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La Politesse — 5 French phrases in 20 seconds
French politeness vocabulary · 5 phrases
A 20-second drill built from our La Politesse chart.
🎬 Watch: 5 phrases from « La Politesse »
🎧 Narrated by a native French speaker · every line read aloud
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🎬 About this short
A 20-second drill on « La Politesse » (French politeness vocabulary): five real phrases, three seconds to guess, then the meaning. Every phrase comes straight from our La Politesse vocabulary chart — open it for the full word list, audio on each line, and a practice quiz.
🔊 The five phrases
Je vous en prie, après vous.Please, after you.
Merci, c’est très gentil.Thanks, that’s very kind.
Bonne soirée à tous !Good evening to everyone!
Je peux ouvrir la fenêtre ?May I open the window?
Volontiers, avec plaisir !Gladly, with pleasure!
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