A0 · Travel French · model audio
How to pronounce “Aller simple ou aller-retour ?” in French
One-way or round trip? Hear the complete line, then keep its meaning and situation in mind as you repeat.
Meaning and use
What this French phrase means
Aller simple ou aller-retour ?
English: One-way or round trip?
Speaker in this scene: Ticket clerk
Mission: Ask for a ticket · First transactions
Related mission sound · /j/
Practise the mission cue, then return to the complete line.
Glide quickly from /i/ into the next vowel without adding another syllable.
The cue belongs to the wider speaking mission and is not presented as a complete IPA transcription of this sentence.
Model word or phrase
billet
ticketSay bi-yet in one smooth movement: billet.
Ask for a ticket · A0
Hear the phrase inside a complete French conversation
Read the exchange once for meaning. Then replay the target line and repeat it without losing the speaker's intention.
- TravelerBonjour, un billet pour Paris, s'il vous plaît.Hello, a ticket to Paris, please.1
- Ticket clerkAller simple ou aller-retour ?One-way or round trip?2
- TravelerAller simple, merci.One-way, thank you.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 /j/ 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
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Record this line inside the guided Parle mission.
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