Learn French: Tu lis un texte avec une voix calme. - You read a text with a calm voice.

Tu lis un texte avec une voix calme.

You read a text with a calm voice.

Breakdown of Tu lis un texte avec une voix calme.

you (informal singular)

Questions & Answers about Tu lis un texte avec une voix calme.

Since lire (to read) is an irregular verb, is there a pattern to remember for the tu form?

Yes! Many irregular verbs ending in -re (including the lesson verbs lire and dire) end in -s for both the je and tu forms. So you get je lis, tu lis and je dis, tu dis.

Do I pronounce the 's' at the end of lis?

No, the 's' at the end of lis is silent. It is pronounced exactly the same as the il/elle form, lit.

Why is calme placed after voix instead of before it like in English?

In French, most adjectives come after the noun they describe. There are a few common exceptions for beauty, age, goodness, and size (often called the BANGS rule), but calme doesn't fit those categories, so it follows the standard rule and goes after the noun.

The word voix ends in 'x'. How do we know it is feminine (une voix)?

You just have to memorize it! While many French nouns ending in 'x' are masculine (like un choix for 'a choice' or un prix for 'a price'), une voix (a voice) is a common exception that is always feminine.