Café, market, home
Ordering, allergies, weather, opening a window, good night – small situations where French stays fast and polite.
“Je ne suis pas pressé” is more useful than an adjective list because it gives you something to say.
Everyday French runs on formulas: Je voudrais un café, l’addition s’il vous plaît. Word-by-word study builds sentences nobody says. Here you hear the formula whole.
Nasals and liaison only show up in speech. This list is for listening and reading along, not silent memorisation.
From sentence to article
Weather and local news reuse this vocabulary. LingoGist shows the phrase in a sentence.
The French guide is the next step: real texts rather than a second audio list.
How to use the player
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Once the sentences feel familiar, open real articles with the Chrome extension and meet the same phrases in context.
Questions about everyday French
Is this too formal for friends?
Some lines use vous (café, shop). Others use tu. Learn the sentence with its context.
Will this fix my French r and nasals?
It trains the ear. Your own pronunciation still needs speaking practice. This is input, not a feedback course.
Can I hear French only?
This version always plays your language first, then French with your repetitions, so meaning stays attached.
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Listen to French work phrases
“Tu es en sourdine”, “La date limite est vendredi”, “Je partage mon écran” – office French for the video call.
Listen to French for the doctor and pharmacy
“J’ai mal à la tête”, “J’ai besoin d’une ordonnance”, “Où est la pharmacie ?” – sentences to practise before you need them.
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Meet the same phrases later in real text
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