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What expressions with avoir mean hungry and thirsty?

In the video, you were introduced to the French expressions avoir faim, to be hungry, and avoir soif, to be thirsty.Below is a short activity using these expressions. Listen closely to each sentence and decide if the person described is thirsty hungry. Choose what they are most likely to order at a restaurant, depending on how they are feeling.

boy holding fork and knife
Il a faim!

Which one?

J’aimerais une limonade.
Je prends un verre d’eau.
Je voudrais une omelette et des frites.

Donne-moi une assiette de charcuterie.
Je voudrais un jus de pomme.
Je voudrais un steak-frites.

Donnez-elle un verre de lait.
Elle prendrait un jus de raisin.
Elle voudrait le poulet-riz.

Donnez-nous le dessert.
Nous prenons du pain et du beurre.
Nous voudrions des boissons.

Donnez-nous du thé.
Nous prenons du pain et du beurre avec le dîner.
Nous voudrions des limonades.

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How did you do? Were you able to recognize the expressions from the video when you heard them? Many expressions in French use avoir. Review the most common expressions with avoir in the table below. Listen closely to how each is pronounced and try saying it out loud.

avoir faim

to be hungry
avoir soif

to be thirsty
avoir chaud

to be hot
avoir froid

to be cold
avoir besoin de

to need
avoir mal

to be hurt
avoir raison

to be right, correct
avoir tort

to be wrong, incorrect

These are just a few of the expressions that use the verb avoir in cases where English uses the verb to be. Use the flashcards below to combine these expressions with what to do about being hungry or thirsty. Read the front of each flashcard out loud. Try to guess the meaning before clicking to see the answer on the back.

Il a chaud. Il voudrait une limonade.

He is hot. He would like a lemonade.

Vous avez faim? Commandez un steak-frites.

Are you hungry? Order a steak and fries.

Nous avons soif. Nous prenons de l’eau minérale.

We are thirsty. We take mineral water.

J’ai mal à la tête. J’ai besoin d’un café.

I have a headache. I need a coffee.

Tu as raison. Je dois prendre une salade.

You are right. I must have a salad.

Elles ont tort. Ne mangez pas de la soupe avec une fourchette.

They are wrong. Don’t eat soup with a fork.

Je suis diabétique. J’ai besoin de manger quelque chose.

I am diabetic. I need to eat something.

Many expressions with avoir are useful in all types of conversational settings. These expressions are related to humans’ basic needs.

Question

Comment dit-on: You are right! en français?

Tu as raison!