French A1.15 Listening Practice: Propose An Outing
Listen to a A1 French dialogue about propose an outing, with audio, transcript, and grammar notes for language learning.
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A short French listening chapter with transcript.
Unit 3: turn likes into a practical suggestion with one reusable phrase.
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1. Teacher
Welcome to our quick French listening session! Today, we are learning how to make simple suggestions using 'on peut', which means 'we can'. Let's listen to a short conversation between two friends.
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2. Native Speaker 1
Salut ! On fait quoi ?
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3. Native Speaker 2
On peut aller au cinéma ?
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4. Native Speaker 1
Ah oui ! On peut aller au cinéma.
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5. Native Speaker 2
On peut manger un pop-corn ?
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6. Native Speaker 1
Oui, on peut !
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7. Teacher
Wonderful! Let's break down the key sentences. First, we heard: 'On peut aller au cinéma ?'
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8. Native Speaker 2
On peut aller au cinéma ?
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9. Teacher
This means 'Can we go to the cinema?' We start with 'on peut', meaning 'we can', followed by the action 'aller', which means 'to go'.
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10. Student
I thought 'we' in French was 'nous'. Is 'on' different?
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11. Teacher
Great question! While 'nous' is correct, in casual, everyday French, speakers almost always use 'on' to mean 'we'. It is much more common!
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12. Teacher
Next, we heard: 'On peut manger un pop-corn ?'
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13. Native Speaker 2
On peut manger un pop-corn ?
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14. Teacher
This means 'Can we eat popcorn?' Here, we use 'on peut' followed by 'manger', which means 'to eat'.
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15. Student
So, the verb after 'on peut' is always in its basic, infinitive form?
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16. Teacher
Exactly! You conjugate 'peut', and the second verb like 'aller' or 'manger' stays in the infinitive. It's that simple!
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17. Teacher
And finally, we heard: 'Oui, on peut !'
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18. Native Speaker 1
Oui, on peut !
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19. Teacher
Which simply means, 'Yes, we can!' Well done today. Keep listening and practicing your French!
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