Ch 26 · Lesson 20French · Chapter 26 · Lesson 20 · Phrase session
Booking and renting
A table, a room, a car or a flat: asking what is available and what it costs.
Why these go together
Booking is where the conditional earns its keep: and are how every polite request starts. Renting a flat in France also brings its own vocabulary: the is the deposit, and means the building's service charges are included in the rent.
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I would like to book a table for four.
Literally: I would like to reserve a table for four people
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Do you have a room free tonight?
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How much is it per night?
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Is breakfast included?
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Would it be possible to see the flat?
Literally: is it that it would be possible to visit the flat
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The rent is eight hundred euros a month.
Matching
0/6Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/6Put the missing word back.
Je voudrais une table pour quatre personnes. (I would like to book a table for four.)
Vous avez une libre pour ce soir ? (Do you have a room free tonight?)
C'est combien par ? (How much is it per night?)
Le est compris ? (Is breakfast included?)
Est-ce qu'il serait de visiter l'appartement ? (Would it be possible to see the flat?)
Le est de huit cents euros par mois. (The rent is eight hundred euros a month.)
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