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Scene illustrating a French-language career event networking conversation

Key Phrases

Pouvez-vous m'en dire plus?

Can you tell me more?

Y a-t-il des opportunités pour collaborer?

Is there a chance for collaboration?

Je vous enverrai un email.

I will send you an email.

Skills You'll Learn

Initiating collaboration discussions

Initier des discussions de collaboration

Asking for more information

Demander plus d'informations

Scheduling a meeting

Planifier une rencontre

Lesson Roleplay

Imagine you are reconnecting with someone you met recently at a career event in France. During that event, you had a conversation about potential career opportunities and interesting projects. Now, you're following up on that discussion, expressing interest in collaborating and setting up a meeting to explore the possibilities further.

Bonjour, c'est Emily Smith . Nous avons parlé lors de l'événement de carrière récemment.

Hello, this is Emily Smith. We spoke at the career event recently.

Ah, bonjour! Oui, je me souviens de vous. Comment allez-vous?

Ah, hello! Yes, I remember you. How are you?

Je vais bien, merci. Et vous, comment ça va depuis l'événement?

I'm doing well, thank you. And you, how have you been since the event?

Tout va bien, merci. Travaillant toujours sur les mêmes projets.

All is well, thank you. Still working on the same projects.

C'est super. Lors de notre discussion, vous aviez mentionné un projet intéressant. Pouvez-vous m'en dire plus?

That's great. During our discussion, you mentioned an interesting project. Can you tell me more about it?

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

👋

Bonjour

bohn-zhoor

Hello

💬 Use 'Bonjour' until around 6 PM, then switch to 'Bonsoir'.

🇫🇷 In France, saying 'Bonjour' before starting any conversation is essential etiquette.

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➡️

C'est

s e

This is

💬 Commonly used to introduce things or people in French.

🇫🇷 Used often in conversations to emphasize or introduce new topics.

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👥

Nous

noo

We

💬 Pronoun used to indicate a group including the speaker.

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Avons

ah-vohn

Have

💬 From the verb 'avoir'. Forms of 'avoir' are heavily used in French.

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🗣️

Parlé

par-lay

Spoken

💬 This is the past participle of 'parler'.

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🗣️

Nous avons parlé

noo ah-vohn par-lay

We spoke

💬 A basic past tense construction in French.

🇫🇷 Use this to refer to past interactions elegantly.

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🕰️

Récemment

ray-seh-mahn

Recently

💬 An adverb used to refer to a recent past.

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👍

Oui

wee

Yes

💬 The most common way to say 'yes' in French.

🇫🇷 Essential in any affirmative response; often accompanied by a nod.

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👤

Je

zhuh

I

💬 Pronoun 'je' is always lowercase unless it begins a sentence.

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