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DELF A1 speaking: ask for a room number again

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Practise French clarification phrases for a room number: request repetition, check the last digit and confirm room 214 on the first floor.

In short

Ask Vous pouvez répéter le numéro de la salle, s’il vous plaît ? Then check the part you missed: Le dernier chiffre, c’est quatre ? Finish by repeating the room and floor together.

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How do you ask someone to repeat a number in French?

You are looking for a photography workshop. Reception gives you a room number; you want to check the last digit. The floor is already clear. Use the phrases below to recover the number and confirm where to go.

1

Ask for the number again

Name the detail you want repeated.

ReceptionL’atelier photo est dans la salle deux cent quatorze.The photography workshop is in room two hundred and fourteen.
YouVous pouvez répéter le numéro de la salle, s’il vous plaît ?Could you repeat the room number, please?
ReceptionDeux cent quatorze : deux, un, quatre.Two hundred and fourteen: two, one, four.
2

Check a single digit

You can ask about just the end of the number.

YouLe dernier chiffre, c’est quatre ?Is the last digit four?
ReceptionOui, quatre.Yes, four.
3

Confirm the destination

Repeat both the room and the floor.

YouDonc, salle deux cent quatorze, au premier étage ?So, room two hundred and fourteen, on the first floor?
ReceptionC’est bien ça.That’s right.
YouMerci beaucoup !Thank you very much!
Study first: a number and its digits
WrittenSaid as a numberChecked digit by digit
214deux cent quatorzedeux, un, quatre
241deux cent quarante et undeux, quatre, un

Le numéro is the whole room number; le dernier chiffre is its final digit. Here, cent stays singular because another number follows it. Swap the final two digits and you get a different room.

Find your way from reception

Interior of a small French community centre, shown as a simple cutaway with two levels. Downstairs: a clear entrance door, a reception counter with a person beh
Question 1No account needed
You missed the room number. Which question helps?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Vous pouvez répéter le numéro de la salle ?. The question names the missing detail: le numéro de la salle.

Question 2No account needed
Which number matches deux, un, quatre?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

214. The digit sequence is two, one, four, in that order.

Question 3No account needed
Which floor does au premier étage identify?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

The first floor.. Premier étage is the floor above le rez-de-chaussée.

Practise with a partner: they choose either 214 or 241 and say it aloud. Ask for repetition, check the final digit and repeat the full number. Then switch roles.

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