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Phrasebooks

What you say and what you will hear, situation by situation.

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Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2

French phrases for booking a taxi with a child seat

Book a taxi in French for a family: number of passengers, luggage, a child seat or booster, pick-up time and price. Real phrases with a practice filter.

Grammar & usagePhrasebookB1
Que faire ? French infinitive questions for finding a way forward
Pronunciation & listeningPhrasebookA2
Missed a French word? Ask for the detail and keep going
DELF, DALF & examsPhrasebookA1
At the library in French: ask for a book you can borrow

Words & expressionsPhrasebookB1

Gêné or embarrassé: what to say when things feel awkward

Practise gêné and embarrassé when asking a favour or answering a difficult question. Compare ça me gêne, embarrassant and avoir honte.

Culture & registerPhrasebookB2

French phrases for interrupting a discriminatory remark

Interrupt a discriminatory remark in French, set a clear limit, support the person affected and redirect the exchange. Four scenes with 24 translated lines.

Reading & writingPhrasebookA2
Plan a practical French email: facts first, then one clear request
Plan an A2 email to change an appointment. Separate known facts from questions, choose useful phrases and keep the new time pending until confirmed.
Verbs & tensesPhrasebookA1
Write your daily routine in French: phrases from morning to night
Use A1 phrases for getting up, travelling, lunch and evenings. Four picture prompts, a short model and quick questions help you write a connected routine.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookB1
Ask a neighbour to turn the music down in French
Use calm French phrases to describe music you can hear, ask for lower volume and respond to a neighbour. Includes practical replies and picture cards.
Words & expressionsPhrasebookA2
Recevoir or accueillir: phrases for messages and guests
Receive an invitation, have friends over and welcome them at the door. Practise recevoir and accueillir with French phrases, pictures and a quick check.
Culture & registerPhrasebookB1
Donner un coup de main: French phrases for lending a hand
Offer help, ask for a hand and thank someone in French. Practise donner un coup de main in a move, a shared document and a polite request.
Grammar & usagePhrasebookB1
Rewrite French concession phrases: malgré → bien que
Turn malgré + noun into bien que + subjunctive with paired phrases, short conversations and practice that keeps the same person, obstacle and time.
Pronunciation & listeningPhrasebookB1
Polite French requests: wording, pace and room for a reply
Ask for a time slot, a repetition or an appointment change in French. Practise courteous phone phrases and see how delivery works with the words.
DELF, DALF & examsPhrasebookB1
DELF B1 French phrases: registration for a free library event
Discuss free entry and advance registration in French. Ask about booking at reception, answer a price objection and practise an accessible alternative.
Reading & writingPhrasebookC1
French meeting minutes: phrases for proposals, decisions and actions
Write neutral French minutes with precise phrases for proposed, decided and pending actions. Work from meeting notes and check who is doing what.
Verbs & tensesPhrasebookA2
Je peux or je pourrais? French phrases for ability and requests
Choose peux or pourrais in four everyday exchanges: stating ability, asking permission, requesting help and suggesting a plan, with a quick quiz.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA1
Ordering ice cream in French: scoops, flavours, cup or cone
Order ice cream in French: une boule, deux boules, en cornet ou en pot, the flavours, and the questions the server will ask. Real phrases with a practice filter.
Words & expressionsPhrasebookA2
Argent, monnaie, espèces: what to say when you pay
Ask for change, pay in cash and talk about money in French. Practise argent, monnaie and espèces with picture cards and short shop conversations.
Culture & registerPhrasebookB1
Ce n’est pas grave: how to say “it’s okay” in French
Reply to a small apology with ce n’est pas grave, recognise casual c’est pas grave, and add a useful next step. Five exchanges and a short quiz.
Grammar & usagePhrasebookB1
Quand même: saying “anyway” and “thanks anyway” in French
Use quand même when you go ahead despite a difficulty, thank someone after unsuccessful help or react with surprise. Four exchanges and a short quiz.
Pronunciation & listeningPhrasebookA2
Live French listening: phrases to clarify and confirm
Prepare for a French appointment call with phrases for a missed time, an unfamiliar word and a final confirmation, plus two practice questions.
DELF, DALF & examsPhrasebookB1
French paraphrases: say the same thing with different words
Practise six French source-and-paraphrase pairs, then choose faithful answer options. Keep obligation, possibility, actor, time and degree intact as the wording changes.
Reading & writingPhrasebookB2
How to disclose AI assistance in writing in French
Explain AI assistance in French: name the drafting or editing task, describe human checks and accept authorship responsibility. Four scenes and 24 translated lines.
Verbs & tensesPhrasebookA2
Tu devrais: French advice you can give and answer
Give advice with tu devrais and vous devriez, suggest what to avoid, and answer naturally. Three short exchanges plus a form and meaning check.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
Wrong date on a ticket? What to say in French
Explain the wrong date on a French ticket, ask about a change, check a supplement and confirm the new ticket. Phrases for both sides of the desk.
Words & expressionsPhrasebookB1
Effort or peine: French phrases for trying, struggling and caring
Say you are making an effort, finding something difficult or feeling sad. Practise faire un effort, avoir de la peine à and ça vaut la peine in short exchanges.
Culture & registerPhrasebookA2
C’est gentil or c’est aimable: thank someone and answer an offer
Say “That’s kind of you” in French, accept or decline an offer, and choose de ta part or de votre part. Includes useful phrases and a short quiz.
Grammar & usagePhrasebookA2
Je me lave les mains: French body-part articles in useful phrases
Use le, la and les with French body parts in daily routines and simple symptoms. Compare pronouns, avoir mal à and possessives, with pictures and practice.
Pronunciation & listeningPhrasebookB2
When French speakers talk over each other: phrases to keep the thread
Practise French phrases for overlapping conversation: let a speaker finish, catch a correction, ask for one voice at a time and confirm the final detail.
DELF, DALF & examsPhrasebookB1
French self-correction phrases: leave one clear final message
Practise pardon, je veux dire and je parle de to repair a date, clarify a person or keep an uncertain detail open in French conversation.
Reading & writingPhrasebookC1
Check a French paraphrase: phrases for discussing meaning
Use French review phrases to catch lost attribution, stronger predictions, wider scope and missing conditions. Compare a source with two paraphrases.
Verbs & tensesPhrasebookB1
Je voulais vous demander: polite French request openings
Use je voulais vous demander to open a current request. Practise short exchanges, choose tu or vous and distinguish voulais from conditional voudrais.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookB1
Viewing a used car in French: service history, faults and documents
Ask about a used car in French: maintenance records, visible damage, a test drive and the documents you want to see before making a decision.
Words & expressionsPhrasebookA2
French environmental phrases: sort waste, save water, make a plan
Use French phrases for sorting waste, saving water and organising a greener shared space. Practise short exchanges, concrete objects and action verbs.
Culture & registerPhrasebookC1
Accordons-le: concede a point in French without conceding the conclusion
Use accordons-le in four French debate scenes, granting a precise fact, criterion or inference without silently accepting a broader conclusion.
Grammar & usagePhrasebookA2
Moi, toi, lui: French stressed pronouns in short exchanges
Use moi, toi, lui and the other French stressed pronouns in short answers, after prepositions and for contrast. Practise four exchanges and a quick quiz.