Beginning French Dialogue
French Listening Comprehension
Dialogue 3 - Le petit déjeuner ~ Breakfast
Transcript and Translation
This dialogue is read by a man and a woman taking turns being the
waiter/waitress and customer.
| Serveur/Serveuse | Bonjour Madame/Monsieur, le buffet est par ici. | Good morning, ma'am/sir. The buffet is over here. |
| Client(e) | Je peux prendre cette table, ici ? | Can I take this table here? |
| Serveur | Comme vous voulez. | As you wish. |
| Client | Où est le café s'il vous plaît? | Where is the coffee, please? |
| Serveur | Le café est sur la table dans la carafe noire. | The coffee is on the table in the black carafe. |
| Client | Et où est le lait, Monsieur/Madame ? | And where is the milk, sir/ma'am? |
| Serveur | Le lait est à côté. | The milk is next to it. |
| Client | Et le sucre? | And the sugar? |
| Serveur | Le sucre est sur la table. | The sugar is on the table. |
| Client | Merci. | Thank you. |
| Serveur | Vous avez aussi le pain, la confiture et le fromage sur la table, si vous voulez. | You also have bread, jelly, and cheese on the table, if you want. |
| Client | Merci. Et il y a le jus d'orange ? | Thank you. And is there orange juice? |
| Serveur | Je suis desolé(e), Madame/Monsieur, mais il n'y a pas le jus d'orange. Mais il y a le chocolat chaud. | I'm sorry, ma'am/sir, there is no orange juice. But there is hot chocolate. |
| Client | Merci. J'ai faim. | Thank you. I'm hungry. |
| Serveur | Vous avez terminé, Madame/Monsieur ? | Are you finished, ma'am/sir? |
| Client | Oui, merci. Et l'addition ? | Yes, thank you. And the check? |
| Serveur | Il n'y pas d'addition pour les clients de l'hôtel. | There is no check for hotel customers. |
| Client | Je comprends. Merci. | I understand. Thank you. |
| Serveur | De rien. | You're welcome. |
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Dialogue authors: Allen Kalik and Camille Chevalier Used with permission of Camille Chevalier Karfis Audio book & podcast author at French Today |
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