First Contact · Free speaking lesson
Your First French Conversation: Listen, Repeat and Reply
Open a first French conversation, introduce yourself and ask for repetition.
Watch, listen, then practise · 6 minutes 25 seconds
Original Parle lesson with English captions, AI-assisted graphics and synthesized reference audio. Complete French exchanges cover greetings, introductions and requests to repeat. English and French captions are available. Watch on YouTube · Read the captions.
Use the lesson
- Listen to the greeting and introduction, then repeat during the pauses.
- Try each speaking turn without the written model; pause for more time when you need it.
- Finish the complete conversation and return to the four free First Contact exercises.
Lesson text and French models
Read the French models and the instructions you see in the video. Open the plain-text captions.
Hello!
Bonjour !
Hello!
Bonjour !
Hello!
Au revoir !
Goodbye!
Au revoir !
Goodbye!
My name is...
Je m'appelle Luc.
My name is Luc.
Moi, c'est Marie.
I'm Marie.
Enchanté.
Nice to meet you.
Enchantée.
Nice to meet you.
I don't understand
Je m'appelle Luc.
My name is Luc.
Pardon, je ne comprends pas.
Sorry, I don't understand.
Je m'appelle Luc.
My name is Luc.
Vous pouvez répéter ?
Can you repeat?
Introduce yourself
Bonjour, je suis Paul.
Hello, I am Paul.
Bonjour, moi, c'est Julie.
Hello, I'm Julie.
Enchanté.
Nice to meet you.
Au revoir !
Goodbye!
Continue in Parle
This video and its matching website practice are free. In the optional iPhone and iPad App, all 35 Sounds pages and the first 4 First Contact Course missions are free. The full 120-mission course requires Premium. Phrase Match detects words; it does not grade your accent.
Try the first 4 Course missions freeOriginal lesson by the developer of Parle: Learn & Speak French, App ID 6761505050. AI-assisted scripts and graphics; synthesized reference audio. About Parle.