Français langue étrangère (FLE)
Business French for internationals — greetings, e-mails, meetings, lunch codes.
- 6 missions
- Français pro · A1 → B1 — taught in English
- audio sur chaque phrase
- partenaire de conversation IA
À propos de ce parcours
Le français professionnel pour nos étudiant(e)s internationaux et le réseau du Groupe : saluer et vouvoyer, se présenter, écrire un e-mail aux formules justes, tenir sa place en réunion, réussir un déjeuner d'affaires, téléphoner. Explications et quiz en anglais, audio en voix françaises.
Le programme : 6 missions pour parler français langue étrangère au travail
Chaque mission dure environ dix minutes et part d’une situation professionnelle réelle. Elle s’achève par un bilan : ce que vous saurez faire, noté sur l’échelle européenne (CECR). Les 3 premières missions sont gratuites, sans compte.
- Mission 1🤝 Greet and address people properlySaluer et vouvoyergratuiteVous saurez : I can greet French business partners correctly and use « vous » with confidence.Your first day at a French company in Lyon. In France, the greeting ritual — « Bonjour, Madame », a handshake, and above all the choice between « tu » and « vous » — signals instantly whether you know the codes. Get « vous » right and doors open.À savoir — The « vous » is not distance — it is respect : Foreigners often feel « vous » is cold. In French business culture it is the opposite: using « vous » correctly shows you respect the person and know the codes. Many French colleagues work together for years using « vous ». Wait for « on peut se tutoyer ? » — accepting it warmly is also part of the ritual. And greet everyone individually: entering a meeting room with a collective wave is noticed.Extrait du dialogue :Vous : Bonjour, Madame. Excusez-moi de vous déranger. — Good morning, Madam. Sorry to disturb you.Mme Bernard : Bonjour ! Vous êtes Monsieur Diallo ? — Good morning! You are Mr Diallo?Vous : Oui, enchanté. Comment allez-vous ? — Yes, pleased to meet you. How are you?10 expressions clés · dialogue joué · 6 questions corrigées · culture : The « vous » is not distance — it is respect
- Mission 2💼 Introduce yourself professionallySe présentergratuiteVous saurez : I can introduce myself, my role and my company in French, and ask about my interlocutor.A networking breakfast in Lyon. French professionals will ask what you do and where you come from — and they appreciate a foreigner who tries in French, even imperfectly. Two minutes of prepared French introduction beat ten minutes of English.À savoir — In France, what you DO is how you exist : The question « Qu'est-ce que vous faites dans la vie ? » comes early and matters: profession and studies are core social identity in France. Prepare a smooth 30-second French answer — role, company or school, origin. Never ask about salary, and don't be surprised by direct intellectual debate: disagreeing is a French way of showing interest.Extrait du dialogue :M. Petit : Bonjour ! Je ne crois pas que nous nous connaissions. Laurent Petit. — Hello! I don't think we've met. Laurent Petit.Vous : Bonjour, je m’appelle Amina Sow. Enchantée. — Hello, my name is Amina Sow. Pleased to meet you.M. Petit : Qu’est-ce que vous faites dans la vie, Madame Sow ? — What do you do for a living, Ms Sow?10 expressions clés · dialogue joué · 6 questions corrigées · culture : In France, what you DO is how you exist
- Mission 3✉️ Write a professional e-mailL’e-mail professionnelgratuiteVous saurez : I can write a correct French business e-mail with the right opening and closing formulas.French professional e-mail is a codified exercise: a wrong opening (« Salut ! ») or a missing closing formula marks you immediately. The good news: four or five fixed formulas cover 90% of situations — learn them once, reuse them forever.À savoir — French e-mails are shorter than you fear, but more formal than you think : A French business e-mail keeps ceremony at the edges — proper opening, proper closing — and goes straight to the point in between. « Bonjour Madame X » has largely replaced heavy openings in daily exchanges, but NEVER skip the closing formula. And one habit that surprises many internationals: answers can take longer than in anglophone cultures — a polite relaunch (« Je me permets de revenir vers vous… ») after a few days is perfectly acceptable.Extrait du dialogue :Objet : Objet : Confirmation de notre rendez-vous du 12 mars — Subject: Confirmation of our meeting on 12 MarchVous : Bonjour Madame Bernard, — Dear Ms Bernard,Vous : Suite à notre conversation téléphonique, je me permets de vous confirmer notre rendez-vous le mardi 12 mars à 10 h, dans vos locaux. — Further to our phone conversation, I am writing to confirm our meeting on Tuesday 12 March at 10 a.m. at your offices.10 expressions clés · dialogue joué · 6 questions corrigées · culture : French e-mails are shorter than you fear, but more formal than you think
- Mission 4🗣️ Take part in a meetingParticiper à une réunionVous saurez : I can follow a French meeting, take the floor politely, agree, disagree and ask for clarification.Your first réunion in French. French meetings love debate — disagreeing is normal, even expected — but the FORM must stay polite: soft openers, conditional verbs. And when you do not understand, asking for clarification is a strength, not a weakness.À savoir — Debate is not conflict : Internationals are often shocked by how much French colleagues argue in meetings — then have coffee together as friends. Intellectual debate is a sign of engagement, not hostility: a proposal that meets no objection may even be seen as uninteresting. Your winning move as a learner: reformulate (« Si j'ai bien compris… ») — it slows the debate, checks your understanding, and everyone appreciates it.Extrait du dialogue :M. Petit : Sur le budget, je propose d’augmenter la part du marketing digital. — On the budget, I suggest increasing the digital marketing share.Vous : Je me permets d’intervenir. Qu’est-ce que ça veut dire, « part » ici ? — May I come in — what does « part » mean here?M. Petit : La proportion du budget total. Vingt pour cent au lieu de quinze. — The share of the total budget. Twenty percent instead of fifteen.10 expressions clés · dialogue joué · 6 questions corrigées · culture : Debate is not conflict
- Mission 5🍽️ Handle a business lunchLe déjeuner d’affairesVous saurez : I can navigate a French business lunch: order, make conversation, handle wine and the bill.In France, serious business happens at the table. The déjeuner d'affaires has rules: business waits until dessert or coffee, you comment on the food, and the person who invited pays. Master this and you master half of French business culture.À savoir — The table is the real meeting room : Two hours for lunch is not wasted time in France — it is where trust is built. Keep phones away, follow the host's rhythm, accept that business waits until coffee. Safe small-talk topics: food (always!), the region, culture, travel. Topics to avoid: salary, religion, and personal money questions. And remember: the one who invited pays, discreetly.Extrait du dialogue :Mme Bernard : Je vous invite — c’est une adresse que j’adore. — Lunch is on me — I love this place.Vous : Merci beaucoup ! Qu’est-ce que vous me conseillez ? — Thank you very much! What do you recommend?Mme Bernard : La quenelle, une spécialité lyonnaise. Et un peu de vin ? — The quenelle, a Lyon speciality. And some wine?10 expressions clés · dialogue joué · 6 questions corrigées · culture : The table is the real meeting room
- Mission 6📞 Handle a phone callAu téléphoneVous saurez : I can answer, make and close a professional phone call in French, and manage when I do not understand.The phone is the hardest exercise in a foreign language: no faces, no gestures. French professionals speak fast — your survival kit: identify yourself clearly, ask people to slow down without embarrassment, and confirm everything in writing afterwards.À savoir — The phone is a formal space — and asking to slow down is professional : French phone etiquette is codified: identify yourself immediately (name + organisation), state your purpose, close with thanks and « bonne journée ». Nobody thinks less of you for asking « plus lentement, s'il vous plaît » — what damages trust is pretending to understand and getting the delivery date wrong. When stakes are high, follow the golden rule: everything important gets confirmed in writing.Extrait du dialogue :Assistant : Société Dumont, bonjour. — Dumont Company, good morning.Vous : Allô, bonjour. Amina Sow, de l’École de Commerce de Lyon. Je voudrais parler à Monsieur Dumont, s’il vous plaît. — Hello, good morning. Amina Sow, from École de Commerce de Lyon. I would like to speak to Mr Dumont, please.Assistant : C’est de la part de qui, pardon ? — Who is calling, sorry?10 expressions clés · dialogue joué · 6 questions corrigées · culture : The phone is a formal space — and asking to slow down is professional
Les premières expressions
- Bonjour, Madame. / Bonjour, Monsieur. [bon-ZHOOR ma-DAM / muh-SYUH] — Good morning/afternoon, Madam / Sir.
- Bonsoir. [bon-SWAHR] — Good evening.
- Enchanté(e). [on-shon-TAY] — Pleased to meet you.
- Comment allez-vous ? [ko-mon ta-lay VOO] — How are you? (formal)
- Très bien, merci. Et vous ? [tray byan mer-SEE, ay VOO] — Very well, thank you. And you?
- Je vous en prie. [zhuh voo zon PREE] — You're welcome. / Please, go ahead.
Les 3 premières missions sont gratuites, sans compte. Ensuite : accès complet à toutes les langues 1,99 € pour 30 jours, sans reconduction automatique (TVA non applicable, art. 293 B du CGI) — voir les offres · notre méthode. Gratuit pour les étudiant(e)s et diplômé(e)s du Groupe.
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