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Making plans in French
Inès drops by Café des Tilleuls, and Sam wants Saturday lunch. Gaspard is at the next table, croissant in reach, café crème untouched.
You'll ask if a friend is free, suggest eating together, and check what time works.
Place and a firm yes come later. For now you invite, and Inès gets tu.
By the end of this lesson
Invite someone, suggest a time, and ask what works.
- Tu es libre ___ ?Are you free ___?
- Quelle heure te va ?What time works for you?
- On va manger ensemble ?Want to go eat together?
- ___, ça te dit ?How about ___?
- On se voit quand ?When shall we meet?
- Je suis libre samedi.I'm free on Saturday.
Scene — saturday lunch
Same café on rue des Tilleuls. Inès sits down across from Sam, denim jacket still on.
Gaspard sits on two chairs at the next table. His café crème is still full. The window table keeps its blank brass sign.

Learn — free, invite, a time
Six lines cover asking if someone is free, inviting them to eat, and checking a time.
You'll also say you are free on Saturday.

Tu es libre ___ ?
Are you free ___?
When to use it: Ask a friend if they have time, and put a day in the blank.
Use tu with a friend like Inès, not with strangers or staff.
Say it: The last e in libre is silent.

Quelle heure te va ?
What time works for you?
When to use it: Ask a friend what time is good after you start a plan.
te is the friend form in this question about time.
Say it: Quelle runs into heure because the h is silent.

On va manger ensemble ?
Want to go eat together?
When to use it: Invite a friend to a meal when you have not picked a place.
On means we in this invite, as people say it in Paris.

___, ça te dit ?
How about ___?
When to use it: Suggest a day or a time and check if your friend likes it.
ça te dit checks if the idea sounds good to your friend.
Say it: The last t in dit is silent.

On se voit quand ?
When shall we meet?
When to use it: Ask when to meet after you both want to get together.
On means we when you ask when to meet.

Je suis libre samedi.
I'm free on Saturday.
When to use it: Say this when Saturday is free and you can make a plan.
There is no article before samedi when you mean on Saturday.
Story — he hears saturday
Watch Sam ask Inès about Saturday lunch. Gaspard is close enough to hear.
The highlighted words are the lines you just learned. Turn on Show English if you need it.
- Inès hangs her bag on the chair. Morning light hits the empty window table.
InèsSalut.Hi.
SamSalut. Tu es libre samedi ?Hi. Are you free on Saturday?
InèsJe suis libre samedi.I'm free on Saturday.
SamOn va manger ensemble ?Want to go eat together?
InèsQuelle heure te va ?What time works for you?
SamMidi, ça te dit ?How about noon?
InèsÇa me va.That works for me.- Gaspard leans in from the next table. His café crème is still full.
GaspardJe suis libre samedi. On se voit quand ?I'm free on Saturday. When shall we meet?
Practice — what works
Eleven quick exercises wait here. You'll listen, pick, match, fill a gap, and build a line.
They stay tiny, so the round moves fast.
0 of 11 done
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
What do you say?
What do you say?
You sit with Inès at the café. Ask if she is free on Saturday.
Fill the gap
Fill the gap
I'm free on Saturday.
Je suis libre ____.
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
Quelle heure te va ?
Build the line
Build the line
What time works for you?
?
Tap the words in order.
Swap the word
Swap the word
Ask Inès what time works for her.
Quelle heure ____ va ?
Pick the reply
Inès says:
Pick the reply
Quelle heure te va ?
What time works for you? Suggest noon.
And you reply with:
Match the pairs
French
Quelle heure te va ?Drop the English hereOn va manger ensemble ?Drop the English hereOn se voit quand ?Drop the English hereEnglish
Find the mistake
Find the mistake
True or false?
True or false?
Use this as your first word to Odile at the counter.
What do you say?
What do you say?
Inès asks if noon works. Tell her that time is good.
Say it — ask inès
Now you're Sam at the café table with Inès. When it's your turn, tap the microphone and speak the line.
Tap ▶ first if you want to hear the line. Your recording stays on your device.
InèsSalut.Hi.- Sam (you)Ask if she is free on Saturday.

Ask if she is free on Saturday.
Tu es libre ___ ?
Are you free ___?
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Recap — what you can say now
| French | English | Play |
|---|---|---|
| Tu es libre ___ ? | Are you free ___? | |
| Quelle heure te va ? | What time works for you? | |
| On va manger ensemble ? | Want to go eat together? | |
| ___, ça te dit ? | How about ___? | |
| On se voit quand ? | When shall we meet? | |
| Je suis libre samedi. | I'm free on Saturday. |
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