cas versus gaz
/kas/ vs /ɡa/
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Aux urgences: French dialogue with IPA and English
Follow all six turns, inspect the pronunciation, and practise the contrasts that matter inside this situation.
Six turns from the current app scene
French conversation, IPA, and English meaning
- MoiBonjour, j'ai une douleur aiguë au ventre.1
/bɔ̃ʒuʀ, ʒ'ai ynə dulœʀ ɛɡɥɛ o vɑ̃tʀə./
Hello, I have a sharp pain in my stomach. - InfirmierDepuis quand avez-vous ces symptômes?2
/dəpɥis kɑ̃d avɛz-vus sɛs sɛ̃ptoməs? /
Since when have you had these symptoms? - MoiÇa a commencé il y a environ deux heures.3
/sa a kɔmɑ̃se il i a ɑ̃viʀɔn dœks œʀəs./
It started about two hours ago. - InfirmierVous avez des allergies à des médicaments?4
/vus avəz dɛs alɛʀʒjɛs a dəs medikamɑ̃ts? /
Do you have any allergies to medications? - MoiNon, aucune allergie connue à ce jour.5
/nɔn, okynə alɛʀʒjɛ kɔnɥɛ a sə ʒuʀ./
No, no known allergies to date. - InfirmierAsseyez-vous, un médecin va vous voir vite.6
/asəjɛz-vus, yn medɛzin va vus vwaʀ vitə./
Sit down, a doctor will see you soon.
Culture and context in French
Read the situation beyond the individual lines.
Les services d'urgences sont ouverts vingt-quatre heures sur vingt-quatre. Ils traitent les cas selon la gravité de l'état du patient. Il faut toujours avoir sa carte vitale pour les soins.
Four sound contrasts from this scene
Minimal pairs before another full read
Alternate each pair, return to the dialogue, and listen for whether the intended word remains clear inside the sentence.
soin versus coin
/sɔɛ̃/ vs /kɔɛ̃/
prise versus brise
/pʀiz/ vs /bʀiz/
pansement versus pensement
/pɑ̃səmɑ̃/ vs /pɑ̃sɛmɑ̃/
Role-play routine
Keep the intention; change one detail.
- Read the exchange once for meaning without stopping at every IPA symbol.
- Repeat one speaker's turns and keep the other turns as prompts.
- Change one time, place, object, or preference while preserving the structure.
- Switch roles and answer without reading the original line word for word.
- Use the app for model audio, recording, and a guided response sequence.
Safety boundary
This is language practice, not professional advice.
The dialogue does not diagnose, treat, provide emergency instructions, replace a clinician, or replace local emergency services. Use qualified help for real medical, legal, financial, or safety decisions.
Continue the aux urgences dialogue in Parle.
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