Asking for help with French

Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback. Read along, then try each line aloud.

Explain the difficulty

Je ne comprends pas means I do not understand. You do not need to explain every missing word before asking for help. Excusez-moi makes a polite opening with vous; excuse-moi is the singular informal version.

Je parle un peu français tells the listener you speak a little French. Language names use lowercase in French: français. Practice the entire phrase so you can say it when the conversation feels fast.

Request a useful change

Vous pouvez répéter ? asks for repetition. Add s’il vous plaît for please. Plus lentement means more slowly. An informal version is Tu peux répéter ? with s’il te plaît.

Comment ça s’écrit ? asks how something is written. Showing the written word can help connect sound and spelling. Ask one short question at a time, then try the answer again.

Notice French spelling

French accents include é, è, ê, ë, à, ù, î, ï, ô, û, and ü. They may guide pronunciation or distinguish words. Ou means or; où means where. Do not remove accents when writing practice answers.

Apostrophes commonly replace a vowel before a vowel sound: je becomes j’ in j’aime, and le or la becomes l’ in l’école. The apostrophe belongs to the written word group; it is not a pause to pronounce.

Lesson vocabulary

Listen once, say it aloud, and try to recall the French before looking.

Practice questions

Try every question, then check your answers. Capital letters and punctuation do not affect your score. Accents and ç do matter.

Showing an answer makes that question a practice item worth zero for this attempt. Retry with the answers hidden when you’re ready. If audio cannot play, use Show answer / text to practice by reading.

Independent practice

These are independent practice tasks. The site does not record your voice, save your writing, or grade open-ended answers. Ask a teacher or conversation partner for feedback when you can.