Dialogue
Ask about a workshop waiting list in French
Practise asking for a workshop place, joining a waiting list and accepting a later offer, with a photography vocabulary picture set.
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In short
Ask Est-ce qu’il y a une liste d’attente ? Then check how the organiser will contact you. Je suis sur la liste d’attente means you are waiting for an opening; mon inscription est confirmée means your registration is confirmed.
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How do you ask about a waiting list in French?
- Nora
Bonjour, reste-t-il des places pour l’atelier photo de samedi ?
Ask whether Saturday’s photography workshop has any places left.
English
Hello, are there any places left for Saturday’s photography workshop?
- Organisateur
Non, l’atelier est complet.
English
No, the workshop is full.
- Nora
Est-ce qu’il y a une liste d’attente ?
Ask about a waiting list.
English
Is there a waiting list?
- Organisateur
Oui. Vous souhaitez vous inscrire sur la liste ?
English
Yes. Would you like to put your name on the list?
- Nora
Oui, s’il vous plaît. Comment allez-vous me contacter ?
Accept the waiting list and ask how you will be contacted.
English
Yes, please. How will you contact me?
- Organisateur
Par courriel, si une place se libère. Il faudra répondre pour accepter la place proposée.
English
By email, if a place becomes available. You’ll need to reply to accept the offered place.
- Nora
D’accord. Je suis donc sur la liste d’attente.
Repeat your current status.
English
All right. So I’m on the waiting list.
- Organisateur
Oui, c’est bien cela.
English
Yes, that’s right.
| French | Meaning |
|---|---|
| L’atelier est complet. | The workshop is full. |
| Vous êtes sur la liste d’attente. | You are on the waiting list. |
| Une place est disponible. | A place is available. |
| Votre inscription est confirmée. | Your registration is confirmed. |
A later email: a place becomes available
- Organisateur
Une place est disponible samedi de dix à douze heures. Souhaitez-vous la prendre ?
A place is available on Saturday from ten to twelve. Would you like it?
- Nora
Oui, merci. J’accepte cette place pour samedi de dix à douze heures. Pouvez-vous confirmer mon inscription ?
Yes, thank you. I accept that place for Saturday from ten to twelve. Can you confirm my registration?
- Organisateur
Votre inscription est confirmée. À samedi !
Your registration is confirmed. See you on Saturday!
At the photography workshop
Find:
S’inscrire sur la liste d’attente is joining the waiting list. S’inscrire à l’atelier is registering for the workshop. In the email, Nora repeats the offered day and hours before asking for confirmation. This keeps her acceptance attached to the right session.