A2.2 · Travel French · model audio
How to pronounce “Pouvez-vous corriger la date ?” in French
Can you correct the date? Hear the complete line, then keep its meaning and situation in mind as you repeat.
Meaning and use
What this French phrase means
Pouvez-vous corriger la date ?
English: Can you correct the date?
Speaker in this scene: Traveler
Mission: Booking error · Travel disruptions
Related mission sound · /ɛ/
Practise the mission cue, then return to the complete line.
Open your mouth as for 'è' in 'mère'.
The cue belongs to the wider speaking mission and is not presented as a complete IPA transcription of this sentence.
Model word or phrase
erreur
errorRepeat: erreur, erreur.
Booking error · A2.2
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.
- TravelerBonjour, il y a une erreur sur mon billet.Hello, there is an error on my ticket.1
- AgentQuelle est l'erreur ?What is the error?2
- TravelerLe nom est incorrect. C'est Dupont, pas Durand.The name is incorrect. It's Dupont, not Durand.3
- AgentJe corrige cela tout de suite.I'll correct that right away.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 /ɛ/ 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.
Use the app for the complete practice sequence, Phrase Match word detection, saved progress, and the next structured speaking task.