Order and Pay in French | A0–A2 Café & Shopping Practice

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At a café

Bonjour, un café, s'il vous plaît.
Hello, a coffee, please.

Oui, tout de suite.
Yes, right away.

Merci.
Thank you.

Change the drink to water

Bonjour, de l'eau, s'il vous plaît.
Hello, water, please.

At a bakery

Bonjour, une baguette, s'il vous plaît.
Hello, a baguette, please.

Voilà. Et avec ceci ?
Here you are. Anything else?

Non, merci. Au revoir.
No, thank you. Goodbye.

Order coffee and bread together

Bonjour, un café et une baguette, s'il vous plaît.
Hello, a coffee and a baguette, please.

Voilà. C'est tout ?
Here you are. Is that all?

Oui, merci. Au revoir.
Yes, thank you. Goodbye.

At a shop · A1 payment

Je voudrais payer, s'il vous plaît.
I would like to pay, please.

Ça fait trois euros.
That's three euros.

Voilà cinq euros.
Here is five euros.

Merci, et voici la monnaie.
Thank you, and here is the change.

At a station · A0 request and A1 card payment

Bonjour, un billet pour Paris, s'il vous plaît.
Hello, a ticket to Paris, please.

Aller simple ou aller-retour ?
One-way or round trip?

Aller simple, merci.
One-way, thank you.

Je paie par carte.
I pay by card.

Compare drinks · A2 extension

Tu préfères le café ou le thé ?
Do you prefer coffee or tea?

Je préfère le café, il est plus fort.
I prefer coffee, it is stronger.

Moi, je trouve le thé meilleur.
I find tea better.

English captions

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Order and pay in French.

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Hello, a coffee, please.

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Start with a complete café request.

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Then practise bread, tickets, payment and
drink preferences.

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You are the customer. Listen for the
greeting, drink and polite ending.

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Listen to the model.

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Listen.

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Hello, a coffee, please.

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Yes, right away.

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Thank you.

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Listen.

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Hello, a coffee, please.

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Your turn: repeat aloud. Pause for more
time.

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Listen.

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Yes, right away.

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Thank you.

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Greet the waiter and ask for a coffee
politely.

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Speak aloud. Pause if needed.

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Listen.

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Hello, a coffee, please.

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Yes, right away.

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Thank you.

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Ask for water instead of coffee.

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Greet, ask politely, then thank.

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Listen.

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Hello, water, please.

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Your turn: repeat aloud. Pause for more
time.

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Which drink did you hear? A Coffee / B
Water

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Answer: B. Hello, water, please.

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Listen.

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Hello, a baguette, please.

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Here you are. Anything else?

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No, thank you. Goodbye.

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Listen.

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Hello, a baguette, please.

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Your turn: repeat aloud. Pause for more
time.

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Ask for a baguette. You do not want
anything else.

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Ask, then finish politely.

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Listen.

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Hello, a baguette, please.

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Here you are. Anything else?

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No, thank you. Goodbye.

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Ask for a coffee and a baguette in one
polite request.

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Keep both items in the same sentence.

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Listen.

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Hello, a coffee and a baguette, please.

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Here you are. Is that all?

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Yes, thank you. Goodbye.

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Hello, a coffee and a baguette, please.

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Join both items with et.

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Ask for a coffee and a baguette.

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Hello, a coffee and a baguette, please.

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Listen.

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I would like to pay, please.

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That's three euros.

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Here is five euros.

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Thank you, and here is the change.

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Listen.

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I would like to pay, please.

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Your turn: repeat aloud. Pause for more
time.

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The total is €3. Say you are giving €5.

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Use the existing model you just heard.

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Listen.

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Here is five euros.

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Thank you, and here is the change.

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Listen.

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Hello, a ticket to Paris, please.

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One-way or round trip?

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One-way, thank you.

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Listen.

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Hello, a ticket to Paris, please.

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Your turn: repeat aloud. Pause for more
time.

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Choose a one-way ticket.

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One-way, thank you.

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Listen.

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I pay by card.

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Your turn: repeat aloud. Pause for more
time.

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Listen.

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Do you prefer coffee or tea?

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I prefer coffee, it is stronger.

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I find tea better.

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I prefer coffee, it is stronger.

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Two speakers, two opinions.

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Say you prefer coffee because it is
stronger.

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Use the complete example.

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Listen.

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I prefer coffee, it is stronger.

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Your turn: repeat aloud. Pause for more
time.

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What did the customer order? A Coffee + a
baguette / B Water only

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Answer: A. Hello, a coffee and a baguette,
please.

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Which ticket did the traveler choose? A
Round trip / B One-way

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Answer: B. One-way, thank you.

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Which drink does this person prefer? A
Coffee / B Tea

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Answer: A. I prefer coffee, it is
stronger.

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