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Run club in French: 10 phrases for tonight

Run clubs meet at a fixed spot, split into pace groups and often end with coffee or a drink. Saying your pace and that it is your first time is all the introduction you need.

Register: Informal (friendly). Tu is standard among runners. The group is "un club de running" or "un groupe de course à pied"; "footing" means a casual jog.

How to read the sounds: Say the vowel through your nose where you see n/m after it (on, an, in); don't sound the n. r is a soft throat sound. Final consonants are mostly silent. Stress falls on the last syllable and is marked in CAPITALS.

10 phrases, door to goodbye

01 · Arriving
Salut ! C'est bien ici, le groupe de running ?
Say it like: sah-LOO! say byan ee-SEE, luh GROOP duh RUN-ing
Hi! Is this the running group?
02 · Saying you're new
C'est ma première fois et je ne connais personne.
Say it like: say mah pruh-MYAIR FWAH ay zhuh nuh ko-NAY pair-SON
It's my first time and I don't know anyone.
03 · Asking how it works
On court à quelle allure ? Combien de kilomètres ?
Say it like: on KOOR ah kel ah-LOOR? kom-BYAN duh kee-lo-METR
What pace are we running? How many kilometres?
04 · Small talk
Vous courez toutes les semaines ?
Say it like: voo koo-RAY toot lay suh-MEN
Do you run every week?
05 · Small talk
Il fait super beau pour courir !
Say it like: eel fay soo-PAIR BOH poor koo-REER
Lovely weather for running!
06 · Small talk
Vous courez où d'habitude ?
Say it like: voo koo-RAY OO dah-bee-TOOD
Where do you usually run?
07 · Going slowly
Je cours doucement, je peux rester à l'arrière ?
Say it like: zhuh KOOR doos-MON, zhuh puh res-TAY ah lah-RYAIR
I run slowly, can I stay at the back?
08 · Waiting for others
On attend les derniers ou chacun son rythme ?
Say it like: on ah-TON lay dair-NYAY oo shah-KUN son REETM
Do we wait for the last ones, or does everyone go at their own pace?
09 · Drinks after
On prend un verre après la sortie ?
Say it like: on pron un VAIR ah-PRAY lah sor-TEE
Shall we get a drink after the run?
10 · Leaving & keeping in touch
C'était super. À la semaine prochaine ?
Say it like: say-TAY soo-PAIR. ah lah suh-MEN pro-SHEN
That was great. See you next week?

3 things you will probably hear

H1 · You may hear
Allure tranquille aujourd'hui, tous niveaux.
Say it like: ah-LOOR tron-KEEL oh-zhoor-DWEE, too nee-VOH
Easy pace today, all levels.
H2 · You may hear
On se regroupe au feu rouge.
Say it like: on suh ruh-GROOP oh fuh ROOZH
We'll regroup at the red light.
H3 · You may hear
Il y a de l'eau dans le sac.
Say it like: eel ee ah duh LOH don luh SAK
There's water in the bag.

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Quick answers

What do I say when I arrive alone at a run club in French?

Start with: "Salut ! C'est bien ici, le groupe de running ?" (Hi! Is this the running group?). Then say you are new: "C'est ma première fois et je ne connais personne." (It's my first time and I don't know anyone.)

Should I use informal or formal French at a run club?

Tu is standard among runners. The group is "un club de running" or "un groupe de course à pied"; "footing" means a casual jog.

How do I ask to meet again after a run club in French?

Try: "C'était super. À la semaine prochaine ?" (That was great. See you next week?)

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How it works

Pick the evening and the language people will speak.
Read the ten phrases in order: they follow the evening from the door to goodbye. Tap the speaker to hear each one in your device's voice.
Print the card or keep it open on your phone. Native-speaker review is still pending; a "check" mark flags a phrase we are least sure of.
Find the event on Come Alone, open it in Meet & Mint to see who else is going, and say the first phrase for real.

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