Dialogue
French dialogue at the cinema: finding your row and seat
A full French conversation at the cinema: showing your ticket, asking for your row and seat, and sorting out someone in your place. Practise your part.
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In short
At a French cinema you'll hear Votre billet, s'il vous plaît and Salle 4, au fond à gauche. To find your place, ask C'est quelle rangée ? (which row?). If someone is in your seat, say politely: Excusez-moi, je crois que c'est ma place.
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- Agent
Bonsoir. Votre billet, s'il vous plaît.
English
Good evening. Your ticket, please.
- You
Bonsoir. Voilà, sur mon téléphone.
Show your ticket on your phone.
English
Good evening. Here it is, on my phone.
- Agent
Merci. C'est la salle quatre, au fond du couloir, à gauche.
English
Thank you. It's screen four, at the end of the corridor, on the left.
- You
Les places sont numérotées ?
Ask if the seats are numbered.
English
Are the seats numbered?
- Agent
Oui. Vous êtes rangée F, place douze.
English
Yes. You're in row F, seat twelve.
- You
La rangée F, c'est près de l'écran ?
Ask if row F is near the screen.
English
Is row F near the screen?
- Agent
Non, c'est au milieu. Très bien pour voir.
English
No, it's in the middle. Very good for seeing.
- You
Parfait. Et les toilettes, s'il vous plaît ?
Ask where the toilets are.
English
Perfect. And the toilets, please?
- Agent
Juste à droite, avant la salle.
English
Just on the right, before the screen.
- You
Excusez-moi, madame. Je crois que c'est ma place, la douze.
Politely say she is in your seat.
English
Excuse me, madam. I think that's my seat, number twelve.
- Spectatrice
Oh, pardon ! J'ai la treize. Je me décale.
English
Oh, sorry! I've got thirteen. I'll move over.
- You
Merci, c'est gentil. Bon film !
Thank her and wish her a good film.
English
Thanks, that's kind. Enjoy the film!
- Spectatrice
Merci, vous aussi !
English
Thanks, you too!
How do you find your seat at a French cinema?
| French | English |
|---|---|
| la salle | screen / auditorium |
| la rangée | row |
| la place | seat |
| l'écran (m.) | the screen (itself) |
| la séance | showing, screening |
| en VO / en VF | original language / dubbed in French |
VO (version originale) means the original soundtrack, usually with French subtitles; VOSTFR says it explicitly. VF means dubbed. If you want English audio, look for VO on the listings.