While I drink my coffeeUn billet, s'il vous plaît.
Translation
One ticket, please.
Week 1, day 2 of 25
Français A0, 15–20 minutes
A ticket to Paris
Buy a ticket and say thank you.
The RER train ticket office. The machine won't take her card, so she has to talk to the cashier. Marina takes a breath.
1. Listen and repeat
Listen first. Reveal the translation if you need it. Repeat the phrase slowly twice.
Pour Paris.
Translation
To Paris.
Voilà.
Translation
Here you are.
Bonne journée !
Translation
Have a nice day!
Reading, sound by sound
Accents change the e. é is a closed e: café. è and ê are an open e: très, mère. A plain e at the end of a word is silent; in short words like je, le, de it is a short, soft uh.
Read the word yourself first, then tap it to check.
2. Try it
01 Listen. What does the speaker mean?
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Pour Paris.
02 Reading. Which word did you hear?
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thé
03 The cashier hands you a ticket. You are leaving.
04 Build the phrase from the model.
Model: Un billet, s'il vous plaît
Tap the words in order
3. Your own turn
Ask for a ticket to Paris and say goodbye to the cashier.
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Bonjour ! Un billet pour Paris, s'il vous plaît. Merci, bonne journée !
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