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Dialogues

Complete conversations with a practice mode for your part.

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Everyday FrenchDialogueA2

French vet dialogue: booking a visit for an unwell pet

Phone a French vet: describe your pet's symptoms, give its age and weight, and book an appointment. A complete dialogue with practice mode and the key vocabulary.

Grammar & usageDialogueB1
En revanche: compare two bags in a French dialogue
DELF, DALF & examsDialogueA2
A noisy hotel room: ask for a quieter option in French
Pronunciation & listeningDialogueB1
French question intonation: try the same words in context

Words & expressionsDialogueA2

Rester or laisser: stay here, leave your bag here

Practise rester and laisser in a flat-viewing dialogue. Compare a person staying, an object left behind and laisser followed by an infinitive.

Culture & registerDialogueB2

French museum access dialogue: plan a sensory-friendly visit

Plan a museum visit in B2 French: ask about flashing lights, recorded sound, quiet spaces, re-entry and an alternative route, with a translated dialogue.

Verbs & tensesDialogueA2
Passé composé questions: tu as, est-ce que or inversion?
Ask about an evening out with three past-tense question patterns. Practise your lines, then check auxiliaries, question words and linking -t-.
Reading & writingDialogueC2
Respond to a critical review in French: an editor–author exchange
Practise French replies to editorial criticism. Match each comment to a visible revision, explain a retained choice and distinguish completed edits from plans.
Everyday FrenchDialogueA2
Buy a train ticket in French: a ticket-office dialogue
Practise buying a return train ticket in French. Ask about departure, arrival and changes, then confirm both journeys in a complete ticket-office dialogue.
Words & expressionsDialogueB1
Affirmer or confirmer? A French conversation about checking a booking
Practise a French booking conversation: someone asserts that a room is free, then the organiser confirms the date, time and attendance.
Culture & registerDialogueB2
French research participation dialogue: ask about consent and data
Practise B2 French questions about research recordings, data access, withdrawal deadlines and future use, with a participant–researcher dialogue and English cues.
Grammar & usageDialogueB1
N’importe qui and n’importe quoi: anyone, anything or nonsense?
Practise n’importe qui and n’importe quoi in a conversation: open choices, asking anyone, saying that’s nonsense and refusing just anything.
DELF, DALF & examsDialogueA1
DELF A1 café speaking practice: tea is unavailable
Practise a French café exchange: accept black coffee when tea is unavailable, keep the glass of water in your order and check the server’s recap.
Pronunciation & listeningDialogueB1
Correct yourself in French: je veux dire and ou plutôt
Follow a booking call with three small repairs. Use je veux dire for a corrected fact, ou plutôt for a changed choice and a clear read-back to finish.
Verbs & tensesDialogueA2
Être en train de: say what you are doing right now
Use être en train de with an infinitive to explain an action in progress. Practise a kitchen conversation, compare the simple present and check the forms.
Reading & writingDialogueA2
A2 French reading dialogue: a shopping note and a reply
Read Lina’s shopping note, then practise Adam’s reply. Track what is bought, what is already at home and which juice he offers to buy.
Everyday FrenchDialogueA1
A table for two in French: arriving without a reservation
Walk into a restaurant, ask for a table and understand the wait. Practise a complete arrival dialogue and explore the restaurant entrance.
Words & expressionsDialogueA2
Borrowing something in French: prêter, emprunter and rendre
Ask to borrow a dictionary, agree when to return it and give it back. Practise both sides of the exchange in a French dialogue with picture cards.
Culture & registerDialogueB1
Laisser tomber and coup de main: French idioms in a moving-day dialogue
Read a moving-day conversation with laisser tomber, donner un coup de main and jeter un coup d’œil. Separate physical actions from idiomatic meanings.
Grammar & usageDialogueB1
À condition que: say “provided that” in French
Make an agreement with à condition que, choose the subjunctive and practise a conversation about sharing work on a presentation.
DELF, DALF & examsDialogueA1
A1 French speaking review: check the time you agreed
Rehearse a short visit-booking dialogue, then compare the notes with what was agreed. Practise asking for a duration and repeating the final time.
Pronunciation & listeningDialogueA2
What does t’as mean? Follow a casual French conversation
Read a conversation with t’as, compare it with tu as and ta, and practise replying. Learn where the contraction fits and which form to keep in writing.
Verbs & tensesDialogueB1
Être sur le point de or en train de? About to versus already doing
Practise about to and in the middle of in a departure dialogue. Compare sur le point de, en train de and aller, with past-time examples.
Reading & writingDialogueC1
Paraphrase a French sentence: change the shape, keep the meaning
Practise faithful French paraphrase in an editing dialogue. Move a condition, change a noun into a verb and preserve permission, action and scope.
Everyday FrenchDialogueB1
Requesting annual leave in French: agree cover during a busy period
Ask for leave in French while a deadline is approaching. Practise explaining your dates, arranging cover and checking whether the request is approved.
Words & expressionsDialogueA2
Visiter or rendre visite? Plan a flat viewing and a visit to a friend
Practise a French dialogue about viewing a flat and visiting a friend. Learn visiter un appartement, rendre visite à, lui and leur with clear examples.
Culture & registerDialogueB2
“Where are you really from?” Responding in French
Practise a sixteen-turn French conversation about “where are you really from?”, with ways to limit disclosure, clarify and redirect.
Grammar & usageDialogueA2
Je sais pas: why spoken French drops ne
Read a casual French conversation, restore ne and n’ in writing, and keep pas, jamais and rien in the right places. Includes dialogue practice.
DELF, DALF & examsDialogueA2
DELF A2 speaking: plan a shared dinner in French
Practise a meal-planning dialogue: suggest vegetable pasta, agree on an €18 shopping limit and decide who buys what, with picture cards and role prompts.
Pronunciation & listeningDialogueA2
French list intonation: let your listener know when you’ve finished
Read a breakfast-planning dialogue, keep each food phrase together, and practise signalling an open or finished list with picture cards and three questions.
Verbs & tensesDialogueB1
Je, vous and son in reported speech: who is speaking?
Follow Léa, Sami and Inès through a message relay. Practise je, vous, nous and possessives with a dialogue and four precise questions.
Reading & writingDialogueA2
Ask for feedback on a French draft: an A2 dialogue
Practise asking a tutor focused questions about a French email. Explain your aim, clarify a correction and use it in a new sentence.
Everyday FrenchDialogueB1
Ask for an interpreter for a French consultation: a B1 dialogue
Phone a French-speaking practice to ask for an English interpreter, a companion and written confirmation. Practise the call and follow what is confirmed.
Words & expressionsDialogueB1
Enregistrer or sauvegarder: a French dialogue about saving files
Save a document, record your voice and make a backup in French. Practise a twelve-line dialogue, learn the equipment and check the three actions.
Culture & registerDialogueA2
Gamin or enfant: a French conversation about childhood
Read a childhood conversation to compare gamin, gamine and enfant. Practise your replies, then choose familiar or neutral wording for three situations.
Grammar & usageDialogueB2
Pourvu que: “provided that” or “I hope”?
Read a planning dialogue to hear both meanings of pourvu que. Practise conditions, hopeful wishes and negative wishes with the subjunctive.