Rejoindre une partie multijoueur
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Useful sentences · 10
Phrases you'll actually use today. Tap Explain for the why behind each one.
Est-ce qu'il y a de la place dans votre lobby ?
Is there room in your lobby?
Literal Is there some room in your lobby?
A polite way to ask if you can join an existing game session.
- 'Est-ce qu'il y a' is a standard way to ask 'is there'
- 'de la place' means 'some room/space'
On peut te rejoindre ?
Can we join you?
Literal One can you rejoin?
Casual request to join someone's game. 'On' is used informally for 'we' in spoken French.
- 'On' replaces 'nous' informally in spoken French
- 'rejoindre' means 'to join someone'
Attends, je recharge !
Wait, I'm reloading!
Literal Wait, I reload!
Quick in-game callout using the imperative. 'Recharger' means to reload a weapon.
- 'Attends' is the imperative of 'attendre'
- Present tense used for real-time ongoing actions
Couvre-moi, je vais par là-bas.
Cover me, I'm going over there.
Literal Cover me, I go over there.
Tactical callout combining an imperative command with a near-future statement.
- 'Couvre-moi' is imperative of 'couvrir' + pronoun
- 'je vais' + direction expresses immediate movement
On pourrait essayer une autre stratégie.
We could try a different strategy.
Literal One could try another strategy.
Conditional tense to suggest a new approach without being too direct.
- 'On pourrait' is the conditional of 'pouvoir'
- Conditional softens suggestions — less bossy than imperative
Tu pourrais garder la base pendant que j'attaque.
You could guard the base while I attack.
Literal You could keep the base while I attack.
Suggests a division of roles using the conditional and 'pendant que' (while).
- 'Tu pourrais' is conditional of 'pouvoir'
- 'pendant que' links two simultaneous actions
Bien joué, l'équipe !
Well played, team!
Literal Well played, the team!
Standard post-game congratulation phrase used among teammates after a win.
- 'Bien joué' is a fixed expression meaning 'well played'
- 'l'équipe' = the team (feminine noun)
On va tenter le rush cette fois.
We're going to try the rush this time.
Literal One goes to attempt the rush this time.
'On va' + infinitive expresses near-future plans, equivalent to 'we're going to'.
- 'On va + infinitive' = near future (we're going to...)
- 'cette fois' = this time
Fais attention à droite !
Watch out on the right!
Literal Make attention to the right!
Urgent warning callout using imperative 'fais' with the fixed phrase 'attention à'.
- 'Fais attention' is imperative of 'faire attention' (to watch out)
- 'à droite' = to/on the right
C'était serré, mais on a gagné ensemble !
That was close, but we won together!
Literal It was tight, but one has won together!
Post-match reflection using 'serré' (tight/close) and the passé composé for a past victory.
- 'C'était' is the imperfect of 'être' for past descriptions
- 'on a gagné' is passé composé of 'gagner'
New words · 10
Themed vocabulary, each with an example you can borrow.
rejoindre
to join
On peut te rejoindre ?
Can we join you?
Used for joining a person or group, not a club/organization
le lobby
the lobby
Il y a de la place dans le lobby.
There's room in the lobby.
recharger
to reload
Je recharge mon arme.
I'm reloading my weapon.
couvrir
to cover
Couvre-moi !
Cover me!
Imperative form: couvre-moi
la stratégie
the strategy
On pourrait essayer une autre stratégie.
We could try a different strategy.
garder
to guard / to keep
Tu pourrais garder la base.
You could guard the base.
l'équipe
the team
Bien joué, l'équipe !
Well played, team!
tenter
to attempt / to try
On va tenter le rush.
We're going to try the rush.
attention
attention / watch out
Fais attention à droite !
Watch out on the right!
ensemble
together
On a gagné ensemble !
We won together!
Short reading
A tiny story stitched from today's words. Translation is hidden, tap to peek.
Lucas ouvre le chat vocal et demande : « Est-ce qu'il y a de la place dans votre lobby ? » Ses amis répondent : « Oui, rejoins-nous ! » Pendant la partie, il crie : « Couvre-moi, je vais par là-bas ! » et « Fais attention à droite ! » À la fin, tout le monde célèbre : « Bien joué, l'équipe ! On a gagné ensemble ! »
Sentence by sentence
Est-ce qu'il y a de la place dans votre lobby ?
Is there room in your lobby?
Uses 'est-ce qu'il y a' to ask about availability — the key phrase for requesting to join.
Rejoins-nous !
Join us!
Imperative of 'rejoindre' + 'nous' — a warm invitation to enter the group.
Couvre-moi, je vais par là-bas !
Cover me, I'm going over there!
Imperative command plus near-future movement — classic in-game tactical callout.
Fais attention à droite !
Watch out on the right!
'Faire attention' in imperative form warns a teammate of incoming danger.
On a gagné ensemble !
We won together!
Passé composé of 'gagner' with 'on' for we — celebratory post-match phrase.
Pattern of the day
One grammar move, explained once, that unlocks dozens of sentences.
Using 'On pourrait / Tu pourrais' for In-Game Suggestions
The conditional tense of 'pouvoir' (on pourrait, tu pourrais) makes polite suggestions or proposes tactics without sounding bossy. It's the go-to structure for team strategy talk.
On pourrait + infinitive | Tu pourrais + infinitive
On pourrait essayer une autre stratégie.
We could try a different strategy.
Tu pourrais garder la base.
You could guard the base.
On pourrait se séparer ici.
We could split up here.
Tu pourrais surveiller la sortie.
You could watch the exit.
Mini practice · 5
Low-pressure, never graded. Just enough to make it stick.
How would you suggest to your team that you could try a different strategy?
Hint Use 'On pourrait' to make a polite team suggestion
What does 'Couvre-moi, je vais par là-bas' mean in English?
Hint Think about tactical team communication
Tu pourrais _______ la base pendant que j'attaque ?
Hint You need a verb meaning to guard or watch over something
Your teammate just said 'Bien joué, l'équipe !' What situation just happened?
Rewrite 'Je garde la base' using 'Tu pourrais' to ask a teammate to do this instead.
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