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Ask for Water in French: Video Speaking Lesson

Ask for water politely in a restaurant.

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

  1. Listen to Bonjour, de l’eau, s’il vous plaît and the reply Oui, tout de suite.
  2. Hear the complete request again and repeat it during the silent gap. Keep /ʒ/ in bonjour voiced, with slightly rounded lips.
  3. Ask for water before the model response appears, then check whether tout de suite means right away.
Practise the free water-request exercise

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.

Bonjour, de l'eau, s'il vous plaît.

I can ask for water politely.

Bonjour, de l'eau, s'il vous plaît.

Hello, water, please.

Oui, tout de suite.

Yes, right away.

Merci.

Thank you.

Bonjour, de l'eau, s'il vous plaît.

Keep /ʒ/ in bonjour voiced; round the lips slightly.

You are in a café. Ask for water politely.

Bonjour, de l'eau, s'il vous plaît.

Hello, water, please.

Merci.

Thank you.

Did the waiter say right away? A Yes or B No?

Answer: A · Yes Tout de suite means right away.

I can ask for water politely.

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Original lesson by the developer of Parle: Learn & Speak French, App ID 6761505050. AI-assisted scripts and graphics; synthesized reference audio. About Parle.