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La négociation: 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

  1. Client
    Votre tarif est un peu élevé pour notre budget.

    /vɔtʀə taʀif ɛst yn pɛy elɛve puʀ nɔtʀɛ bydʒət./

    Your rate is a bit high for our budget.
  2. Moi
    C'est le prix de la qualité et du service après-vente.

    /k'ɛst lə pʀiks dɛ la kalite ɛt dy sɛʀvizɛ apʀɛs-vɑ̃tə./

    That's the price of quality and after-sales service.
  3. Client
    Pourriez-vous faire un geste commercial?

    /puʀʀjəz-vus fɛʀɛ yn ʒɛstə kɔmɛʀsjal? /

    Could you make a commercial gesture?
  4. Moi
    On peut envisager une remise de cinq pour cent.

    /ɔn pœt ɑ̃vizaʒəʀ ynɛ ʀɛmizɛ də sink puʀ sɑ̃t./

    We can consider a five percent discount.
  5. Client
    C'est un bon début, on va y réfléchir sérieusement.

    /k'ɛst yn bɔn debyt, ɔn va i ʀefleʃiʀ seʀjœzəmɑ̃t./

    That's a good start, we'll think about it seriously.
  6. Moi
    Parfait, je vous envoie la proposition révisée par mail.

    /paʀfɛt, ʒə vus ɑ̃vwajɛ la pʀɔpɔzisjɔn ʀevize paʀ me./

    Perfect, I'll send you the revised proposal by email.

Culture and context in French

Read the situation beyond the individual lines.

Une bonne négociation demande de la confiance. Expliquez vos arguments clairement et respectez les délais. L'accord final doit être écrit.

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.

1

prix versus prise

/pʀi/ vs /pʀiz/

2

vente versus vent

/vɑ̃tə/ vs /vɑ̃t/

3

offre versus ouvre

/ɔfʀ/ vs /uvʀ/

4

taux versus tout

/to/ vs /tu/

Role-play routine

Keep the intention; change one detail.

  1. Read the exchange once for meaning without stopping at every IPA symbol.
  2. Repeat one speaker's turns and keep the other turns as prompts.
  3. Change one time, place, object, or preference while preserving the structure.
  4. Switch roles and answer without reading the original line word for word.
  5. Use the app for model audio, recording, and a guided response sequence.

Continue the la négociation dialogue in Parle.

Hear the reviewed model, record your turns, and practise a response instead of only reading the script.