Module 3: Au restaurant
Leçon 2: L’addition s’il-vous plaît!
LEÇON 2 🎯 :
In this first lesson, you’re going to learn how to ask for the bill and pay in French. Make sure you watch the videos in order and download your pdf to follow along the lesson.
Vidéo 1:
C’est terminé monsieur? Vous voulez autre chose? Un café peut-être?
Bonjour: Hello
Je m’appelle: I am called / My name is
Comment ça va: How is it going?
Aujourd’hui: Today
Vidéo 2:
Oui. Je voudrais un café et l’addition s’il-vous plait.
Ça va bien: I’m ok/I’m well.
Et toi: And you?
*In the dialogue, Rufus answers Et tu? which is a very common mistake learners make. The correct answer is Et toi. Check the FAQ section at the end of the lesson for more information.
Vidéo 3:
Voilà monsieur. Vous payez comment? Par carte bancaire ou en espèces?
Très bien: very well
Merci: thank you
Comment tu t’appelles?: How are you called? (what’s your name)
Vidéo 4:
En espèces s’il-vous plait. Gardez la monnaie. C’est pour le service. Merci madame.
Je m’appelle: I am called / My name is
Je suis anglais*: I’m English.
et: and
je parle: I speak
un peu: a bit
français*: French
*note: nationalities and languages are always spelt in lowercase in French.
QUIZZ & EXERCICES 📖:
Mots-croisés
Le Pendu
Quizz
FLASHCARD AUDIO 🎧 :
CULTURE 🗺:
Le pourboire 💋:
So what is la bise?
It literally means “the kiss“ and it’s a typical way for French people to say bonjour. But be careful, la bise doesn’t work in every situation. We only do la bise to people we know and are friends with. Otherwise, a handshake will do just fine.
LEÇON 1 - F.A.Q 💡:
“Salut” is used for a more casual tone – you would say “Salut” to your friends but you wouldn’t say “Salut” to your boss for example. “Bonjour” is more formal and general so in doubt, just use that one ;).
Also, you can use “Salut” to say both Hi and Goodbye.
We use “Tu” with talking to people we know (friends, family members, colleagues…).
We use “Vous” when talking to people we don’t know like the waiter at a restaurant or an employee at the bank. It’s called “la forme de politesse” (the polite form).
The difference between Tu and Toi is mainly grammatical. Tu is a pronoun subject (pronom sujet) meaning you will use Tu with a verb:
- Tu parles français = You speak French.
(Tu + verb parler)
Toi is a stressed pronoun (pronom tonique) meaning you will use Toi when you want to put an emphasis on the person you’re referring to. Toi is not used with a verb and is a great tool to use to keep a conversation going without building long sentences.
- Je parle français. Et toi?