jouer à des jeux de société
To play board games in French is jouer à des jeux de société.
The phrase is used to describe the activity of spending time playing tabletop games that typically involve a board and pieces.
Which one should you use?
While jouer à des jeux de société refers to the general activity of playing board games, you should use jouer à un jeu de société if you are referring to a single board game.
How does it change in a sentence?
When using the verb jouer to mean playing a game or a sport, it must be followed by the preposition à.
Did you know?
- The word jouer shares a common ancestor with the English word 'joke' via the Latin iocārī, which meant to jest or play.
- In French, jeux de société encompasses not just board games but also card games and party games, regardless of whether they use a board.
- France has a specific category of jeux de société called 'ambiance' games, which are designed specifically to create a loud and high-energy atmosphere.
Examples in context
- Pendant les soirées jeux, nous aimons jouer à des jeux de société.During game nights, we like to play board games.This sentence shows how to use jouer à des jeux de société in the context of a game night.Tatoeba #14022888 by Ioan_Cristian, translation #14022890 by Ioan_Cristian
- Nous jouons aux jeux de société.We play board games
- Elle joue aux jeux de société.She plays board games
- On joue à des jeux de société super amusants!We're playing super fun board games!
- J'ai joué à des jeux de société hier soir.I played board games last night.
- Je vais jouer aux jeux de société ce weekend.I will play board games this weekend.
- Je jouais aux jeux de société quand j'étais enfant.I used to play board games when I was a child.
- Je vous propose de jouer aux jeux de société lors de notre prochaine réunion.I suggest playing board games during our next meeting.
- On peut jouer à des jeux de société ce soir ?Can we play board games tonight?
- Les enfants aiment jouer à des jeux de société.The children love playing board games.
Example conversation
Hugo and Léa are deciding what to do on a rainy afternoon.
- HugoLéa, on pourrait jouer à des jeux de société ?Léa, could we play board games?
- LéaC'est une excellente idée, Hugo.That is an excellent idea, Hugo.
- HugoTu veux jouer à quel type de jeu ?What kind of game do you want to play?
- LéaJe préfère un jeu de stratégie.I prefer a strategy game.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, des, jouer, société, à, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
