A2.2 · Work and study · model audio
How to pronounce “Excusez-moi, je n'ai pas compris la consigne.” in French
Excuse me, I didn't understand the instruction. Hear the complete line, then keep its meaning and situation in mind as you repeat.
Meaning and use
What this French phrase means
Excusez-moi, je n'ai pas compris la consigne.
English: Excuse me, I didn't understand the instruction.
Speaker in this scene: A
Mission: Ask for clarification · At work
Related mission sound · /ʒ/
Practise the mission cue, then return to the complete line.
Round your lips slightly and let your voice vibrate.
The cue belongs to the wider speaking mission and is not presented as a complete IPA transcription of this sentence.
Model word or phrase
budget
budgetRepeat: budget, je vérifie, les chiffres.
Ask for clarification · 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.
- AExcusez-moi, je n'ai pas compris la consigne.Excuse me, I didn't understand the instruction.1
- BBien sûr. Vous devez vérifier les chiffres.Of course. You need to check the numbers.2
- AD'accord. Et je les compare avec le budget ?Okay. And I compare them with the budget?3
- BExactement. Ensuite, vous me faites un retour.Exactly. Then you give me feedback.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 /ʒ/ 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.
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