French · Real conversations
Study: French conversation practice
Follow a lesson and ask for useful study help. 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 student speaking with a teacher or classmate.
Goal: Follow a lesson and ask for useful study help.
Read the conversation
Partner
Ouvrez vos livres, s'il vous plaît.
Show English translation
Open your books, please.
You
On est à quelle page ?
Show English translation
Which page are we on?
Partner
Page vingt. Le nouveau devoir y est expliqué.
Show English translation
Page twenty. The new assignment is explained there.
You
Quand faut-il rendre le devoir ?
Show English translation
When is the assignment due?
Partner
C'est à rendre lundi. Tu as essayé la première question ?
Show English translation
It's due on Monday. Have you tried the first question?
You
Tu pourrais vérifier ma réponse ?
Show English translation
Could you check my answer?
Partner
Oui, apporte-la. Tu as fait le reste ?
Show English translation
Yes, bring it over. Have you done the rest?
You
Je n'ai pas encore fini.
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I haven't finished yet.
Partner
Ce n'est pas grave. Tu peux discuter de l'exercice avec un camarade.
Show English translation
That's okay. You can discuss the exercise with a classmate.
You
On peut travailler ensemble ?
Show English translation
Can we work together?
Try your part first
Partner says: Open your books, please. Your goal: Which page are we on?
Reveal a sample reply
On est à quelle page ?
Which page are we on?
Partner says: Page twenty. The new assignment is explained there. Your goal: When is the assignment due?
Reveal a sample reply
Quand faut-il rendre le devoir ?
When is the assignment due?
Partner says: It's due on Monday. Have you tried the first question? Your goal: Could you check my answer?
Reveal a sample reply
Tu pourrais vérifier ma réponse ?
Could you check my answer?
Partner says: Yes, bring it over. Have you done the rest? Your goal: I haven't finished yet.
Reveal a sample reply
Je n'ai pas encore fini.
I haven't finished yet.
Partner says: That's okay. You can discuss the exercise with a classmate. Your goal: Can we work together?
Reveal a sample reply
On peut travailler ensemble ?
Can we work together?
Make it your own
- Ask about a different assignment.
- Work with a different partner.
- Explain which part is unfinished.
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.
