Finding Out If People Like What They Do
11.2.1. The Main Idea
To ask if someone likes what they do, use aimer with an activity, a job, a class, or a daily situation.
Tu aimes ce que tu fais ? | Do you like what you do? |
Vous aimez ce que vous faites ? | Do you like what you do? formal or plural |
The phrase ce que means what when it refers to a thing, idea, or action.
11.2.2. Main Questions
Tu aimes ce que tu fais ? | Do you like what you do? |
Vous aimez ce que vous faites ? | Do you like what you do? formal or plural |
Tu aimes ton travail ? | Do you like your job? |
Vous aimez votre travail ? | Do you like your job? formal or plural |
Tu aimes tes cours ? | Do you like your classes? |
Tu aimes étudier le français ? | Do you like studying French? |
11.2.3. Answering Positively
Oui, jâaime ce que je fais. | Yes, I like what I do. |
Oui, jâaime beaucoup mon travail. | Yes, I like my job a lot. |
Oui, jâaime mes cours. | Yes, I like my classes. |
Oui, jâadore ça. | Yes, I love it. |
Oui, câest intĂ©ressant. | Yes, it is interesting. |
Oui, câest motivant. | Yes, it is motivating. |
11.2.4. Answering Negatively
Non, je nâaime pas ce que je fais. | No, I do not like what I do. |
Non, je nâaime pas vraiment mon travail. | No, I do not really like my job. |
Non, je nâaime pas mes cours. | No, I do not like my classes. |
Non, je déteste ça. | No, I hate it. |
Non, câest difficile. | No, it is difficult. |
Non, câest ennuyeux. | No, it is boring. |
11.2.5. Giving a Reason
Use parce que to explain why.
Jâaime ce que je fais parce que câest intĂ©ressant. | I like what I do because it is interesting. |
Jâaime mon travail parce que câest utile. | I like my job because it is useful. |
Jâaime mes cours parce quâils sont importants. | I like my classes because they are important. |
Je nâaime pas ce que je fais parce que câest stressant. | I do not like what I do because it is stressful. |
Je nâaime pas ce cours parce quâil est difficile. | I do not like this class because it is difficult. |
Before a vowel sound, que becomes quâ.
parce que + il | parce quâil |
parce que + elle | parce quâelle |
11.2.6. Asking Follow-Up Questions
Pourquoi ? | Why? |
Pourquoi tu aimes ça ? | Why do you like that? |
Pourquoi tu nâaimes pas ça ? | Why do you not like that? |
Quâest-ce que tu aimes dans ton travail ? | What do you like about your job? |
Quâest-ce que tu nâaimes pas dans tes cours ? | What do you not like about your classes? |
Tu veux changer ? | Do you want to change? |
11.2.7. Useful Opinion Words
intéressant | interesting, masculine |
intéressante | interesting, feminine |
utile | useful |
important | important, masculine |
importante | important, feminine |
motivant | motivating, masculine |
motivante | motivating, feminine |
difficile | difficult |
facile | easy |
stressant | stressful, masculine |
stressante | stressful, feminine |
ennuyeux | boring, masculine |
ennuyeuse | boring, feminine |
fatigant | tiring, masculine |
fatigante | tiring, feminine |
11.2.8. With Work, School, and Activities
Jâaime mon travail. | I like my job. |
Jâaime mes cours. | I like my classes. |
Jâaime Ă©tudier le français. | I like studying French. |
Jâaime travailler avec les gens. | I like working with people. |
Jâaime apprendre de nouvelles choses. | I like learning new things. |
Je nâaime pas travailler le soir. | I do not like working in the evening. |
Je nâaime pas faire les devoirs. | I do not like doing homework. |
11.2.9. Core Patterns
Tu aimes ce que tu fais ? | Do you like what you do? |
Jâaime ce que je fais. | I like what I do. |
Je nâaime pas ce que je fais. | I do not like what I do. |
Jâaime ___ parce que ___ . | I like ___ because ___. |
Je nâaime pas ___ parce que ___ . | I do not like ___ because ___. |
Quâest-ce que tu aimes dans ___ ? | What do you like about ___? |
11.2.10. Practice
Do you like what you do? informal |
Do you like your job? formal |
Yes, I like what I do. |
No, I do not like what I do. |
I like my classes because they are interesting. |
I do not like this class because it is difficult. |
What do you like about your job? |
Do you want to change? |
11.2.11. Answers
Do you like what you do? informal | Tu aimes ce que tu fais ? |
Do you like your job? formal | Vous aimez votre travail ? |
Yes, I like what I do. | Oui, jâaime ce que je fais. |
No, I do not like what I do. | Non, je nâaime pas ce que je fais. |
I like my classes because they are interesting. | Jâaime mes cours parce quâils sont intĂ©ressants. |
I do not like this class because it is difficult. | Je nâaime pas ce cours parce quâil est difficile. |
What do you like about your job? | Quâest-ce que tu aimes dans ton travail ? |
Do you want to change? | Tu veux changer ? |
11.2.12. Short Dialogue
A : Tu aimes ce que tu fais ? | A: Do you like what you do? |
B : Oui, jâaime ce que je fais. Câest intĂ©ressant. Et toi ? | B: Yes, I like what I do. It is interesting. And you? |
A : Jâaime mes cours, mais je nâaime pas faire les devoirs. | A: I like my classes, but I do not like doing homework. |
B : Pourquoi ? | B: Why? |
A : Parce que câest parfois stressant. | A: Because it is sometimes stressful. |
11.2.13. Checkpoint
By the end of this lesson, you should be able to ask whether someone likes what they do, answer with jâaime ce que je fais or je nâaime pas ce que je fais, give reasons with parce que, and ask follow-up questions about work, classes, and activities.
11.2.14. Try It Out
Try saying this in French:
Do you like what you do?
Yes, I like it because it is interesting.
Possible answer:
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