About This Lesson
Use Checking a Simple Order to practice French conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
Vérifions la commande.
veh-ree-FYOHN lah koh-MAHND Let's check the order.
B
Les boissons sont ici.
lay bwah-SOHN soh(n)-tee-SEE The drinks are here.
A
Est-ce qu'on a aussi la nourriture ?
ess-kohn-AH oh-SEE lah noo-ree-TOOR Do we have the food too?
B
C'est dans ce sac.
say dah(n) suh SAK It's in this bag.
A
Est-ce que tout est correct ?
ess-kuh TOO ay koh-REKT Is everything correct?
B
Ça correspond au reçu.
sah koh-reh-SPOHN oh ruh-SOO It matches the receipt.
A
Je peux prendre les boissons.
zhuh puh PRAH(N)DR lay bwah-SOHN I can take the drinks.
B
Je vais porter le sac de nourriture.
zhuh VEH por-TAY luh SAK duh noo-ree-TOOR I'll carry the food bag.Word by Word
Vérifions
In Vérifions la commande, Vérifions means “let’s check” and proposes that the speakers check together. It is the form used for a shared suggestion from vérifier. A common use is to begin a suggestion with Vérifions and then name what should be checked.
la
In la commande, la means “the” before the feminine singular noun commande. It identifies one specific order. Reuse la directly before a feminine singular noun.
commande
In la commande, commande means “order,” referring to the food order being checked. It names what the speakers want to verify at the pickup counter. Reuse la commande when referring to this order.
Les
In Les boissons, Les means “the” before the plural noun boissons. It refers to the drinks as a group. Reuse Les directly before a plural noun.
boissons
In Les boissons sont ici, boissons means “drinks.” It identifies the drinks that have arrived at the pickup counter. Reuse Les boissons when referring to the drinks in an order.
sont
In Les boissons sont ici, sont means “are” and links Les boissons with ici. It is the form of être used with the plural subject Les boissons. A common pattern is a plural subject followed by sont and a location.
ici
In Les boissons sont ici, ici means “here,” indicating the current place where the drinks are. It is useful when pointing out that an item has arrived or is available at the present location. Reuse it to identify something as being here.
Est-ce que
Est-ce que begins the yes-or-no question Est-ce qu’on a aussi la nourriture ? Est-ce provides the question form, while que introduces the clause that follows; together they ask whether the speakers have the food too. Reuse Est-ce que before a clause to form a question.
qu'on
In Est-ce qu’on a aussi la nourriture ?, qu’on means “that we” within the question clause. It is formed from que and on, with que shortened before on. Here on refers to the two speakers together; reuse qu’on before a verb in a clause.
a
In qu’on a aussi la nourriture, a means “has” or “have,” referring to whether the speakers have the food. It is the form of avoir used with on. Reuse on a before an object when saying that people have something.
aussi
In Est-ce qu’on a aussi la nourriture ?, aussi means “also” or “too.” It adds the food to the drinks already being checked. It can come before the additional item, as in aussi la nourriture.
nourriture
In la nourriture, nourriture means “food,” referring to the food included in the order. It is the additional item the speakers check after the drinks. Reuse la nourriture when referring to the food in this order.
C'est
In C’est dans ce sac, C’est means “it is” and identifies the food as being in the bag. It is the contraction of ce and est used at the start of the sentence. Reuse C’est followed by a location when saying where something is.
dans
In C’est dans ce sac, dans means “in” and marks the bag as the place where the food is. It is used before the noun naming the container or location. Reuse dans followed by a noun when stating that something is inside a place or container.
ce
In ce sac, ce means “this” and points to the particular bag being identified. It comes before the singular masculine noun sac here. Reuse ce before a singular masculine noun when pointing to one specific thing.
sac
In ce sac, sac means “bag,” specifically the bag containing the food. It is the noun identified by ce. Reuse ce sac when pointing to this particular bag.
tout
In Est-ce que tout est correct ?, tout means “everything” and refers to the whole order rather than one item. It is the subject of the question about whether the order is correct. Reuse tout est followed by an adjective to evaluate a whole situation.
est
In tout est correct, est means “is” and links tout with correct. It is the form of être used with tout in this sentence. Reuse a subject followed by est and an adjective to describe that subject or situation.
correct
In tout est correct, correct means “correct” or “right,” saying that everything is in order. It describes tout after est. Reuse est correct to confirm that something is correct.
Ça
In Ça correspond au reçu, Ça means “it” or “that” and refers back to the order or its contents just checked. It is the subject of the statement about matching the receipt. Reuse Ça followed by a verb when referring to something already under discussion.
correspond
In Ça correspond au reçu, correspond means “matches” or “corresponds,” saying that the order agrees with the receipt. It is the form of correspondre used with Ça. Use this construction when checking whether something matches a reference.
au
In au reçu, au means “to the” and connects correspond with the receipt. It is the contraction of à and le before reçu. The construction correspondre à a reference is used when saying that something matches it.
reçu
In au reçu, reçu means “receipt,” the document used as the reference for the order. It is the noun connected to correspond by au. Use it when referring to the receipt during an order check.
Je
In Je peux prendre les boissons, Je means “I” and identifies the speaker as the person offering to take the drinks. It comes before the verb peux. Reuse Je followed by a verb to state what you can or will do.
peux
In Je peux prendre les boissons, peux expresses that the speaker can take the drinks. It is the form of pouvoir used with Je and is followed by the infinitive prendre. Reuse Je peux followed by an infinitive to offer or state an ability.
prendre
In Je peux prendre les boissons, prendre means “take” and names the action the speaker can perform. It remains in this infinitive form after peux. A reusable pattern is Je peux prendre followed by the object being offered for carrying.
vais
In Je vais porter le sac de nourriture, vais helps express that the speaker is going to carry the food bag. It is the form of aller used with Je and is followed by the infinitive porter. Reuse Je vais followed by an infinitive for an intended upcoming action.
porter
In Je vais porter le sac de nourriture, porter means “carry” and names the planned action. It follows vais in this construction. Reuse Je vais porter followed by the object that will be carried.
de
In sac de nourriture, de links sac with nourriture and indicates what the bag contains or is for: a bag of food. Reuse sac de followed by a noun when identifying the contents or type of a bag. The full phrase here is le sac de nourriture.
Grammar Points
Vérifions + tout
Vérifions tout.
veh-ree-FYOHN TOOLet's check everything.
« Vérifions » est l’impératif à la première personne du pluriel : il sert à proposer une action commune.
French Vocabulary
boissons
noun
bwah-SOHN
drinks
commande
noun
koh-MAHND
order
correct
adj
koh-REKT
correct
correspond
verb
koh-reh-SPOHN
matches
ici
adv
ee-SEE
here
nourriture
noun
noo-ree-TOOR
food
porter
verb
por-TAY
carry
prendre
verb
PRAH(N)DR
take
reçu
noun
ruh-SOO
receipt
sac
noun
SAK
bag
tout
pron
TOO
everything
Vérifions
verb
veh-ree-FYOHN
let's check
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Let's check the order.
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Vérifions la commande.The drinks are here.
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Les boissons sont ici.It's in this bag.
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C'est dans ce sac.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
drinks
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boissonslet's check
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Vérifionsmatches
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correspondorder