24: "Excuse me... Is this seat taken?"
It's a situation we find ourselves in regularly. We're in a bar or an auditorium looking for a seat. But... is the one we have our eye on actually free? How should we ask? Let's find out in this short...
26 Sep 20064min
23: "Sorry, I can't make it tonight..."
In this lesson we'll discover how to postpone an appointment we've made. We'll study the expression "Je ne vais pas pouvoir ... [+ infinitive]" and we'll work with the verb "décevoir", to disappoint (...
19 Sep 20069min
22: "How was your holiday?" [Part II]
In the second part of this two-part episode we'll meet the verb "profiter (de)", we'll use the verb "devoir" to say things like "It must have been [difficult, shocking, fantastic]" and we'll revise th...
12 Sep 20069min
21: "How was your holiday?" [Part I]
You're just back from a fantastic vacation. The first question you'll be asked, of course, is "How did it go?" There's so much to talk about: the weather, the food, the people, the location. Let's try...
4 Sep 200611min
20: "I need something for these mosquito bites!"
A trip abroad can often lead to some unexpected physical condition - an upset stomach, itching from insect bites, blistered feet, or whatever. That, in turn, can lead us to the local pharmacy. But, wh...
24 Aug 200610min
19: "My cell phone isn't working. I'd like to have it repaired, please..."
"My cell phone isn't working. I'd like to have it repaired, please..." In this lesson, we'll find out what to say if we need to have something repaired. First, we'll describe the problem. Then we'll s...
17 Aug 200613min
18: "A return ticket to Toulouse, please..."
In this lesson, let's find out how to buy a train ticket. The vocabulary we'll meet will be just as useful when purchasing inter-city bus tickets, plane tickets, and so on. Let's see, also, how to say...
10 Aug 200611min
17: "She's not here right now - would you like to leave a message?"
You make a phone call, but the person you're looking for isn't there. Should you leave a message? Or maybe that's not necessary - you'll call back later. Let's see, in this lesson, how the conversatio...
4 Aug 20068min
