French · Real conversations
Making plans: French conversation practice
Agree on a place, a time, and who is coming. Read the exchange, reveal the translations when you need them, then try your part before looking at the sample answers.
A2 · Read and rehearse
Your role: A friend arranging a relaxed meetup.
Goal: Agree on a place, a time, and who is coming.
Read the conversation
Partner
Sortons ce week-end.
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Let's go out this weekend.
You
Tu es libre samedi ?
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Are you free on Saturday?
Partner
Oui, je suis libre samedi. Tu y vas avec des amis ?
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Yes, Saturday is free. Are you going with friends?
You
Ça te dit de venir avec nous ?
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Would you like to join us?
Partner
Avec plaisir. Je n'ai pas encore décidé où aller.
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I'd love to. I haven't decided where to go.
You
On se retrouve où ?
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Where shall we meet?
Partner
Retrouvons-nous près de la gare. Quelle heure te convient ?
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Let's meet by the station. What time suits you?
You
Cinq heures, ça te convient ?
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Does five o'clock work for you?
Partner
Cinq heures, c'est parfait. Je t'écris si quelque chose change.
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Five is perfect. I'll message you if anything changes.
You
On reste en contact.
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Let's keep in touch.
Try your part first
Partner says: Let's go out this weekend. Your goal: Are you free on Saturday?
Reveal a sample reply
Tu es libre samedi ?
Are you free on Saturday?
Partner says: Yes, Saturday is free. Are you going with friends? Your goal: Would you like to join us?
Reveal a sample reply
Ça te dit de venir avec nous ?
Would you like to join us?
Partner says: I'd love to. I haven't decided where to go. Your goal: Where shall we meet?
Reveal a sample reply
On se retrouve où ?
Where shall we meet?
Partner says: Let's meet by the station. What time suits you? Your goal: Does five o'clock work for you?
Reveal a sample reply
Cinq heures, ça te convient ?
Does five o'clock work for you?
Partner says: Five is perfect. I'll message you if anything changes. Your goal: Let's keep in touch.
Reveal a sample reply
On reste en contact.
Let's keep in touch.
Make it your own
- Choose a different day.
- Invite one more person.
- Suggest a place closer to home.
Keep the useful expression and change the detail. There can be several appropriate answers; the revealed replies are examples to learn from.
This rehearsal in other languages
A note on speaking French
Use vous with strangers, staff, and people you address formally; use tu when that relationship is established. Je voudrais and pourriez-vous can make a request considerate. The most appropriate choice depends on the person and the situation.
Keep accents and apostrophes. A familiar spoken expression may differ from its literal English translation. Read the complete line, including the pronoun and the words that connect the request.
