Echo Foundation French Unit 19 Indirect object pronouns (lui/leur)

Master French spoken reflexes in Unit 19 (Indirect object pronouns (lui/leur)). Practice in real-world scenarios: Self-Introduction, Work, Travel & Everyday Dialogues. Train automatic response using FSI drills.

🎯 Lesson Overview & Objectives

This practice module contains 60 high-frequency French sentences. It is designed to train automatic speech motor reflexes using the aligned auditory loop framework.

Featured patterns in this lesson:
  • Je parle à Marie. Je lui parle.(I'm talking to Marie. I'm talking to her.)
  • Tu parles au client. Tu lui parles.(You talk to the customer. You speak to him.)
  • Il téléphone au directeur. Il lui téléphone.(He calls the director. He calls him.)

Speech Reflex Flow — Section 1

A curated collection of situational speech drills to build direct neural reflexes without mental translation.

Je parle à Marie. Je lui parle.

I'm talking to Marie. I'm talking to her.

Tu parles au client. Tu lui parles.

You talk to the customer. You speak to him.

Il téléphone au directeur. Il lui téléphone.

He calls the director. He calls him.

Je donne le document à Paul. Je lui donne le document.

I give the document to Paul. I give him the document.

Tu montres le projet à Sophie. Tu lui montres le projet.

You show the project to Sophie. You show her the project.

Elle envoie un message au client. Elle lui envoie un message.

She sends a message to the client. She sends him a message.

Je parle aux clients. Je leur parle.

I talk to the customers. I speak to them.

Nous téléphonons aux directeurs. Nous leur téléphonons.

We call the directors. We call them.

Vous parlez aux professeurs. Vous leur parlez.

You speak to the teachers. You talk to them.

Je donne les documents aux clients. Je leur donne les documents.

I give the documents to the clients. I give them the documents.

Speech Reflex Flow — Section 2

A curated collection of situational speech drills to build direct neural reflexes without mental translation.

Tu montres les projets aux directeurs. Tu leur montres les projets.

You show the projects to the directors. You show them the projects.

Ils envoient des messages aux professeurs. Ils leur envoient des messages.

They send messages to the teachers. They send them messages.

Je le vois. Je lui parle.

I see him. I talk to him.

Tu l'écoutes. Tu lui téléphones.

You listen to him. You call him.

Il la regarde. Il lui donne le document.

He looks at her. He gives her the document.

Nous les voyons. Nous leur parlons.

We see them. We talk to them.

Vous les écoutez. Vous leur téléphonez.

You listen to them. You call them.

Ils les regardent. Ils leur envoient un message.

They watch them. They send them a message.

Je ne lui parle pas.

I'm not talking to him.

Tu ne lui téléphones pas.

You don't call him.

Speech Reflex Flow — Section 3

A curated collection of situational speech drills to build direct neural reflexes without mental translation.

Il ne lui donne pas le document.

He did not give her the document.

Nous ne leur parlons pas.

We don't talk to them.

Vous ne leur envoyez pas de message.

You don't send them a message.

Ils ne leur montrent pas le projet.

They don't show them the project.

Est-ce que tu lui parles ?

Do you talk to him?

Est-ce qu'il leur téléphone ?

Does he call them?

Est-ce que vous lui donnez le document ?

Are you giving him the document?

Est-ce qu'ils leur envoient un message ?

Are they sending them a message?

Lui parles-tu ?

Are you talking to him?

Leur montrez-vous le projet ?

Do you show them the project?

Speech Reflex Flow — Section 4

A curated collection of situational speech drills to build direct neural reflexes without mental translation.

Tu parles à Marie ? Oui, je lui parle.

Are you talking to Marie? Yes, I'm talking to her.

Tu téléphones au client ? Non, je ne lui téléphone pas.

Are you calling the client? No, I'm not calling him.

Donnez-vous le document au directeur ? Oui, nous lui donnons le document.

Are you giving the document to the director? Yes, we are giving him the document.

Envoyez-vous un message aux clients ? Non, nous ne leur envoyons pas de message.

Do you send a message to customers? No, we do not send them a message.

Parle-t-il aux professeurs ? Oui, il leur parle.

Does he talk to the teachers? Yes, he talks to them.

Montrent-ils le projet à Sophie ? Non, ils ne lui montrent pas le projet.

Do they show the project to Sophie? No, they do not show her the project.

Je lui parle aujourd'hui, mais je ne le vois pas.

I'm talking to him today, but I can't see him.

Tu leur téléphones souvent, mais tu ne les écoutes pas.

You call them often, but you don't listen to them.

Il lui donne le document parce qu'elle est là.

He gives her the document because she is there.

Nous leur envoyons un message parce qu'ils ne sont pas au bureau.

We are sending them a message because they are not in the office.

Speech Reflex Flow — Section 5

A curated collection of situational speech drills to build direct neural reflexes without mental translation.

Vous lui montrez le projet, donc il est content.

You show him the project, so he's happy.

Ils ne lui parlent jamais parce qu'elle n'est pas disponible.

They never talk to her because she's not available.

Pourquoi est-ce que tu lui parles ?

Why are you talking to him?

Quand est-ce que vous leur téléphonez ?

When are you going to call them?

Qu'est-ce que tu lui donnes ?

What are you giving him?

Pourquoi ne leur montrez-vous pas le projet ?

Why don't you show them the project?

À quelle heure est-ce qu'il lui envoie le message ?

At what time did he send her the message?

Comment est-ce qu'ils leur parlent ?

How do they talk to them?

Je ne lui donne pas de document.

I'm not giving him any documents.

Tu ne leur montres pas de projet.

You don't show them any plans.

Speech Reflex Flow — Section 6

A curated collection of situational speech drills to build direct neural reflexes without mental translation.

Il ne lui envoie pas de message.

He doesn't send her a message.

Nous ne leur donnons pas de travail.

We don't give them jobs.

Vous ne lui envoyez pas d'e-mail.

You don't send him an email.

Ils ne leur montrent pas de problème.

They don't show them any problem.

Ne lui parles-tu pas ?

Aren't you talking to him?

Ne leur téléphonez-vous pas ?

Aren't you calling them?

Ne lui donnes-tu pas le document ?

Aren't you going to give him the document?

Ne leur envoyons-nous pas de message ?

Aren't we sending them a message?

Ne lui montre-t-il pas le projet ?

Doesn't he show him the project?

Ne leur donnent-ils pas de travail ?

Don't they give them jobs?

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q:What is the primary focus of the lesson Echo Foundation French Unit 19 Indirect object pronouns (lui/leur)?

This lesson focuses on building subconscious spoken reflexes for French. By listening to high-frequency audio loops, your speech motor pathways learn to link target structures directly with meaning, skipping the mental translation phase entirely.

Q:Are these sentences recorded by native speakers?

Yes, all training sentences are recorded at natural native speeds and frequencies to help your ears adapt to real-world pronunciation and rhythm.

Q:How should I practice these sentences for the best results?

Click any sentence row to play its audio loop. We recommend repeating each sentence aloud (shadowing) immediately after hearing it. Keep looping until you can produce the target sentence instantly without thinking.

Q:Can I customize or import my own text?

Yes! With EchoFactory, you can paste any article, book, or dialog to compile custom aligned T-N-T reflex drills for your personalized learning goals.

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