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Rent a flat: Location d’appartement

Rent a flat in Paris

French dialogue about renting a flat / apartment in France. Learn all the necessary expressions and vocabulary related to finding accommodation in France. Don't forget to do the vocabulary exercises ! 

Dialogue

Dans une agence de location:

– Bonjour, je cherche une chambre à louer. Auriez-vous quelque chose à me proposer ?

– Bonjour Mademoiselle. Naturellement. On en a plusieurs. Vous cherchez quelques chose de précis ?

– Je voudrais un studio près du centre de la ville ou avec des transports en commun à proximité.

– Est-ce que vous souhaitez un appartement meublé ?

– Oui, s’il-vous-plaît. Je voudrais quelque chose de disponible tout de suite.

– Bien sûr. Quel est votre budget ?

– C’est-à-dire ?

– Combien êtes-vous prêt à dépenser en loyer tous les mois ?

– Ah, oui ! Je dirais 400 euros. Mais pas plus.

– Très bien. J’ai un studio meublé à deux pas de notre agence. Il est un peu plus cher par contre: le loyer est à 430€. L’avantage c’est que toutes les charges sont comprises.

– Vous pourriez préciser ce que cela signifie ?

– Cela vous dire que vous n’aurez pas à payer ni la facture d’eau ni d'électricité.  

– C’est parfait !

– Si vous pouvez attendre 10 minutes on pourrait aller le visiter tout à l’heure.

– Très bien Madame. Je reviendrai dans 10 minutes. A tout à l’heure.

– A toute à l’heure.

Apartment in France
Apartment in France

Exercises

Exercise 1

 

Exercise 2

 

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French Vocabulary to Study in France 1

Sorbonne University, Paris

If you want to study in France as an international student, you will need to know some specific words and expressions related to school, university and education in general.

You will find these useful whether you are on a study abroad French language program or just as a regular student at the French University or Grande Ecole. Here is the first part in the series related to studying in France. 

Study in France Vocabulary 

  French English
1 to enrol in a university s'inscrire dans une université
2 enrolment l'inscription (fem.)
3 a student card une carte d'étudiant
4 an undergraduate un(e) étudiant(e) de premier cycle
5 a fresher / a freshman un(e) étudiant(e) de première année
6 a postgraduate student un(e) étudiant(e) de troisième cycle
7 the academic year l'année universitaire (fem.)
8 a lecture une conférence
9 a lecture hall un amphitéâtre / un amphi (famlier)
10 a B.A. degree une licence de lettres

Exercises

Exercise 1: easy

Part 1: 

 

Part 2: 

Exercise 2: 

This year I'm going to enrol to the French university.
The enrolment to the university has been closed.
Do you have a student card ?
I'm an undergraduate student.
Lots of freshmen students are of foreign origin.
The postgraduate students are few.
The academic year has just begun.
It was a really interesting lecture.
All lectures are held in the lecture hall F.
I have a B.A in Modern Literature.

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10 Great Formal French Words to Amaze Your French Friends

Interesting Formal French Words

Here are some very common French words that are used in everyday speech and which you can express in a more formal way, giving a touch of “sophistication” to your language.

The truth is that you may become fed up with using the same words all the time. With these words you will bring your knowledge of French to the next level and surprise your French friends.

Even if you are a beginner, you will learn here some basic but essential French vocabulary that you will certainly find useful in everyday conversations. You come back later to learn their more advanced synonymes.

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