A2.2 · Health conversations · model audio

How to pronounce “Avant ou après le repas ?” in French

Before or after the meal? Hear the complete line, then keep its meaning and situation in mind as you repeat.

Meaning and use

What this French phrase means

Avant ou après le repas ?

English: Before or after the meal?

Speaker in this scene: Patient

Mission: Understand instructions · Healthcare

Related mission sound · /p/

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The cue belongs to the wider speaking mission and is not presented as a complete IPA transcription of this sentence.

/p/

Model word or phrase

prendre

take

Repeat: prendre, pain, pomme.

Understand instructions · A2.2

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.

  1. Doctor
    Prenez ce médicament trois fois par jour.Take this medicine three times a day.
  2. Patient
    Avant ou après le repas ?Before or after the meal?
  3. Doctor
    Après le repas, avec un verre d'eau.After the meal, with a glass of water.
  4. Patient
    D'accord, merci.Okay, thank you.

A four-pass routine

Listen, shape, say, then use.

  1. Play the checked model once without speaking.
  2. Read the English meaning and choose the intention you want to express.
  3. Apply the /p/ cue to its model example, then replay the complete target line.
  4. Read the full exchange aloud, then change one detail and answer again.

Safety boundary

Language practice, not medical advice.

This page explains and models French language from a learning curriculum. It does not diagnose symptoms, recommend treatment, provide emergency instructions, or replace a clinician or local emergency service.

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