A0 · Unit 4 of 4 in this stage

First transactions: French speaking practice

I can order a drink, buy bread, and ask for a ticket.

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One connected outcome

Four short missions, then one usable response.

1 Order a drink I can order a simple drink.
2 Buy bread I can buy bread at the bakery.
3 Ask for a ticket I can ask for a train ticket.
4 Review: order and buy I can order a drink, buy bread, and ask for a ticket.

Mission 1 · 8 minutes · Food

Order a drink

Commander une boisson

I can order a simple drink.

Watch, listen, then practise · 7 minutes 27 seconds

Order and Pay in French | A0–A2 Café & Shopping Practice

Order coffee, ask for water, buy bread and pay in French. Follow the animations, listen to complete exchanges, repeat in the pauses, then respond without the text. Includes clearly labelled A1 payment and A2 drink-comparison practice.

Original Parle lesson with English captions, AI-assisted graphics and synthesized reference audio. Complete French dialogue models support café, bakery, shop and station practice, with an A2 drink-comparison extension. English and French captions are available. Watch on YouTube · Read the captions. Open this video lesson · All free video lessons.

French dialogue with English meaning

Open a linked French phrase to hear its model audio and practise it in context.

Client

Bonjour, un café, s'il vous plaît.

Hello, a coffee, please.

Serveur

Oui, tout de suite.

Yes, right away.

Client

Thank you.

Use it without copying the whole exchange

Your role-play prompt

You are in a café. Tell the waiter you want a coffee.

Response frame

Bonjour, un café, s'il vous plaît.Hello, a coffee, please.

Merci.Thank you.

Mission 2 · 8 minutes · Food

Buy bread

Acheter du pain

I can buy bread at the bakery.

French dialogue with English meaning

Open a linked French phrase to hear its model audio and practise it in context.

Client

Bonjour, une baguette, s'il vous plaît.

Hello, a baguette, please.

Boulanger

Voilà. Et avec ceci ?

Here you are. Anything else?

Client

Non, merci. Au revoir.

No, thank you. Goodbye.

Use it without copying the whole exchange

Your role-play prompt

You are at the bakery. Ask for a baguette.

Response frame

Bonjour, une baguette, s'il vous plaît.Hello, a baguette, please.

Non, merci. Au revoir.No, thank you. Goodbye.

Mission 3 · 8 minutes · Travel

Ask for a ticket

Demander un billet

I can ask for a train ticket.

French dialogue with English meaning

Open a linked French phrase to hear its model audio and practise it in context.

Voyageur

Bonjour, un billet pour Paris, s'il vous plaît.

Hello, a ticket to Paris, please.

Guichetier

Aller simple ou aller-retour ?

One-way or round trip?

Voyageur

Aller simple, merci.

One-way, thank you.

Use it without copying the whole exchange

Your role-play prompt

You are at the station. Ask for a ticket to Paris.

Response frame

Bonjour, un billet pour Paris, s'il vous plaît.Hello, a ticket to Paris, please.

Aller simple, merci.One-way, thank you.

Mission 4 · 10 minutes · Review

Review: order and buy

Révision : commander et acheter

I can order a drink, buy bread, and ask for a ticket.

French dialogue with English meaning

Open a linked French phrase to hear its model audio and practise it in context.

Client

Bonjour, un café et une baguette, s'il vous plaît.

Hello, a coffee and a baguette, please.

Vendeur

Voilà. C'est tout ?

Here you are. Is that all?

Client

Oui, merci. Au revoir.

Yes, thank you. Goodbye.

Use it without copying the whole exchange

Your role-play prompt

You want a coffee and a baguette. Order.

Response frame

Bonjour, un café et une baguette, s'il vous plaît.Hello, a coffee and a baguette, please.

Oui, merci. Au revoir.Yes, thank you. Goodbye.

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The dialogues, English meanings, mouth cues, and response frames above come from the current Parle course. In the app, every mission adds reviewed model audio, the Hear–Shape–Say–Use sequence, recording, Phrase Match word detection, and progress tracking.

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