10 phrases to learn4 key words10 useful expressions
Heading to France for café / bar? These French phrases for Inside / outside / table or counter cover what you are likely to hear or need to say. Each line pairs French with a clear English meaning.
This is a preview of a lesson from the French for Travel course in Vocabilis.
Learn these phrases with audio, spaced repetition, and review tracking in Vocabilis.
What you’ll learn
In this lesson you’ll learn how to:
- you can sit wherever you like
- service is at the counter
- there is table service outside
- this table is reserved
- can I sit here
- is this table free
Essential phrases
- Vous pouvez vous asseoir où vous voulez.You can sit wherever you like.
- Le service se fait au comptoir.Service is at the counter.
- Il y a un service à table en terrasse.There is table service outside.
- Cette table est réservée.This table is reserved.
- Je peux m'asseoir ici ?Can I sit here?
- Cette table est libre ?Is this table free?
- Je peux m'asseoir dehors ?Can I sit outside?
- Il y a un service à table ?Is there table service?
- Je dois commander au comptoir ?Do I need to order at the counter?
- Vous avez une place à l'intérieur ?Do you have a seat inside?
Useful words
- place — Seat
- comptoir — Counter
- table — Table
- terrasse — Patio
Useful expressions
- il y a — There is
- je peux — Can I
- un service à table — Table service
- en terrasse — Outdoors
- je dois — I must
- m'asseoir dehors — Sit outside
- m'asseoir ici — Sit here
- vous avez — You have
- vous pouvez — You can
- à l'intérieur — Inside
Practice in Vocabilis
Learn these phrases with audio, spaced repetition, and review tracking in Vocabilis.