A1.2 · Travel French · model audio
How to pronounce “À quelle heure part le train pour Marseille ?” in French
What time does the train to Marseille leave? Hear the complete line, then keep its meaning and situation in mind as you repeat.
Meaning and use
What this French phrase means
À quelle heure part le train pour Marseille ?
English: What time does the train to Marseille leave?
Speaker in this scene: Traveler
Mission: Choose the departure · Simple travel
Related mission sound · /ʁ/
Practise the mission cue, then return to the complete line.
Vibrate your throat like a French 'r'.
The cue belongs to the wider speaking mission and is not presented as a complete IPA transcription of this sentence.
Model word or phrase
train
trainRepeat: train, heure, départ.
Choose the departure · A1.2
Use the target with its complete mission conversation
The exact target is a response frame from this mission. Read the exchange for situation and intention, then replay and repeat the separate target audio.
- TravelerÀ quelle heure part le train ?What time does the train leave?1
- Ticket agentIl part à 14 heures.It leaves at 2 PM.2
- TravelerD'accord, je prends ce train.Okay, I'll take this train.3
A four-pass routine
Listen, shape, say, then use.
- Play the checked model once without speaking.
- Read the English meaning and choose the intention you want to express.
- Apply the /ʁ/ cue to its model example, then replay the complete target line.
- Read the full exchange aloud, then change one detail and answer again.
Same speaking mission
Continue with related French phrases
These lines belong to the same situation, so the vocabulary and speaking intention stay connected.
Record this line inside the guided Parle mission.
Use the app for the complete practice sequence, Phrase Match word detection, saved progress, and the next structured speaking task.