🇫🇷 French Small Talk & Introductions
Names, where you're from, and the magic words — 'more slowly, please'. The phrases that turn strangers into conversations. Read them below — then actually say them: recognising a phrase and producing it out loud are different skills, and only one helps you in the moment.
| English | French |
|---|---|
| What's your name? | Comment tu t'appelles ? |
| My name is… | Je m'appelle… |
| Nice to meet you | Enchanté(e) |
| Where are you from? | Tu viens d'où ? |
| I'm from… | Je viens de… |
| Do you speak English? | Vous parlez anglais ? |
| I speak a little | Je parle un peu |
| I don't understand | Je ne comprends pas |
| Can you repeat that? | Vous pouvez répéter ? |
| More slowly, please | Plus lentement, s'il vous plaît |
| What do you do? | Qu'est-ce que tu fais dans la vie ? |
| See you later! | À plus tard ! |
How to make these stick
- Say each phrase out loud three times — your mouth learns separately from your eyes.
- Rehearse the scene: imagine the café or the street corner and act out both sides.
- Then use them in a real conversation — Yap gives you a 30-second spoken role-play with an AI tutor that responds, corrects gently, and never judges.
More French phrases
Greetings & BasicsOrdering Food & DrinksAsking for DirectionsNumbers 1–10Shopping & MoneyEmergencies & HealthDays & Telling TimeHotel & Check-in