French - Making Plans

Lesson 129 of 159

Learner smiling with a phone, practicing French phrases for making plans with friends.

Goal: Useful French phrases for arranging meetings and activities

Free French lessons with guided practice, audio, and speaking support.

Welcome! Ready to plan something in French? This short lesson focuses on common phrases you can use when arranging meetings with friends. Practice listening, repeating, and using these phrases in real situations.

Level A2: In this lesson you'll learn and practice key phrases for making plans in French — confirming arrival time, suggesting a meeting place or activity, accepting or postponing plans, and finalizing arrangements. CEFR-aligned and focused on practical use: you'll hear the phrases, try short quizzes, and say each one out loud.

After this lesson you'll be able to:

  • Recognize and use common phrases to suggest meeting places and activities.
  • Confirm or change meeting times (e.g., Je serai là à ___.).
  • Politely postpone or delay decisions (Peut-être une autre fois., Je te tiens au courant.).
  • Practice speaking these phrases aloud to build confidence in real conversations (Level A2).
Two people checking a map and a watch while discussing where to meet — French planning phrases.

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1. Reading + Listening Practice

Hear core phrases, repeat aloud.

Je serai là à ___.

I'll be there at ___.

Meaning: I'll be there at ___.

When to use: Use to confirm an arrival time; add a time after « à » (e.g., « à 18 h »).

Tip: Don't forget the time after « à » (e.g., « à 18 h »).

Je serai là à 18 h.
I'll be there at 6 PM.
Je serai là à midi.
I'll be there at noon.

On peut se retrouver quelque part près de ___ ?

Can we meet somewhere near ___?

Meaning: Can we meet somewhere near ___?

When to use: Ask to suggest meeting close to a location (station, park, café).

On peut se retrouver quelque part près de la gare ?
Can we meet somewhere near the station?
On peut se retrouver quelque part près du musée ?
Can we meet somewhere near the museum?

Ça me va

Sounds good to me.

Meaning: Sounds good to me.

When to use: Use to accept a plan or time informally.

18 h, ça me va.
6 PM, that's fine with me.
Un café lundi, ça me va.
A coffee on Monday suits me.

Peut-être une autre fois.

Maybe another time.

Meaning: Maybe another time.

When to use: Politely decline or postpone when you can't make a plan.

Désolé, peut-être une autre fois.
Sorry, maybe another time.
Je suis occupé ce soir, peut-être une autre fois.
I'm busy tonight, maybe another time.

Je te tiens au courant.

I'll let you know.

Meaning: I'll let you know.

When to use: Use when you need to delay a decision; with « vous » for politeness (Je vous tiens au courant).

Tip: Use « Je vous tiens au courant » in formal situations instead of « je te... ».

Je te tiens au courant si mes plans changent.
I'll let you know if my plans change.
Je te tiens au courant pour l'heure exacte.
I'll let you know about the exact time.

On pourrait ___.

We could ___ .

Meaning: We could ___.

When to use: Start a suggestion before an activity verb (e.g., « aller au cinéma »).

On pourrait aller au cinéma.
We could go to the cinema.
On pourrait prendre un verre après le travail.
We could have a drink after work.

___, ça te va ?

Is ___ okay for you?

Meaning: Is ___ okay for you?

When to use: Check if a time, place, or plan is acceptable; use « ça vous va ? » formally.

Samedi à 15 h, ça te va ?
Saturday at 3, is that OK with you?
Le café près de la place, ça te va ?
The café near the square, is that OK?

Et ___ ?

What about ___?

Meaning: What about ___?

When to use: Offer a quick alternative time, day, or place.

Et dimanche ?
What about Sunday?
Et la semaine prochaine ?
What about next week?

C'est décidé.

It's a plan.

Meaning: It's a plan.

When to use: Use when the group agrees and the plan is fixed.

C'est décidé, rendez-vous à 18 h.
It's decided, meeting at 6 PM.
C'est décidé, on va au restaurant italien.
It's decided, we'll go to the Italian restaurant.

2. Conversational Listening Practice

Hear phrases in a real mini-conversation.

Anna and David agree on when and where to meet for a coffee.

Anna and David meeting at a park bench, using French phrases to confirm time and place.

What time do they agree to meet?

Portrait of Anna in a French lesson dialogue

Anna

On peut se retrouver quelque part près du parc ?

Can we meet somewhere near the park?

Portrait of David in a French lesson dialogue

David

Et à 18 h, ça te va ?

And at 6 PM, is that OK with you?

Portrait of Anna in a French lesson dialogue

Anna

Ça me va. On pourrait prendre un café.

Sounds good to me. We could have a coffee.

Portrait of David in a French lesson dialogue

David

Je serai là à 18 h.

I'll be there at 6 PM.

Portrait of Anna in a French lesson dialogue

Anna

Parfait. Je te tiens au courant si mes plans changent.

Perfect. I'll let you know if my plans change.

Portrait of David in a French lesson dialogue

David

D'accord — c'est décidé.

Okay — it's decided.

3. Guided Practice

Quizzes and matching to lock in meaning.

Which French phrase means 'Sounds good to me'?

How do you say 'I'll let you know' in French?

Which phrase is a way to suggest an activity?

Which phrase would you use to confirm the group has agreed on a plan?

You arrive at what time? — I'll be there at 6 PM.

Tu arrives à quelle heure ? — ___.

We have an idea: We could go to the cinema.

On a une idée : ___ aller au cinéma.

The plan is confirmed: It's decided.

Le plan est confirmé : ___.

Match the core phrases

Match the extra phrases

4. Speaking Practice

Say phrases yourself (mic/recording).

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Say this phrase out loud:

Je serai là à ___.

I'll be there at ___.

Say this phrase out loud:

On peut se retrouver quelque part près de ___ ?

Can we meet somewhere near ___?

Say this phrase out loud:

Ça me va

Sounds good to me.

Say this phrase out loud:

Peut-être une autre fois.

Maybe another time.

Say this phrase out loud:

Je te tiens au courant.

I'll let you know.

Say this phrase out loud:

On pourrait ___.

We could ___.

Say this phrase out loud:

___, ça te va ?

Is ___ okay for you?

Say this phrase out loud:

Et ___ ?

What about ___?

Say this phrase out loud:

C'est décidé.

It's a plan.