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A1 Lesson 2 of 3 · Survival Dialogues

Ordering and buying with ten words

Get what you need in a café, a shop or a pharmacy, even with a tiny vocabulary.

12 min · 8 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Order with je voudrais
  • Point and ask with ça
  • Ask the price and pay
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1Je voudrais…, s’il vous plaît. The polite way to ask for anything.
  • 2No word? Point and say ça: Je voudrais ça.
  • 3C’est combien ? / Je peux payer par carte ? / L’addition, s’il vous plaît.
  • 4Always start with bonjour and end with merci.

Key vocabulary

l’additionthe bill (restaurant)
la vitrineshop window
c’est toutthat’s all
servirto serve