A1.2 · Health conversations · model audio

How to pronounce “J'ai de la fièvre depuis hier.” in French

I have had a fever since yesterday. Hear the complete line, then keep its meaning and situation in mind as you repeat.

Meaning and use

What this French phrase means

J'ai de la fièvre depuis hier.

English: I have had a fever since yesterday.

Speaker in this scene: Patient

Mission: Fever and cough · Health basics

Related mission sound · /f/

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

Bite your lower lip and blow.

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

/f/

Model word or phrase

fièvre

fever

Repeat: fièvre, froid, fatigue.

Fever and cough · A1.2

Use the target with its complete mission conversation

The exact target is a response frame from this mission. Read the exchange for situation and intention, then replay and repeat the separate target audio.

  1. Patient
    J'ai de la fièvre.I have a fever.
  2. Doctor
    Depuis quand ?Since when?
  3. Patient
    Depuis hier. Je tousse aussi.Since yesterday. I have a cough too.
  4. Doctor
    Buvez beaucoup d'eau.Drink a lot of water.

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 /f/ 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.