A1 speaking practice

Ordering coffee in French

Listen first, then read the dialogue aloud. The audio uses synthetic practice voices.

Dialogue and translation

1. Bonjour, vous désirez ?

   Hello, what would you like?

2. Je voudrais un café, s’il vous plaît.

   I’d like a coffee, please.

3. Sur place ou à emporter ?

   For here or to take away?

4. Sur place, merci.

   For here, thank you.

Your turn

Order a tea to take away.

Je voudrais is a polite way to ask. Sur place means for here and à emporter means to take away.

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