Expressions with avoir(level=intermediate)

It's very important for learners to remember that things aren't necessarily phrased the same way in French and English. You can't just translate each word - you have to look for the expression in French that has the same meaning.

For example, sometimes phrases which use 'to be' in English use the verb avoir (to have) in French:

I'm hungry = j'ai faim (I have hunger)
I'm thirsty = j'ai soif (I have thirst)

Probably one of the first phrases you learned in French was: J'ai douze ans (I have 12 years).

Other expressions which use avoir in the place of 'to be':

to be cold = avoir froid
to be hot = avoir chaud
to be afraid = avoir peur
to be right = avoir raison
to be wrong = avoir tort
to be lucky = avoir de la chance

Use one of them today!