#10 How to talk about your Family in French 👨👩👧👦 | Absolute Beginner (A1)
Welcome to Leçon 10 of our Beginner French series! Today, we are learning the most basic everyday topic: La Famille (The
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📝 Transcript
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Right now, the entire multi-billion dollar global hospitality industry is basically resting on the shoulders of just seven simple English words.
Yeah, it really is kind of wild when you think about it. It is, because if a tired traveler gets those seven words wrong, the whole system of polite society just breaks down, right? The heavy machinery of international travel just sort of grinds to this really uncomfortable halt.
Exactly. And today we're looking at a fascinating document that tries to prevent that exact system failure. So, welcome to the deep dive.
Thanks for having me. So, today we're taking a hyperfocused look at a single piece of source material. And it's something so foundational, so seemingly mundane, that anyone who travels completely takes it for granted.
Yeah. We're examining a curriculum guide. Specifically, it's a language lesson titled 'English Guide: Hotel Check-in. Lesson 57'.
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📖 Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| l'hôtel | nom (m.) | hotel | L'hôtel est très grand et moderne. |
| la réception | nom (f.) | reception desk | Je vais à la réception pour ma clé. |
| la réservation | nom (f.) | reservation | J'ai une réservation au nom de Dupont. |
| le passeport | nom (m.) | passport | Vous avez besoin de votre passeport pour voyager. |
| la chambre | nom (f.) | room | Notre chambre est au troisième étage. |
| la clé | nom (f.) | key | Voici la clé de votre chambre. |
| le petit-déjeuner | nom (m.) | breakfast | Le petit-déjeuner est servi de 7h à 10h. |
| le voyageur | nom (m.) | traveler (male) | Le voyageur est fatigué après le vol. |
| les bagages | nom (m.pl.) | luggage | Où sont mes bagages ? |
| arriver | verbe | to arrive | Nous arrivons à l'hôtel à 15h. |
✏️ Exercises
Test your understanding with fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice questions. Click "Check" to see the answer.
J'ai une ___ pour une chambre double.
Où allez-vous pour obtenir la clé de votre chambre ?
Pour voyager à l'étranger, j'ai besoin de mon ___.
Quel mot désigne l'endroit où vous dormez dans un hôtel ?
Le ___ est servi tous les matins de 7h à 10h.
Comment appelle-t-on la personne qui voyage ?
J'ai beaucoup de ___ : deux valises et un sac à dos.
Quel est le bâtiment où l'on peut louer une chambre pour la nuit ?
Nous ___ à l'aéroport à 14h.
Vous utilisez ceci pour ouvrir la porte de votre chambre d'hôtel.
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