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Phrasebooks

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

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Pronunciation & listeningPhrasebookA2
French phrase stress: café phrases with clear group endings
Practise French phrase stress through café requests. Follow the last full syllable as a phrase grows, then try the lines with their English hidden.
DELF, DALF & examsPhrasebookA2
Clarify a French question: which city do you mean?
Practise French clarification phrases for a question about two cities. Ask which place and period the speaker means, then give a relevant short answer.
Reading & writingPhrasebookB1
How to ask permission to quote someone in French
Request quotation permission in French, confirm the exact words and agree the speaker’s credit. Four scenes and 24 translated phrases for an article or newsletter.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
French phrases for charging an electric car
Use a French EV charging point: ask how it works, describe a connector or payment problem, check the price per kWh and the time left. Real phrases with a practice filter.
Words & expressionsPhrasebookA2
Information or renseignement: what to say when asking for details
Ask for opening times, documents and course details in French. Practise information and renseignement with short exchanges and useful enquiry patterns.
Culture & registerPhrasebookB1
Ask for an accessible way to take part in a French public consultation
Use four French scenes to request a readable document, contribute in writing, check step-free access and clarify a proposed amendment.
Grammar & usagePhrasebookA2
Pour in French: say who it is for and what it is for
Practise pour for a recipient, an intended use and a goal in short exchanges. Includes picture cards, stressed pronouns and four questions.
Pronunciation & listeningPhrasebookA2
French voicemail: hear the caller, the reason and the next step
Read three French voicemail messages and prepare a reply. Spot a missing document, a changed appointment and a callback window, then check the details.
DELF, DALF & examsPhrasebookA1
DELF A1 speaking: ask for a room number again
Practise French clarification phrases for a room number: request repetition, check the last digit and confirm room 214 on the first floor.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
Card payment declined in a French shop: what to say next
Understand French checkout replies, ask whether a payment went through and offer another method. Practise phrases for the terminal, cash and change.
Words & expressionsPhrasebookB1
Inquiet, nerveux or stressé: say how you feel and why
Say you are worried, nervous or stressed in French. Compare everyday exchanges, check feminine and plural forms, and practise naming the cause.
Culture & registerPhrasebookA2
Bon rétablissement or prenez soin de vous: messages that show you care
Wish someone a good recovery or simply say take care. Practise short French messages with bon rétablissement, prends soin de toi and prenez soin de vous.
Grammar & usagePhrasebookB1
Sinon in French: otherwise, or a useful plan B
Use sinon to offer another time, give a warning or change the subject. Practise short exchanges and recover the if not behind each alternative.
Pronunciation & listeningPhrasebookA2
How to pronounce huit: eight, eight books and eight o’clock
Practise huit /ɥit/, huit livres /ɥi livʁ/ and huit heures /ɥit œʁ/ in short exchanges. See when final t stays, drops or names a number.
DELF, DALF & examsPhrasebookA2
Exchange clothes in French when the new size arrives too late
Ask for a different jacket size in French, explain why Monday is too late and try another colour. Phrases, picture vocabulary and three practice questions.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA1
L’addition, s’il vous plaît: ask for the bill in French
Ask for the restaurant bill, check an extra item and arrange payment in French. Practise card, cash and separate payments with a clear café example.
Words & expressionsPhrasebookA2
Vacances or congé? Ask for time off and talk about holidays
Say you are on holiday, request a day off and explain an absence in French. Practise en vacances, en congé, prendre des congés and holiday wishes.
Culture & registerPhrasebookB1
Polite French phrases: requests, thanks and encouragement
Choose French courtesy phrases for the action you mean. Compare tu and vous requests, merci and je vous remercie, bon courage and bonne chance.
Grammar & usagePhrasebookB1
N’est-ce pas ? French phrases for checking a detail
Keep n’est-ce pas fixed when you check a date, a plan or an assumption. Practise confirmation exchanges and answer a negative statement clearly with si.
Pronunciation & listeningPhrasebookA2
How to pronounce cinq: five, five o’clock and five minutes
Use cinq in appointments, quantities and number labels. Compare its final /k/ before a vowel and the two pronunciations heard in cinq minutes.
DELF, DALF & examsPhrasebookB2
French register feedback: make the same request for two readers
Change a friendly French request into a courteous email. Practise greetings, tu and vous, deadlines and closings while keeping the request intact.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
Contactless delivery in French: entry and safe drop-off instructions
Give delivery instructions in French: explain the entrance, name a sheltered drop-off spot, check the signature and ask for a message on arrival.
Words & expressionsPhrasebookA1
Tirez or poussez? French instructions for doors, drawers and trolleys
Understand pull and push in French, read Tirez and Poussez on doors, and practise short instructions with illustrated everyday objects.
Culture & registerPhrasebookA2
De rien or je vous en prie? Five ways to reply to thanks
Say you’re welcome with de rien, je vous en prie, je t’en prie and avec plaisir. Practise short exchanges and recognise “please do” in context.
Grammar & usagePhrasebookA2
Ni…ni in French: say neither at the table and in town
Use ni…ni to refuse two ingredients, describe a flat and name days you cannot work. Practise which articles and prepositions stay.
Pronunciation & listeningPhrasebookB1
Shadow short French phrases: a café and daily-routine phrasebook
Choose a short French line, follow a spoken model and practise one feature at a time. Includes café phrases, routine phrases and a recording checklist.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookB1
French phrases for a return-to-work meeting
Discuss current capacity, a phased return and review dates in French, with four workplace scenes, 24 translated phrases and a quick comprehension check.
Words & expressionsPhrasebookA2
Cours, leçon or classe: what to say about French lessons
Ask about a class, a lesson to revise or a classroom. Practise cours, leçon and classe through useful phrases, a classroom picture and a short quiz.
Culture & registerPhrasebookA2
Avec plaisir or volontiers: accepting and replying to thanks
Accept an invitation with avec plaisir or volontiers, offer help in a full sentence, and choose a natural reply to merci. Short exchanges and a quiz.
Grammar & usagePhrasebookB1
Certes… mais: French phrases for a balanced reply
Acknowledge a point with certes, then add a useful reservation with mais. Practise six short exchanges about a proposal, a method and a decision.
Pronunciation & listeningPhrasebookB1
French in a noisy room: ask for the detail you missed
Use French phrases to handle noise, a cut-out phone call or an unclear number. Practise asking for one detail, confirming it and checking the reply.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
French neighbour requests: practise a yes, a limit and a no
Borrow a tape measure, collect a parcel and ask for quieter music in French. Rehearse three neighbour exchanges with replies that change your next line.
Words & expressionsPhrasebookA2
Avis or conseil: ask for an opinion, ask for advice
Ask for someone’s opinion or advice in French, then recognise avis on a delivery notice. Practise useful exchanges and the plurals avis and conseils.
Culture & registerPhrasebookA1
I only speak a little French: phrases to keep a conversation going
Say your level, ask people to slow down, repeat or write a word down, and check you understood. Survival phrases that keep a basic French exchange alive.
Grammar & usagePhrasebookB1
De quoi + infinitive: ask for what you need in French
Ask for something to write with, enough to pay or something to eat. Practise avoir de quoi in three short exchanges, with pictures and a quick check.
Pronunciation & listeningPhrasebookB1
Bon, alors, au fait: changing direction in a French conversation
Practise bon to move to a decision, alors to return to an arrangement and au fait to bring in another question. Compare them with en fait.