A1.1 · Food and shopping · model audio
How to pronounce “Bonjour, combien coûte la banane ?” in French
Hello, how much is the banana? Hear the complete line, then keep its meaning and situation in mind as you repeat.
Meaning and use
What this French phrase means
Bonjour, combien coûte la banane ?
English: Hello, how much is the banana?
Speaker in this scene: Customer
Mission: How much does it cost? · Food and shopping
Related mission sound · /ɔ̃/
Practise the mission cue, then return to the complete line.
Round your lips and nasalize the first syllable without an audible n.
The cue belongs to the wider speaking mission and is not presented as a complete IPA transcription of this sentence.
Model word or phrase
combien
how muchIsolate com-, then say combien ça coûte?
How much does it cost? · A1.1
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.
- CustomerBonjour, combien coûte la banane ?Hello, how much is the banana?1
- SellerLa banane est à un euro.The banana is one euro.2
- CustomerD'accord, je prends deux bananes.Okay, I'll take two bananas.3
- SellerÇa fait deux euros.That's two euros.4
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 /ɔ̃/ 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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