Meeting other parents at school: Arranging a playdate
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Key Phrases
Vous êtes le papa de Lucas ?
Are you Lucas's dad?
Emma aime bien jouer avec Lucas.
Emma likes playing with Lucas.
À samedi alors !
See you on Saturday then!
Skills You'll Learn
Introduce yourself and identify a child's parent.
Se présenter et identifier le parent d'un enfant.
Talk about children being friends and playing together.
Parler d'enfants qui s'entendent bien et jouent ensemble.
Arrange a home visit and agree on a day, time, and phone numbers.
Organiser une visite à la maison et se mettre d'accord sur un jour, une heure et les numéros de téléphone.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are a parent meeting another parent at school and arranging a playdate for your children at home this Saturday afternoon.
Bonjour, vous êtes le papa de Lucas ?
Hello, are you Lucas's dad?
Oui, bonjour. Et vous, vous êtes le papa d'Emma ?
Yes, hello. And you, are you Emma's dad?
Oui, c'est ça. Emma aime bien jouer avec Lucas.
Yes, that's right. Emma likes playing with Lucas.
Lucas aussi. Ils sont souvent ensemble à l'école.
Lucas does too. They’re often together at school.
On peut organiser une petite visite à la maison ?
Could we arrange a little visit at your house?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Bonjour
bohn-ZHOOR
Hello
Vous êtes
voo ett
Are you / You are
💬 [Vous êtes] can mean either [you are] or [are you] — French often shows a yes/no question just by using question intonation: [Vous êtes le papa de Lucas ?].
See breakdown →Le papa
luh pa-PA
The dad
De Lucas
duh loo-KA
Of Lucas
💬 [De] shortens to [d'] before a vowel sound: [d'Emma], [d'Alex]. [D'] can't stand alone.
See breakdown →Vous êtes le papa de Lucas ?
voo ett luh pa-PA duh loo-KA
Are you Lucas's dad?
💬 This is a very common way to ask a yes/no question in spoken French: same word order as a statement, just with a rising voice at the end.
See breakdown →Oui
wee
Yes
Oui, bonjour.
wee bohn-ZHOOR
Yes, hello.
Et vous ?
ay voo
And you?
D'Emma
d eh-MA
Of Emma
💬 [De] shortens to [d'] before a vowel sound: [d'Emma], [d'Alice]. [D'] can't stand alone.
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