A1.1 · Everyday services · model audio
How to pronounce “Merci, et voici la monnaie.” in French
Thank you, and here is the change. Hear the complete line, then keep its meaning and situation in mind as you repeat.
Meaning and use
What this French phrase means
Merci, et voici la monnaie.
English: Thank you, and here is the change.
Speaker in this scene: Seller
Mission: I would like to pay · Food and shopping
Related mission sound · /p/
Practise the mission cue, then return to the complete line.
Close lips, then open with a small puff.
The cue belongs to the wider speaking mission and is not presented as a complete IPA transcription of this sentence.
Model word or phrase
payer
to payRepeat: payer, payer.
I would like to pay · 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.
- CustomerJe voudrais payer, s'il vous plaît.I would like to pay, please.1
- SellerÇa fait trois euros.That's three euros.2
- CustomerVoilà cinq euros.Here is five euros.3
- SellerMerci, et voici la monnaie.Thank you, and here is the change.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 /p/ 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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