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A1 French Grammar Lesson

Ordering politely with je voudrais

Je voudrais

5:55 min video · 18 sentences · 7 key words

Transcript with English

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  3. 0:59
  4. 1:11
  5. 1:28
  6. 1:38
  7. 1:51
  8. 2:00
  9. 2:11
  10. 2:22
  11. 2:36
  12. 2:50
  13. 3:07
  14. 3:16
  15. 3:28
  16. 3:38
  17. 3:50
  18. 3:58

About this lesson

Léa goes to a café with her little brother Hugo and politely orders drinks and food. A funny surprise with the sugar ends the visit happily.

How to practise

  1. Read how the pattern works on the first card, then listen to each example sentence.
  2. Repeat every example out loud in the À toi · Your turn pause: the pattern should start to feel automatic.
  3. At the end, check the common mistake and say the practice sentence yourself.

Key words

FrenchEnglishLevel
un caféa café
le serveurthe waiter
un théa tea
un chocolat chauda hot chocolate
un croissanta croissant
le sucrethe sugar
l'additionthe bill

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