A2.2 · Work and study · model audio
How to pronounce “Pouvez-vous répéter ?” in French
Can you repeat? 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 répéter ?
English: Can you repeat?
Speaker in this scene: Manager
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
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.
- 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.
Use the app for the complete practice sequence, Phrase Match word detection, saved progress, and the next structured speaking task.