Reviewing meeting action items | Learn French in English

French lesson set in a contemporary Paris everyday setting: After a work meeting, two adults review action items, assign a client follow-up, and update shared notes..

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Dialogue

A

Pouvons-nous revoir les tâches décidées lors de la réunion ?

poo-VOHN-noo ruh-VWAR lay TAHSH day-see-DAY lohr duh lah ray-oo-NYOHN Can we review the action items from the meeting?
B

J’ai le résumé ouvert, alors vérifions-les.

zhay luh ray-zoo-MAY oo-VAIR, ah-LOR vay-ree-FYOHN-lay I have the summary open, so let's check them.
A

Qui doit contacter le client ?

kee DWAHZH kohn-tak-TAY luh klee-YAHN Who should contact the client?
B

Le chef de projet va s’en occuper.

luh SHEF duh პრო-ZHAY vah sahn oh-koo-PAY The project lead will handle that.
A

Que dois-je faire ensuite ?

kuh DWAHZH fair ahn-SWEET What should I do next?
B

Mets à jour les notes et partage le fichier.

meh-tah ZHOOR lay noht ay par-TAHZH luh fee-SHYAY Update the notes and share the file.
A

Je vais envoyer la mise à jour à l’équipe.

zhuh vay ahn-vwah-YAY lah meez ah ZHOOR ah lay-KEEP I will send the update to the team.
B

Alors, tout le monde aura la dernière version.

ah-LOR too luh MOHND oh-RAH lah dair-NYAIR vair-SYOHN Then everyone will have the latest version.

Word by Word

Pouvons In “Pouvons-nous revoir les tâches décidées lors de la réunion ?”, Pouvons means “can” and forms a polite proposal with nous. It is the form of pouvoir used with “nous”; a reusable pattern is “Pouvons-nous + infinitive ?”.
nous In “Pouvons-nous”, nous identifies the speakers as “we” and completes the question “Can we…?”. It appears after the verb here because the question uses inversion; the same pronoun can identify a group as the subject of an action.
revoir In “Pouvons-nous revoir les tâches décidées lors de la réunion ?”, revoir means “review” or “look over again”. It is the infinitive related to revoir and follows Pouvons-nous; the pattern “revoir + object” is useful for reviewing notes, tasks, or a document.
les In “les tâches”, les means “the” before a plural noun. In “vérifions-les”, the same form means “them” and refers back to the tasks; it can therefore mark either a plural noun phrase or a plural object pronoun depending on its position.
tâches In “les tâches décidées”, tâches means “tasks”, specifically the action items being reviewed. It is the plural form of tâche; the expression “les tâches” can refer to assigned work in a meeting or project.
décidées In “les tâches décidées lors de la réunion”, décidées describes the tasks as having been decided during the meeting. It is the form related to décider and matches tâches; it is useful for describing tasks, plans, or arrangements that have already been settled.
lors In “lors de la réunion”, lors helps express when something happened: “during the meeting”. The complete expression “lors de + event” is a reusable way to locate an action in time.
de In “lors de la réunion”, de links the time expression lors de to the event that follows. It also links the role and field in “chef de projet”; its meaning depends on the expression in which it appears.
la In “la réunion”, la means “the” before a singular feminine noun. The same article appears in “la mise à jour” and “la dernière version”; it introduces a specific noun in each phrase.
réunion In “la réunion”, réunion means “meeting”, here the work meeting where the tasks were decided. It is the noun réunion; “lors de la réunion” is useful when referring to something that happened during a meeting.
J’ai In “J’ai le résumé ouvert”, J’ai means “I have” and presents the speaker as having the summary open. It is the form of avoir used with je; a reusable pattern is “J’ai + object” for saying that you have something.
le In “le résumé”, le means “the” before a singular masculine noun. The same form appears with an initial capital in “Le chef de projet”; capitalization changes with sentence position, not the article’s function.
résumé In “J’ai le résumé ouvert”, résumé means “summary”, referring to the meeting summary that is open. The phrase “le résumé” is useful for referring to a written summary of a meeting, discussion, or document.
ouvert In “J’ai le résumé ouvert”, ouvert describes the summary as open or currently displayed. It is related to ouvrir and agrees with résumé in this expression; “avoir un document ouvert” is a reusable way to say that a document is open.
alors In “J’ai le résumé ouvert, alors vérifions-les”, alors means “so” and connects the open summary with the suggested next action. It can introduce a consequence or transition, as in “Alors, tout le monde aura la dernière version.”
vérifions In “vérifions-les”, vérifions means “let’s check” and invites the group to examine the tasks. It is the form related to vérifier used for a proposal involving the speaker and others; “Vérifions + object” is a reusable pattern.
Qui In “Qui doit contacter le client ?”, Qui asks which person should perform the action: “Who?”. It can begin a question about the person responsible for an action, as in “Qui doit contacter… ?”.
doit In “Qui doit contacter le client ?”, doit expresses that someone should or must contact the client. It is the form of devoir used with the person being asked about; the pattern “Qui doit + infinitive ?” asks who is responsible for an action.
contacter In “contacter le client”, contacter means “contact” or “get in touch with”. It is the infinitive used after doit; the reusable pattern is “contacter + person or organization”.
client In “le client”, client means “client”, the person or organization to be contacted. The phrase “contacter le client” is a practical workplace pattern for assigning or discussing customer follow-up.
chef In “Le chef de projet”, chef contributes the idea of a person leading or being in charge. Together with “de projet”, the full expression means “project lead”; “chef de projet” names a workplace role.
projet In “Le chef de projet”, projet means “project” and specifies what the chef leads. The full expression “chef de projet” is used as a job or responsibility title.
va In “va s’en occuper”, va signals that the project lead is going to handle the matter. It is the form of aller used before the infinitive expression s’en occuper; “va + infinitive” is a reusable way to describe a planned or upcoming action.
s’en occuper The expression “s’en occuper” means “handle it” or “take care of it” in this dialogue. S’en refers back to the matter that needs handling, while occuper is the verb element in the expression; the whole phrase is used when assigning responsibility for something.
Que In “Que dois-je faire ensuite ?”, Que asks what action the speaker should take: “What?”. It introduces a question about an action or task, as in the reusable pattern “Que dois-je faire… ?”.
dois In “Que dois-je faire ensuite ?”, dois expresses “should” or “must” for the speaker: “What should I…?”. It is the form of devoir used with je in the inverted question “dois-je”; the pattern asks for the speaker’s next responsibility.
je The forms je and Je identify the speaker as “I”: “dois-je” asks what I should do, while “Je vais envoyer…” states what I will send. The position changes in the inverted question, but the pronoun still refers to the speaker.
faire In “Que dois-je faire ensuite ?”, faire means “do” and names the action the speaker should take. It is the infinitive after dois; the pattern “Que dois-je faire… ?” asks for instructions.
ensuite In “Que dois-je faire ensuite ?”, ensuite means “next” or “afterwards” and asks about the following action. It can be placed with an action to clarify its order, as in “faire ensuite”.
Mets à jour The expression “Mets à jour les notes” means “Update the notes” and gives a direct instruction. Mets contributes the action of putting something into a state, while à jour means “up to date”; the same command pattern can be used with another document or record.
notes In “Mets à jour les notes”, notes means “notes”, referring to the shared written record of the meeting. It is the plural form of note; “mettre à jour les notes” is useful when revising a meeting record.
et In “Mets à jour les notes et partage le fichier”, et means “and” and joins two instructions. It is used to connect related actions in sequence, here updating the notes and sharing the file.
partage In “partage le fichier”, partage means “share” and gives the listener a direct instruction. It is the form related to partager used in this command; “partage + object” is a reusable instruction pattern.
fichier In “partage le fichier”, fichier means “file”, the item that should be shared. The phrase “partager le fichier” is useful when sending or distributing a work document.
vais In “Je vais envoyer la mise à jour”, vais expresses that the speaker is going to send the update. It is the form of aller used with je before an infinitive; “Je vais + infinitive” is a reusable way to state a planned action.
envoyer In “envoyer la mise à jour à l’équipe”, envoyer means “send”. It is the infinitive after vais; the pattern “envoyer + object + à + recipient” identifies what is sent and who receives it.
mise à jour The noun expression “la mise à jour” means “the update”, the new information being sent to the team. Mise contributes the idea of putting something into a new state, while à jour means “up to date”; it names the result, unlike the instruction “Mets à jour les notes”.
à In “envoyer la mise à jour à l’équipe”, à marks the recipient of the sending. It also belongs to the fixed expressions “Mets à jour” and “mise à jour”, where it does not mark a destination; “envoyer + object + à + recipient” is the useful pattern here.
l’équipe In “à l’équipe”, l’équipe means “the team”, the group receiving the update. The form l’ is the shortened definite article before équipe; the phrase “envoyer quelque chose à l’équipe” identifies the recipient in a workplace context.
tout le monde The expression “tout le monde” means “everyone” or all the people in the group. Tout means “all”, while le monde literally refers to “the world”; together they form a common expression for all people, as in “Tout le monde aura…”.
aura In “tout le monde aura la dernière version”, aura means “will have” and describes what everyone will possess after the update is shared. It is the form of avoir used for this future result; “aura + object” states what someone will have.
dernière In “la dernière version”, dernière means “latest” or “most recent”, not simply an earlier version. It is the feminine form related to dernier and describes version; “la dernière version” is a reusable phrase for the newest available version.
version In “la dernière version”, version means “version”, referring to the current form of the shared file or document. The phrase “la dernière version” is useful when identifying the newest copy of a file.

Grammar Points

Mets à jour + nom

Mets à jour les notes.

meh-tah ZHOOR lay noht

Update the notes.

This is the informal singular imperative: the subject pronoun tu is omitted.

aura + nom

Tout le monde aura la dernière version.

too luh MOHND oh-RAH lah dair-NYAIR vair-SYOHN

Everyone will have the latest version.

Aura is the future form of avoir, meaning “will have”; the ending is different from the present tense.

French Vocabulary

alors conj
ah-LOR so; then

J’ai le résumé ouvert, alors vérifions-les.

client noun
klee-YAHN client; customer

Qui doit contacter le client ?

contacter verb
kohn-tak-TAY to contact

Qui doit contacter le client ?

devoir verb
duh-VWAR should; must; to have to dois

Que dois-je faire ensuite ?

lors de prep
lohr duh during; at the time of

Pouvons-nous revoir les tâches décidées lors de la réunion ?

ouvert adj
oo-VAIR open

J’ai le résumé ouvert, alors vérifions-les.

pouvoir verb
poo-VWAR can; to be able to Pouvons

Pouvons-nous revoir les tâches décidées lors de la réunion ?

résumé noun
ray-zoo-MAY summary

J’ai le résumé ouvert, alors vérifions-les.

réunion noun
ray-oo-NYOHN meeting

Pouvons-nous revoir les tâches décidées lors de la réunion ?

revoir verb
ruh-VWAR to review

Pouvons-nous revoir les tâches décidées lors de la réunion ?

tâche noun
TAHSH task tâches

Pouvons-nous revoir les tâches décidées lors de la réunion ?

vérifier verb
vay-ree-FYAY to check; to verify vérifions

J’ai le résumé ouvert, alors vérifions-les.

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

I have the summary open, so let's check them.

Show AnswerJ’ai le résumé ouvert, alors vérifions-les.

Who should contact the client?

Show AnswerQui doit contacter le client ?

What should I do next?

Show AnswerQue dois-je faire ensuite ?

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

open

Show Answerouvert

meeting

Show Answerréunion

to review

Show Answerrevoir

to check; to verify

Show Answervérifions