French basic phrases game
Seventeen phrases that each do one job: introduce yourself, admit you did not follow, ask the price, ask for the bill, ask for help. Every one is in the vous form, which is the form you want with someone you have just met.
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Five games take this set. Whole phrases are too long for the grid and spelling games, so Flooded Hold is the one to play here: it shows the phrase against an English meaning and asks whether they match.
The 17 words you will practise
| French | English | Say it like |
|---|---|---|
| Je m'appelle … | My name is … | zhuh mah-PEL |
| Comment vous appelez-vous ? | What is your name? | ko-MON voo zah-play VOO |
| Je viens de … | I am from … | zhuh vyan duh |
| Enchanté | Pleased to meet you | on-shon-TAY |
| J'apprends le français | I am learning French | zhah-PRON luh fron-SEH |
| Je ne comprends pas | I don't understand | zhuh nuh kom-PRON pah |
| Parlez-vous anglais ? | Do you speak English? | par-lay voo on-GLEH |
| Pouvez-vous répéter ? | Could you repeat that? | poo-vay voo ray-pay-TAY |
| Plus lentement, s'il vous plaît | Slower, please | pluu lont-MON seel voo PLEH |
| Je ne sais pas | I don't know | zhuh nuh seh pah |
| Comment dit-on … en français ? | How do you say … in French? | ko-MON dee-TON on fron-SEH |
| Où est … ? | Where is …? | oo eh |
| Où sont les toilettes ? | Where is the toilet? | oo son lay twah-LET |
| Combien ça coûte ? | How much is it? | kom-BYAN sah KOOT |
| Je voudrais … | I would like … | zhuh voo-DREH |
| L'addition, s'il vous plaît | The bill, please | lah-dee-SYON seel voo PLEH |
| Pouvez-vous m'aider ? | Can you help me? | poo-vay voo may-DAY |
Want the explanations rather than the drill? Read the French basic phrases lesson.
5 games run on this set
- Sky Rescue: 10 rounds
- Pop Quiz: 10 rounds
- Kraken Escape: 48 rounds
- Warp Run: 10 rounds
- Flooded Hold: 6 rounds
Questions
Why is there a space before the question mark?
French typography puts a thin space before ?, !, : and ;. Combien ça coûte ? is correctly spaced, and the games render it that way rather than tidying it into English punctuation.
Is je ne comprends pas worth learning before anything else?
It is the most useful phrase in the set. Paired with plus lentement, s'il vous plaît and pouvez-vous répéter ?, it keeps a conversation alive instead of ending it.
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