Making suggestions in French using ÇA TE DIT

In this Q&A-style video, teachers Mark and Pierre-Benoît from Coffee Break French answer learner Karen’s question about how to use the handy phrase “ça te dit”. Would you like to be able to invite your friend to dinner in French, or propose an activity for you to do together? By the end of this short video, you’ll be able to make suggestions in French using “ça te dit”. C’est simple !
Here are the phrases included in this video:
• Ça te dit un jus d'orange ?
• Ça te dit de voir un film ?
• Ça te dit dirait d'aller au marché ?
• Ça vous dirait de jouer au tennis ?
• Ça vous dirait (de boire) un café ?
Make sure you watch the full video to hear a full explanation about how to use these phrases. We've provided subtitles in English which can be turned on using the Subtitles/CC button.
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Thank you for your explanation! Now I get it!

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I would like to have a lesson from the French grammar about Simple past and perfect tense. Thanks in advance

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Est-ce qu'on peut utilised tous les pronoms?

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[@gregl8082]

Je vais au supermarché ce matin, ça te dit? Can statements be made like this and add ça te dit at the end? Would ça te dirait be used like this also?

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[@williamconnelly5454]

ça te dit d'aller au cinéma? Does this imply "avec moi"? . What about for more than one person? "ça te dit d'aller au cinéma (avec nous)?

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

'Ça te dit' is used when speaking to one person you know well whereas 'ça vous dit' is the plural form which is used when talking to more than one person. This form is also used in a more formal context when talking to someone you don't know very well. Hope this helps!

[@williamconnelly5454]

@@coffeebreaklanguages I understand, that is included in the video. I was thinking of the scenario that I was inviting someone I know to join a group of my friends who are going to cinema, Speaking on behalf of more than one person. Would I have to add 'avec nous". "ça te dit d'aller au cinéma avec nous?

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

Hello William,
Yes, you could add "avec moi" or "avec nous" for extra clarification if you wanted to specify who is going to the cinema. But if you are one person, rather than a group of people, and you're asking someone you know well if they'd like to go to the cinema, "ça te dit d'aller au cinéma" implies that it would be "avec moi". It's like in English when you might say "would you like to go to the cinema?" - in this case, the "with me" is implied.

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Ça vous dit de bois un peu du jus?
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