French for travel · Free video lesson
Ask for Help in French: Video Speaking Lesson
Ask someone for help politely in French.
Watch, listen, then practise · 1 minute 37 seconds
Original Parle lesson with English captions, AI-assisted graphics and synthesized reference audio. The audio models complete French dialogue phrases; the sound focus stays inside the displayed request. Watch on YouTube · Read the captions.
Use the lesson
- Listen to Pardon, vous pouvez m’aider ? and the reply Oui, bien sûr.
- Hear m’aider inside the complete request and repeat the whole phrase during the silent gap.
- At the speaking prompt, make the request before its model answer appears.
Lesson text and French models
Read the French models and the instructions you see in the video. Open the plain-text captions.
Synthesized reference audio; AI-assisted scripts and graphics. English instructions and captions; free website and video practice.
Pardon, vous pouvez m'aider ?
I can ask for help politely.
Pardon, vous pouvez m'aider ?
Sorry, can you help me?
Oui, bien sûr.
Yes, of course.
Merci, c'est gentil.
Thank you, that's kind.
Pardon, vous pouvez m'aider ?
Listen to m’aider in the full request; then repeat the request.
You are lost. Ask someone for help.
Pardon, vous pouvez m'aider ?
Sorry, can you help me?
Merci, c'est gentil.
Thank you, that's kind.
Was the reply yes or no? A No or B Yes?
Answer: B · Yes Oui, bien sûr means yes, of course.
I can ask for help politely.
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