it transforms the request into a polite question that is much more common in daily French life.
Examples in context
- Joue-moi du Chopin.Play me some Chopin.Tatoeba #787881 by U2FS, translation #958751 by CM
- Veuillez me jouer un morceau de piano, s'il vous plaît.Please play me a piano piece.
- Tu peux me jouer un peu de guitare ?Can you play me some guitar?
- Joue-moi une chanson douce.Play me a soft song.
- Joue-moi ce morceau au piano.Play me this piece on the piano.
Example conversation
Léa is asking Nathan to play the guitar.
- LéaNathan, joue-moi quelque chose au piano.Nathan, play me something on the piano.
- NathanJe ne sais pas quoi choisir.I don't know what to choose.
- LéaChoisis une musique calme.Choose some calm music.
- NathanD'accord, écoute ça.Okay, listen to this.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
