On passe à ___.
Let's move on to ___.
On passe à la logistique ?
Shall we move on to logistics?
On passe à autre chose, d'accord ?
Let's move on to something else, okay?
French - Changing Topics
Lesson 87 of 159
Goal: Smooth ways to steer a conversation
Free French lessons with guided practice, audio, and speaking support.
Ready to keep conversations flowing? This short lesson gives you four natural French phrases to nudge a chat from one point to the next. Have fun — think of them as social glue for your yak-yacking!
Level B1: In this lesson you'll practice four useful French phrases for changing or connecting topics in conversation (On passe à ___; Je change de sujet deux secondes : ___; Ça m'amène à ___; Encore une chose sur ___). You'll hear them in a short dialogue, try quick exercises, and say them aloud so they feel natural in real talk. (CEFR-aligned language practice.)
After this lesson you'll be able to:
- Learn four B1-level French phrases for changing or linking topics.
- Recognize when each phrase fits in a real conversation.
- Practice saying the phrases aloud to build confidence.
Ready? Let's go!
When you tap play on phrases, we track your progress through this lesson.
1. Reading + Listening Practice
Hear core phrases, repeat aloud.
Je change de sujet deux secondes : ___.
Changing topics for a second, ___.
Je change de sujet deux secondes : tu as pris ton billet ?
Quick topic change: did you buy your ticket?
Je change de sujet deux secondes : tu connais un bon traiteur ?
Brief change of subject: do you know a good caterer?
Ça m'amène à ___.
That leads me to ___.
Ton commentaire sur le budget, ça m'amène à une question.
Your comment about the budget leads me to a question.
Ça m'amène à proposer une solution différente.
That brings me to propose a different solution.
Encore une chose sur ___.
One more thing about ___.
Encore une chose sur le planning : confirmez vos disponibilités.
One more thing about the schedule: confirm your availability.
Encore une chose sur les invités : envoyez la liste finale.
One more thing about the guests: send the final list.
2. Conversational Listening Practice
Hear phrases in a real mini-conversation.
Anna and David are finishing one point and need to move to logistics and a supplier question.
Who briefly changes the subject?
Anna
On passe à la logistique ?
Shall we move on to logistics?
David
Je change de sujet deux secondes : tu as appelé le fournisseur ?
Brief change of subject: did you call the supplier?
Anna
Non, et ça m'amène à la question des coûts.
No, and that brings me to the question of costs.
David
D'accord. Encore une chose sur le calendrier : peut-on avancer la réunion ?
Okay. One more thing about the schedule: can we move the meeting earlier?
Anna
Bonne idée, on règle ça tout de suite.
Good idea, let's sort that now.
3. Guided Practice
Quizzes and matching to lock in meaning.
Which phrase is best to move the conversation to a new topic?
Which phrase connects what you were saying to a related new point?
Which phrase would you use to add a final point about the current topic?
Which phrase signals a brief aside (a short interruption) to ask about something else?
We talked about the agenda. One more thing about the agenda, can we discuss the dates?
We talked about the agenda. ____, can we discuss the dates?
This note about the budget leads me to the budget, we should look for savings.
This note about the budget ____, we should look for savings.
We're finished with introductions. Let's move on to the schedule.
We're finished with introductions. ____, the next topic is the schedule.
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.
Say this phrase out loud:
On passe à ___.
Let's move on to ___.
Say this phrase out loud:
Je change de sujet deux secondes : ___.
Changing topics for a second, ___.
Say this phrase out loud:
Ça m'amène à ___.
That leads me to ___.
Say this phrase out loud:
Encore une chose sur ___.
One more thing about ___.