Talk:How you Got your Username/@comment-38360307-20200212213603/@comment-33992908-20200610145655

@PigLoverIsBackBois Saying that "J'ai" can mean "I am" in English is not exactly true. It is more that the French have different expressions than the English; while "I have 8 years [of age]" makes sense, English-speakers translate it to match with their own vernacular, resulting in "I am 8 years old." Most of the time, "Je suis" is the correct phrase to say "I am".

See also: https://www.linguee.com/english-french/search?source=auto&query=i+am+canadian