Speaking

Survival Phrases

The exact phrases you need for real life abroad — with practice dialogues and audio, for every level.

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Eating & Drinking Out

Restaurants, cafés, bars, and ordering food.

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Making a Restaurant Reservation

Use these phrases when you want to book a table at a French restaurant, confirm the details, or make changes to your booking.

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Making a Restaurant Reservation

Use these phrases when you need to call a French restaurant to reserve a table, change details, or mention dietary needs.

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Ordering at a Restaurant

Use these simple phrases to order food and drinks at a French restaurant.

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Ordering at a Restaurant

Use these essential phrases when you visit a restaurant in France to order your meal and communicate with the staff.

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Ordering at a Restaurant

Use these intermediate phrases when ordering a meal, asking for recommendations, and interacting with staff at a French restaurant.

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Ordering Coffee at a Café

Use these phrases when ordering coffee or tea at a French café counter.

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Ordering Coffee at a Café

Use these phrases when you order coffee or tea in a French café.

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Allergies & Dietary Needs

Use these phrases when you need to communicate your allergies or dietary needs at a French restaurant.

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Allergies & Dietary Needs

Use these phrases when dining out in France to communicate your dietary requirements and food allergies clearly.

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Sending Food Back & Complaints

Use these phrases when you need to politely address errors, cold food, or missing items in a French restaurant.

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Paying & Splitting the Bill

Use these phrases when you want to ask for the bill, pay, or split the total in a French restaurant.

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Paying & Splitting the Bill

Use these phrases when you pay the bill at a restaurant or café in France.

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Paying & Splitting the Bill

Use these phrases when you are ready to pay your bill at a French restaurant or café.

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Ordering Drinks at a Bar

Use these phrases when you visit a French bar to order drinks, handle tabs, and buy rounds.

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Ordering Drinks at a Bar

Use these phrases to order drinks, manage your tab, and buy rounds at a French bar.

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Takeaway & Delivery

Use these phrases when you order food to take away or for home delivery.

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Takeaway & Delivery

Use these phrases when ordering takeaway or delivery from French restaurants.

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Takeaway & Delivery

Use these intermediate phrases when ordering food to go or resolving delivery issues in French.

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At a Fast-Food Counter

Use these simple phrases when you order food at a French fast-food counter.

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At a Fast-Food Counter

Use these practical phrases to order food and pay at a fast-food counter in France.

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At the Bakery & Deli

Use these phrases to order bread, pastries, and deli items in French.

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At the Bakery & Deli

Use these beginner phrases when ordering bread, cheese, and meats at a French bakery or deli.

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Buying Street Food

Use these phrases when ordering delicious street food from a local French stall.

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Buying Street Food

Use these phrases to order food, ask about ingredients, and pay at a French street food stall.