Gap-fill
A shared bill in French: total, your share and the transfer
Fill the gaps in a French flatshare exchange about an internet bill. Check the two-month total, the equal split and a transfer planned for tomorrow.
- B1
- 6 gaps
- Translation included
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In short
Ask C’est le total ou ma part ? and Cela couvre quelle période ? Once the amount and split are clear, you can say Je te ferai le virement demain for a transfer you plan to make tomorrow.
Yellow the idea to rememberBlue French to learn
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Service | Internet subscription |
| Period | April and May together |
| Total | 60 euros |
| Agreement | Two flatmates, equal shares |
| Share for the whole bill | 30 euros each |
| Lina’s proposed payment | Tomorrow, after checking a copy |
| French | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| la période | the period covered | La facture couvre quelle période ? |
| le total | the whole amount | C’est le total pour les deux mois ? |
| ma part | my share | Ma part est de trente euros. |
| à parts égales | in equal shares | On partage à parts égales. |
| une copie | a copy | Peux-tu m’envoyer une copie ? |
| un virement | a bank transfer | Je te ferai un virement. |
La facture internet
Malik : La facture internet est arrivée. Elle couvre avril et mai. Lina : Donc, la (period) indiquée correspond à deux mois ?
Malik : Oui. Le montant est de soixante euros. Lina : C’est le (whole amount) de la facture, ou seulement ma part ? Malik : Le total pour nous deux.
Lina : Nous avons convenu de partager à parts (equal). Ma part est donc de (30) euros pour les deux mois. Malik : Oui, c’est bien cela.
Lina : Peux-tu m’envoyer une (copy) de la facture ? Je vérifierai les dates, puis je te ferai le (bank transfer) demain. Malik : D’accord, je te l’envoie ce soir.
Read it in English
Malik: The internet bill has arrived. It covers April and May. Lina: So the period shown is two months?
Malik: Yes. The amount is sixty euros. Lina: Is that the bill’s total, or just my share? Malik: The total for both of us.
Lina: We agreed to split it equally. So my share is thirty euros for both months. Malik: Yes, that’s right.
Lina: Can you send me a copy of the bill? I’ll check the dates, then transfer the money to you tomorrow. Malik: All right, I’ll send it this evening.
How do you split a bill with flatmates in French?
Keep the same two-person agreement. The next bill covers June and July and totals 72 euros. Use the questions below to check the period and each contribution. Read the verb carefully in the payment update: je ferai points forward; j’ai fait reports a completed action.