Telling my landlord the hot water is broken: Prior attempts to fix the problem
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Key Phrases
J'ai un problème avec l'eau chaude.
I have a problem with the hot water.
Il n'y a plus d'eau chaude.
There isn't any more hot water.
J'ai redémarré le chauffe-eau deux fois.
I restarted the water heater twice.
Skills You'll Learn
Describing a household problem clearly.
Décrire clairement un problème à la maison.
Explaining what troubleshooting steps you already tried.
Expliquer les étapes de dépannage que vous avez déjà essayées.
Talking about when a problem started and what still is not working.
Parler du moment où le problème a commencé et de ce qui ne fonctionne toujours pas.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling your landlord or building manager in France because your hot water stopped working yesterday. You explain what happened, what you already tried, and the other person asks a few questions before deciding to call a plumber.
Bonjour, j'ai un problème avec l'eau chaude.
Hello, I have a problem with the hot water.
Bonjour Emily , qu'est-ce qui se passe ?
Hello Emily, what’s going on?
Depuis hier, il n'y a plus d'eau chaude.
Since yesterday, there hasn’t been any hot water.
Ah bon ? Vous avez déjà essayé quelque chose ?
Oh really? Have you already tried anything?
Oui, j'ai redémarré le chauffe-eau deux fois.
Yes, I restarted the water heater twice.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Bonjour.
bohn-zhoor
Hello.
🇫🇷 [Bonjour] is the normal way to open this kind of exchange in France, even if you're calling about a problem. Starting with a greeting makes the request sound more natural, not overly formal.
See breakdown →J'ai
zh ay
I have
💬 [J'] only appears joined to the next word, as in [j'ai]. Never alone.
See breakdown →Un problème
uhn proh-blem
A problem
J'ai un problème.
zh ay uhn proh-blem
I have a problem.
L'eau
l oh
The water
💬 [L'] only appears joined to the next word, as in [l'eau]. Never alone.
See breakdown →Chaude
showd
Hot
L'eau chaude
l oh showd
Hot water
Avec
ah-vek
With
J'ai un problème avec l'eau chaude.
zh ay uhn proh-blem ah-vek l oh showd
I have a problem with the hot water.
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