Savoir vs. connaître in French

Both verbs SAVOIR and CONNAITRE are often mixed up because they both mean to know.

Savoir means to know how to do something, to know a fact.

Connaître means to know someone, to be familiar with someone or something.

Lots more explanation here

À vous de jouer – Your turn

First, decide if you should choose connaître or savoir to translate “to know” for the following sentences and then, translate the sentences into French.

Translate into French

1. I don’t know how to speak English.
2. I know the song.
3. Do you (fam) know Marion Cotillard ?

Translate into English

1. Je ne sais pas parler anglais.
2. Je connais la chanson.
3. Tu connais Marion Cotillard ?

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