A2.1 · Home and family · model audio
How to pronounce “Il y a combien de pièces ?” in French
How many rooms are there? Hear the complete line, then keep its meaning and situation in mind as you repeat.
Meaning and use
What this French phrase means
Il y a combien de pièces ?
English: How many rooms are there?
Speaker in this scene: A
Mission: Describe your home · Housing and neighborhood
Related mission sound · /ʁ/
Practise the mission cue, then return to the complete line.
Vibrate your throat as if you are gargling.
The cue belongs to the wider speaking mission and is not presented as a complete IPA transcription of this sentence.
Model word or phrase
appartement
apartmentRepeat: appartement, troisième, chambre.
Describe your home · A2.1
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.
- ATu habites dans quel type de logement ?What type of housing do you live in?1
- BJ'habite dans un appartement au troisième étage.I live in an apartment on the third floor.2
- AIl y a combien de pièces ?How many rooms are there?3
- BIl y a trois pièces : une cuisine, un salon et une chambre.There are three rooms: a kitchen, a living room and a bedroom.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 /ʁ/ 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
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