Bonjour! Ready to make conversations clearer? This short lesson helps you ask for repeats and confirm what someone means. Keep it practical — listen, repeat, and use.
Level A1: In this lesson you'll practice simple French phrases for clarification — asking someone to say something another way, checking which item they mean, and confirming correctness. These are CEFR-aligned, practical survival phrases you can use right away in conversations.
After this lesson you'll be able to:
Recognize and use common clarification phrases in everyday talk.
Ask someone to repeat or rephrase (polite, simple forms).
Confirm which item or word is meant, and check correctness.
Level A1: build confidence saying these short questions aloud.
Ready? Let's go!
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1. Reading + Listening Practice
Hear core phrases, repeat aloud.
Tu peux le dire autrement ?
Can you say it another way?
Meaning: Can you say it another way?
When to use: Use this when you don't understand the wording and want the speaker to rephrase (informal or with tu).
Tu peux le dire autrement ? Je ne comprends pas ce mot.
Can you say it another way? I don't understand this word.
Si c'est trop difficile, tu peux le dire autrement ?
If it's too hard, can you say it another way?
Lequel ?
Which one?
Meaning: Which one?
When to use: Ask this when choosing between items (lequel ? / laquelle ? / lesquels ? / lesquelles ? depending on gender and number).
Tip: Beginners often forget gender/number (use lequel/laquelle/lesquels/lesquelles).
Il y a deux gâteaux sur la table. Lequel veux-tu ?
There are two cakes on the table. Which one do you want?
Lequel est à toi ? Celui-ci ou celui-là ?
Which one is yours? This one or that one?
Comme ça ?
Like this?
Meaning: Like this?
When to use: Use to check a gesture, shape, or way of doing something — show or do it and ask 'Comme ça ?'.
Je plie le papier comme ça ?
Do I fold the paper like this?
Tu veux la sauce comme ça ?
Do you want the sauce like this?
C'est correct ?
Is this correct?
Meaning: Is this correct?
When to use: Ask this after an answer, a sentence, or a completed task when you want to confirm correctness.
J'ai terminé l'exercice. C'est correct ?
I've finished the exercise. Is this correct?
J'ai écrit ton nom comme ça. C'est correct ?
I wrote your name like this. Is it correct?
C'est quoi, ce mot ?
What is this word?
Meaning: What is this word?
When to use: Use this to ask the meaning or identity of a visible or spoken word in casual speech.
C'est quoi, ce mot ? Je ne le connais pas.
What is this word? I don't know it.
Sur la carte, c'est quoi, ce mot à côté ?
On the map, what is this word next to it?
Je ne t'entends pas bien.
I can't hear you.
Meaning: I can't hear you clearly.
When to use: Say this when audio is poor or someone speaks too softly — switch to 'Je ne vous entends pas bien.' for formal 'vous'.
Tip: Learners sometimes drop 'ne' in speech; in casual talk 'je t'entends pas bien' is heard, but include 'ne' in writing.
Pardon, je ne t'entends pas bien, peux-tu répéter ?
Sorry, I can't hear you clearly, can you repeat?
Il y a du bruit ici, je ne t'entends pas bien.
There is noise here, I can't hear you well.
Tu as dit ___ ?
You said ___?
Meaning: You said ___?
When to use: Use this to check what you heard. Fill the blank with the word or phrase you think you heard (informal tu; use 'Vous avez dit ___ ?' formally).
Tip: Don’t forget to add the word you heard in the blank; otherwise the question is incomplete.
Tu as dit 'mardi' ? Je veux être sûr.
You said 'Tuesday'? I want to be sure.
Tu as dit 'Paris' ou 'Pau' ?
Did you say 'Paris' or 'Pau'?
Celui-là ?
This one?
Meaning: This one?
When to use: Point to or hold an item and ask this to confirm that it's the right choice (cette-là forms depend on gender/number).
Je prends celui-là ?
Shall I take this one?
Tu veux celui-là ou l'autre ?
Do you want this one or the other?
2. Conversational Listening Practice
Hear phrases in a real mini-conversation.
In a noisy café, Anna and David try to confirm a word and a choice.
Who says they can't hear clearly?
Anna
Je ne t'entends pas bien.
I can't hear you clearly.
David
Tu as dit 'restaurant' ?
You said 'restaurant'?
Anna
Tu peux le dire autrement ?
Can you say it another way?
David
Comme ça ?
Like this?
Anna
C'est quoi, ce mot ?
What is this word?
David
Lequel ?
Which one?
Anna
Celui-là ?
This one?
3. Guided Practice
Quizzes and matching to lock in meaning.
Which French phrase asks someone to say something another way?
Which phrase means 'Is this correct?'
If the speaker is too quiet or there's noise, which phrase do you use?
Which phrase is used to confirm a particular item you point at?
On the bad phone connection Anna says: I can't hear you clearly.
On the bad phone connection Anna says: ___.
Pointing at two jackets, David asks: Which one?
Pointing at two jackets, David asks: ___.
After writing the answer on the board a student asks: Is this correct?
After writing the answer on the board a student asks: ___.
Match the core phrases
Match the extra phrases
4. Speaking Practice
Say phrases yourself (mic/recording).
Recording stays on your device only. Check speech uses your browser's speech tools when available.
