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Phrasebooks

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

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Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
At the tailor in French: shortening trousers and adjusting clothes
Ask for an alteration in French, show the right length, check the price and arrange a fitting or collection. Four scenes with translations and pictures.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
French menu questions: what is in the dish and the sauce?
Read three French menu descriptions, then ask about ingredients, accompaniments and sauce. Includes food picture cards and short restaurant exchanges.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA1
Asking for the toilet in French: directions, codes and keys
Ask where the toilets are in French, understand the answer, and deal with codes, keys and 'customers only' signs in cafés, stations and shops.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
French consultation questions: ask, clarify and check the next step
Prepare French questions for a consultation: where to go, what to bring, how to ask for simpler words and how to check the next appointment.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
Start a phone call in French: greetings, transfers and repair phrases
Find the right French phone phrase for introducing yourself, asking for a department, explaining your purpose or handling a poor connection.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
Is my online booking confirmed? Ask in French
Read French booking statuses and ask whether your appointment is confirmed. Practise received, under review and confirmed messages with useful replies.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookB2
French phrases for discussing an ethical concern with a manager
Raise an ethical concern in French using observed facts, clear questions and a defined next step. Four workplace scenes, 24 translated lines and a short quiz.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA1
Ordering coffee in French: what to say and what you’ll hear
Order coffee in French, ask for milk or decaf, answer “sur place ou à emporter ?”, and finish with a clear payment request. A1 phrases with practice.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
First dental appointment in French: what to ask on the phone
Ask whether a dental practice takes new patients, book a check-up and confirm forms and documents. A2 French phrases, pictures and a short quiz.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
At the pharmacy in French: symptoms, advice and dosage questions
Use 24 French pharmacy phrases across four scenes: ask for advice, describe a minor problem, discuss existing medicines and clarify dosage instructions.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
Ask for something cheaper in French: state your budget
Practise a shop conversation: give a spending limit, ask for a cheaper model, check what is included and find out the total before choosing.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
French phrases at a ticket machine: language, payment, printing
Stuck at a French ticket machine? Ask someone for help: changing the language, a card that's refused, choosing the right ticket and getting the receipt. Real phrases.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
Car hire in French: check the booking, gearbox and total price
Use French car-hire phrases to confirm an automatic gearbox, ask about the model shown and request the total price before changing a booking.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
French phrases at a petrol station: pumps, fuel and payment
Fill up in France: gazole or sans plomb, pompe numéro 4, payer à la pompe or à la caisse, plus what to say when the pump won't start. Real phrases with practice.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
Escape room phrases in French: clues, hints and time left
Ask for a hint, compare clues and share simple actions in a French escape room. Four team scenes, pictured puzzle objects and a short quiz.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookB1
Not sure? Say what you know at a French consultation
Say you have not measured your temperature, give an approximate start date and explain a missing medicine name. French phrases with practice.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookB2
Disagree with a work proposal in French: reasons and alternatives
Useful French meeting phrases for acknowledging a goal, explaining a specific objection and offering an alternative, with a short check.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
At the hotel in French: check-in, room problems and checkout
Practise 32 French hotel phrases in four scenes: check in, report a room problem, ask about breakfast and check out. Includes staff replies and a quiz.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
At the doctor in French: useful phrases and what you’ll hear
French phrases for a doctor’s visit — booking, describing symptoms, the examination, prescriptions and the pharmacy — with translations and grammar notes.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
French phrases for renting a paddleboard or kayak
Rent a stand-up paddle or kayak in French: the price per hour, the life jacket, where to launch, how far to go and when to come back. Real phrases with practice.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
Gift receipts and wrapping in French: ask for each separately
Ask for a gift receipt, check whether it shows the price and decide about wrapping. A shop phrasebook with pictured objects and three quick questions.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
Food allergies in French: state the allergy and ask staff to check
Say which ingredient you are allergic to in French, ask about a dish or sauce and follow the staff’s reply. Picture vocabulary and a phrasebook for A2.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookB1
Dispute an unexpected bank charge in French: fees and transactions
Identify an unexpected bank charge in French, ask what a fee covers and request an explanation, review or written reply. Four translated exchanges.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookB1
Arrange a home maintenance visit in French: times and access
Agree a maintenance time slot, say when you are home and explain who will open the door. French phrases with replies, a confirmation message and a quiz.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
Noise in a French hostel: ask for quiet or another bed
Say where the noise is, ask a fellow guest to turn music down, and speak to hostel reception about quiet hours or another bed.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA1
French market prices: per kilo, per item or per punnet?
Ask what a French market price covers, order half a kilo and check the total. Practise seller replies, food picture cards and three price questions.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookB1
Report a broadband outage in French: devices, checks and updates
Report a home internet outage in French, describe the devices affected and checks already tried, then ask about restoration time and follow-up.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
Sauce on the side in French: à part, sans or à la place de ?
Ask for dressing separately, leave off the sauce or swap chips for rice. Compare the three requests, practise the replies and check the extra charge.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA1
Excuse me, can I get past? French phrases for crowded places
Get through a crowded métro, a cinema row or a market in French: pardon, je peux passer ?, je descends, and how to thank people. Short real phrases.