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Practice a French conversation about directions

French · A1 lesson preview

Listen to a complete beginner dialogue, follow the English translation, then take the tourist’s turns out loud. No account or AI is needed for this preview.

Where is the subway?

Level
A1
Dialogue
9 speaking turns
Included here
Audio, text, and translation

Listen to the whole conversation

Play each line at normal or slow speed. Read the translation when you need it, but listen once before looking down.

  1. tourist

    Excusez-moi, monsieur.

    Excuse me, sir.

    Slow audio
  2. tourist

    Où est le métro ?

    Where is the subway?

    Slow audio
  3. local

    Le métro est là-bas.

    The subway is over there.

    Slow audio
  4. local

    Vous voyez ?

    Do you see?

    Slow audio
  5. tourist

    Ah oui, merci.

    Oh yes, thank you.

    Slow audio
  6. tourist

    Et l’Hôtel de France ?

    And what about the Hôtel de France?

    Slow audio
  7. local

    Je ne sais pas, désolé.

    I don't know, sorry.

    Slow audio
  8. tourist

    D’accord. Merci. Au revoir !

    Alright, thanks. Goodbye!

    Slow audio
  9. local

    Bonne journée !

    Have a nice day!

    Slow audio

Now take one side out loud

For each turn, listen once, pause, and copy the whole line. The goal here is a useful speaking rep—not a score.

  1. tourist

    Excusez-moi, monsieur.

    Excuse me, sir.

  2. tourist

    Où est le métro ?

    Where is the subway?

  3. tourist

    Ah oui, merci.

    Oh yes, thank you.

  4. tourist

    Et l’Hôtel de France ?

    And what about the Hôtel de France?

  5. tourist

    D’accord. Merci. Au revoir !

    Alright, thanks. Goodbye!

Turn this dialogue into a real conversation

Watch: listen at normal or slow speed and rebuild each line from what you hear.

Copy: inside the lesson, say useful chunks out loud and get focused pronunciation feedback.

Chat: use what you copied in a low-pressure conversation with Copy, your AI conversation partner.

You can listen, read, and practice the speaking turns on this page without an account. Start a trial when you want pronunciation feedback, AI conversation, and saved progress.