A1 French Conversation
My Train Leaves in Ten Minutes!
Mon train part dans dix minutes !
2:19 min video · 8 sentences · 3 key words
Conversation script with English
Hide the English to test yourself.
- Karim Inès, je n’ai pas mon billet !Inès, I don't have my ticket!
- Inès Quoi ? Ton train part quand ?What? When does your train leave?
- Karim Dans dix minutes !In ten minutes!
- Inès Il y a un papier sous le fauteuil.There is a paper under the armchair.
- Karim C’est mon billet ! Merci, Inès !It's my ticket! Thank you, Inès!
- Inès Vite, la gare est à côté !Quick, the station is next door!
- Karim Je vais courir. À demain, voisine !I'm going to run. See you tomorrow, neighbour!
- Inès Bon voyage, Karim !Have a good trip, Karim!
About this lesson
Two neighbours meet in a hotel lobby. Karim's train leaves soon and he has lost his ticket, but Inès finds it just in time.
How to practise
- Listen to the conversation with English.
- When you see À toi · Your reply, answer out loud in your own words before the reply plays.
- Then repeat the real reply in the À toi · Your turn pause.
Key words
| French | English | Level |
|---|---|---|
| dix minutes | ten minutes | |
| le fauteuil | the armchair | |
| la gare | the station |
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