Dialogue
Collect a parcel from a neighbour: a French dialogue
Check the name on a parcel, agree a collection time and thank your neighbour in French. Practise the full exchange with a late-arrival alternative.
- A2
- 10 lines
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In short
Check the name with Le colis est bien au nom de Lina Morel ? Then ask À quelle heure est-ce que je peux passer le récupérer ? At the door, say Merci de l’avoir gardé.
Yellow the idea to rememberBlue French to learn
Your delivery message says a parcel is with your neighbour. First arrange a time to collect it; then practise the short exchange at the door. You use vous throughout. Hide your lines and use the English cues to carry the conversation from the name check to the thank-you.
- You
Bonjour, j’ai reçu un message pour un colis déposé chez vous. Il est bien au nom de Lina Morel ?
Explain the message and check the name Lina Morel.
English
Hello, I received a message about a parcel left with you. Is it in the name of Lina Morel?
- Neighbour
Oui, c’est le nom sur l’étiquette. Je l’ai reçu ce matin.
English
Yes, that’s the name on the label. I received it this morning.
- You
Merci. À quelle heure est-ce que je peux passer le récupérer ?
Ask when you can come by to collect it.
English
Thank you. What time can I come by to collect it?
- Neighbour
Je suis chez moi entre dix-huit et dix-neuf heures aujourd’hui.
English
I’m at home between six and seven today.
- You
Je peux passer vers dix-huit heures trente. Ça vous convient ?
Suggest around 6.30 pm and check that it suits.
English
I can come around half past six. Does that suit you?
- Neighbour
Oui, très bien. Sonnez à la porte du deuxième étage.
English
Yes, that’s fine. Ring the doorbell on the second floor.
- You
D’accord, à tout à l’heure !
Agree and say you will see them shortly.
English
All right, see you shortly!
- You
Bonsoir, je viens récupérer le colis au nom de Lina Morel.
At the door: say you have come to collect the parcel.
English
Good evening, I’ve come to collect the parcel in the name of Lina Morel.
- Neighbour
Bonsoir ! Le voici.
English
Good evening! Here it is.
- You
Merci beaucoup de l’avoir gardé. Bonne soirée !
Thank the neighbour for keeping it and say goodbye.
English
Thank you very much for keeping it. Have a good evening!
At the neighbour’s door
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How do you collect a parcel from a neighbour in French?
- Lina
Je suis désolée, je vais avoir du retard. Est-ce que je peux passer demain vers dix-huit heures ?
I’m sorry, I’m going to be late. Can I come tomorrow around six?
- Neighbour
Demain, je serai chez moi à partir de dix-neuf heures.
Tomorrow, I’ll be home from seven onwards.
- Lina
Alors, dix-neuf heures quinze, ça vous va ?
In that case, does quarter past seven suit you?
- Neighbour
Oui, à demain.
Yes, see you tomorrow.
Entre dix-huit et dix-neuf heures gives a window with a start and an end. À partir de dix-neuf heures gives the start of availability. Vers makes a proposed time approximate. The neighbour’s new reply lets Lina choose a time that fits the changed arrangement.