Un serveur parisien malpoli

"A rude Parisian waiter"
French A2 dictation exercise

Lizzie encounters a pretty rude waiter in a French café.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "I would like...", "one person", "to sit at a table", "a window", "first time", "to find", "the view", "fascinating", "there", "to make a choice", "a café au lait", "to be lactose intolerant", "soy milk/almond milk/cow's milk", "to only have...", "OK", "to have (drink)", "then (in that case)".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2025-03-05

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), Préposition, Question/Interrogative
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