While I drink my coffeePardon ?
Translation
Sorry?
Week 1, day 3 of 25
Français A0, 15–20 minutes
Pardon, I don't understand
Ask someone to repeat or to speak more slowly.
An announcement crackles through the train. Marina doesn't catch a word and asks the woman next to her. Her voice is quiet, but she does it.
1. Listen and repeat
Listen first. Reveal the translation if you need it. Repeat the phrase slowly twice.
Je ne comprends pas.
Translation
I don't understand.
Vous pouvez répéter ?
Translation
Can you repeat that?
Plus lentement, s'il vous plaît.
Translation
More slowly, please.
Reading, sound by sound
Two letters, one sound. ou sounds like oo in food: vous, bonjour. oi sounds like wa: moi, trois. Once you see it, you'll recognise it everywhere.
Read the word yourself first, then tap it to check.
2. Try it
01 Listen. What does the speaker mean?
Show the recording transcript
Vous pouvez répéter ?
02 Reading. Which word did you hear?
Show the recording transcript
trois
03 The woman answered too fast.
04 Build the phrase from the model.
Model: Je ne comprends pas
Tap the words in order
3. Your own turn
Say you don't understand and ask for a slower repeat.
See an example
Pardon ? Je ne comprends pas. Plus lentement, s'il vous plaît.
Compare your phrase with the model. Speech and free writing are not automatically graded here.
Try the exercises and your own phrase. You can also move on with support.