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Camille checking her phone beside a table set for two with a tomato tart and salad

4 min read

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Vendredi ou samedi ?

Camille enters the wrong dinner date in her calendar, so she and Léa clarify the day, change the time and confirm their new plan.

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4 min read

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Vendredi ou samedi ?

Camille enters the wrong dinner date in her calendar, so she and Léa clarify the day, change the time and confirm their new plan.

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Léa holding her phone and a paper address in a broad Lyon square on an autumn morning

5 min read

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Le plan B de Léa

Léa’s phone dies on her way to her first university class in Lyon, so she asks for directions and finds a practical plan B.

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Maya reading a menu beside a rainy window in a warm Paris café

4 min read

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Au café

Follow Maya and learn how to order at a café in French using je voudrais, express simple preferences and ask how much something costs.

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Émilie standing in the rain outside a warmly lit Paris café

20 min read

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Le Café des Lilas

Follow Émilie and learn to use the present tense to describe a daily routine, order food and drinks, ask for recommendations and make simple conversation in French.

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