Practical French - Intermediate Conversation Skills

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

Preview the flashcards

A sample of the 41 cards in this set — each with pronunciation and English meaning.

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.

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.

Qu'est-ce que vous recommandez ?/ kess-kuh voo ruh-koh-mahn-DAY /

What do you recommend?

+ 26 more cards with full native audio in the complete set.