When you start learning French, you might think you're just picking up new words. But there's something called collocations that can really surprise you! Let's go over some common ones:

Food Phrases

• Prendre un café (to have a coffee) – This means you're not just drinking coffee; you're having it as part of your day!
• Faire la cuisine (to cook) – This phrase means you’re actually making the food, not just grabbing a snack.

Everyday Expressions

• Avoir de la chance (to be lucky) – Instead of saying you’re lucky, you say you have luck!
• Faire un tour (to take a walk or a turn) – This is more about doing something than going to a certain place.

Feelings and States

• Être en colère (to be angry) – This means you’re in anger, which sounds a bit more intense, doesn’t it?
• Avoir le mal de mer (to be seasick) – Instead of just saying you feel sick, you say you have sea sickness.

Fun Facts

• Some collocations can make you think differently about how words go together. In French, they often combine verbs in ways that just don’t happen in English!

So, pay attention to these phrases! They’ll help you sound more natural when you speak French and make you feel like a true French speaker!