While I drink my coffeeBonsoir !
Translation
Good evening!
Week 1, day 4 of 25
Français A0, 15–20 minutes
My name is Marina
Give your name at reception and show your booking.
Evening. A hostel in Belleville: cheap, noisy, smelling of coffee. Behind the desk, a guy with an earring and a wide smile.
1. Listen and repeat
Listen first. Reveal the translation if you need it. Repeat the phrase slowly twice.
J'ai une réservation.
Translation
I have a booking.
Je m'appelle Marina.
Translation
My name is Marina.
Voici mon passeport.
Translation
Here is my passport.
Reading, sound by sound
au and eau sound like o: eau, water, is three letters for one sound. ai sounds like e in bed: lait, milk; j'ai. None of the letters is pronounced separately.
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2. Try it
01 Listen. What does the speaker mean?
Show the recording transcript
Voici mon passeport.
02 Reading. Which word did you hear?
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eau
03 How do you give your name at reception?
04 Build the phrase from the model.
Model: J'ai une réservation
Tap the words in order
3. Your own turn
Introduce yourself at reception and say you have a booking.
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Bonsoir ! Je m'appelle Marina. J'ai une réservation.
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Try the exercises and your own phrase. You can also move on with support.