Practical French - Intermediate Conversation Skills
41 flashcards · Intermediate · Language Learning
Real conversational French for learners who know the basics — making plans, sharing opinions, ordering at restaurants, shopping, small talk, and getting around — each phrase in natural French with easy phonetics, an example, and native-speaker audio.
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Es-tu libre ce week-end ?
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Making Plans
Are you free this weekend?
Es-tu libre ce week-end ?
Pronunciation
eh-TEW LEE-bruh suh week-END
What you'll learn
- Everyday conversational sentences in natural French
- How to suggest plans and confirm times and places
- Phrases for giving opinions, agreeing, and reacting
- Restaurant and shopping phrases beyond the basics
- Small-talk openers for meeting people and catching up
- Correct pronunciation from native-speaker audio on every card
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Making Plans · 7
- Es-tu libre ce week-end ?/ eh-TEW LEE-bruh suh week-END /
- Are you free this weekend?
- On se voit quand ?/ ohn suh VWAH kahn /
- When shall we meet up?
- Ça te dit d'aller au cinéma ?/ sah tuh DEE dah-lay oh see-nay-MAH /
- Do you feel like going to the movies?
- On se retrouve devant la gare./ ohn suh ruh-TROOV duh-vahn lah GAR /
- Let's meet in front of the station.
- À quelle heure on se retrouve ?/ ah kell URR ohn suh ruh-TROOV /
- What time shall we meet?
- Je te tiens au courant./ zhuh tuh tyehn oh koo-RAHN /
- I'll keep you posted.
- Désolé, je ne suis pas libre ce jour-là./ day-zoh-LAY, zhuh nuh swee pah LEE-bruh suh zhoor-LAH /
- Sorry, I'm not free that day.
Opinions & Feelings · 7
- Je pense que oui./ zhuh PAHNS kuh WEE /
- I think so.
- Je ne pense pas./ zhuh nuh pahns PAH /
- I don't think so.
- Je suis d'accord avec toi./ zhuh swee dah-KOR ah-vek TWAH /
- I agree with you.
- C'est une bonne idée./ seh tewn bun ee-DAY /
- That's a good idea.
- Je ne suis pas sûr./ zhuh nuh swee pah SEWR /
- I'm not sure. (female speaker: «sûre»)
- J'ai hâte d'y être./ zhay AHT dee EH-truh /
- I can't wait. / I'm really looking forward to it.
- C'est dommage./ seh doh-MAHZH /
- That's too bad. / What a shame.
At a Restaurant · 7
- Qu'est-ce que vous recommandez ?/ kess-kuh voo ruh-koh-mahn-DAY /
- What do you recommend?
- Une table pour deux, s'il vous plaît./ ewn TAH-bluh poor DUH, seel voo PLEH /
- A table for two, please.
- Je vais prendre le menu du jour./ zhuh vay PRAHN-druh luh muh-NEW dew ZHOOR /
- I'll have the set menu of the day.
- Est-ce que je peux avoir la carte ?/ ess-kuh zhuh puh ah-VWAR lah KART /
- Can I have the menu?
- L'addition, s'il vous plaît./ lah-dee-SYOHN, seel voo PLEH /
- The check / bill, please.
- C'était délicieux./ say-tay day-lee-SYUH /
- It was delicious.
- Je vais prendre la même chose./ zhuh vay PRAHN-druh lah mem SHOHZ /
- I'll have the same thing.
Shopping · 7
- Je le prends./ zhuh luh PRAHN /
- I'll take it.
- Est-ce que je peux l'essayer ?/ ess-kuh zhuh puh leh-say-YAY /
- Can I try it on?
- Est-ce que vous l'avez en plus grand ?/ ess-kuh voo lah-VAY ahn plew GRAHN /
- Do you have it in a bigger size?
- Ça coûte combien ?/ sah koot kohn-BYEHN /
- How much does it cost?
- Est-ce que vous l'avez dans une autre couleur ?/ ess-kuh voo lah-VAY dahn zewn OH-truh koo-LURR /
- Do you have it in another color?
- Est-ce que je peux payer par carte ?/ ess-kuh zhuh puh pay-YAY par KART /
- Can I pay by card?
- Je regarde, merci./ zhuh ruh-GARD, mehr-SEE /
- I'm just looking, thanks.
Small Talk · 7
- Qu'est-ce que vous faites dans la vie ?/ kess-kuh voo FET dahn lah VEE /
- What do you do for a living?
- Comment s'est passé ton week-end ?/ koh-mahn seh pah-SAY tohn week-END /
- How was your weekend?
- Tu viens d'où ?/ tew vyehn DOO /
- Where are you from?
- Ça fait longtemps qu'on ne s'est pas vus./ sah fay lohn-TAHN kohn nuh seh pah VEW /
- It's been a long time since we saw each other.
- Quel temps magnifique aujourd'hui !/ kell tahn mah-nyee-FEEK oh-zhoor-DWEE /
- What beautiful weather today!
- Qu'est-ce que tu fais pendant ton temps libre ?/ kess-kuh tew fay pahn-dahn tohn tahn LEE-bruh /
- What do you do in your free time?
- Ça me fait plaisir de te revoir./ sah muh fay play-ZEER duh tuh ruh-VWAR /
- It's nice to see you again.
Getting Around · 6
- Excusez-moi, je cherche la gare./ ex-kew-zay-MWAH, zhuh shairsh lah GAR /
- Excuse me, I'm looking for the station.
- C'est loin d'ici ?/ seh lwehn dee-SEE /
- Is it far from here?
- Comment est-ce que je peux aller au centre-ville ?/ koh-mahn ess-kuh zhuh puh ah-lay oh sahn-truh-VEEL /
- How can I get to the city center?
- Est-ce que ce bus va à l'aéroport ?/ ess-kuh suh bews vah ah lah-ay-roh-POR /
- Does this bus go to the airport?
- Je descends au prochain arrêt./ zhuh day-SAHN oh proh-shehn ah-REH /
- I'm getting off at the next stop.
- Où est la station de métro la plus proche ?/ oo eh lah stah-syohn duh may-TROH lah plew PROSH /
- Where is the nearest metro station?
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