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Beginning French Dialogue
French Listening Comprehension
Dialogue 4 - À l'hôtel ~ At the Hotel
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Vocabulary Restaurant
  Greetings
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  Vouloir
   
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Beginning French Dialogue
French Listening Comprehension Exercise
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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
Listening Index     French for Beginners

  

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