Board Games Night with French Friends
Invite friends, learn the rules, take turns and argue about cheating at a French soirée jeux.
Board games are huge in France: French-designed games like Dixit and Mille Bornes are classics, and many cities have bars à jeux where you pay a small fee to play. A soirée jeux at a friend's place is relaxed, with snacks and drinks everyone brings, and everyone uses tu.
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Ça te dit, une soirée jeux vendredi ?
Do you fancy a games night on Friday?
- 2
Apporte de quoi grignoter, je m'occupe des boissons.
Bring some snacks, I'll do the drinks.
- 3
On joue à quoi ?
What shall we play?
- 4
Tu sais jouer à Dixit ?
Do you know how to play Dixit?
- 5
Tu peux m'expliquer les règles ?
Can you explain the rules to me?
- 6
Qui commence ?
Who's starting?
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Lance le dé.
Roll the dice.
- 8
C'est à toi.
It's your turn.
- 9
C'est à qui ?
Whose turn is it?
- 10
Mélange les cartes.
Shuffle the cards.
- 11
Distribue cinq cartes à chacun.
Deal five cards each.
- 12
Tu triches !
You're cheating!
- 13
C'est pas juste !
That's not fair!
- 14
Je passe.
I pass.
- 15
J'ai gagné !
I've won!
- 16
T'es mauvais perdant.
You're a sore loser.
- 17
La chance du débutant !
Beginner's luck!
- 18
On fait une autre partie ?
Shall we play another game?
- 19
Qui compte les points ?
Who's keeping score?
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Allez, une dernière et on arrête.
Come on, one last one and then we stop.