A2.2 · Health conversations · model audio

How to pronounce “Depuis hier soir.” in French

Since yesterday evening. Hear the complete line, then keep its meaning and situation in mind as you repeat.

Meaning and use

What this French phrase means

Depuis hier soir.

English: Since yesterday evening.

Speaker in this scene: Patient

Mission: Locate and date pain · Healthcare

Related mission sound · /m/

Practise the mission cue, then return to the complete line.

Close your lips and vibrate your vocal cords.

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

/m/

Model word or phrase

mal

pain

Repeat: mal, main, matin.

Locate and date pain · 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. Patient
    J'ai mal à la tête depuis hier.I've had a headache since yesterday.
  2. Doctor
    Où exactement ?Where exactly?
  3. Patient
    Devant, au-dessus des yeux.At the front, above my eyes.
  4. Doctor
    Depuis quand ?Since when?
  5. Patient
    Depuis hier soir.Since yesterday evening.

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 /m/ 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.

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.