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Payer par carte ou en espèces ?

"Paying with cash or card?"
French A2 dictation exercise

Cyril and Isabelle discuss their payment preferences.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "les espèces / le liquide (l'argent)", "personnellement", "une carte bancaire", "lourd.e", "une pièce (argent)", "un porte-monnaie", "juste", "mettre", "une poche de pantalon", "et puis...", "de nos jours", "l'option "sans contact" (carte)", "encore plus [adj.]", "quand même", "respecter", "un budget", "physiquement", "du coup...", "où", "accepter [quelque chose]", "donner le choix à [quelqu'un]", "les gens".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2025-09-04

I'll play you French speech in sections for you to transcribe

  • Start by listening to the whole piece then hit start
  • Play each section and write down what you hear
  • I'll show you correct answers after each for you to mark yourself
Start the exercise
How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Adjectif possessif, Genre féminin
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