Career event networking: Learning About Company Culture
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Key Phrases
Bonjour
Hello
Équilibre vie professionnelle/vie privée
Work-life balance
Avez-vous d'autres questions ?
Do you have any questions?
Skills You'll Learn
Introducing oneself
Se présenter
Discussing company culture
Discuter de la culture d'entreprise
Expressing interest
Exprimer de l'intérêt
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine that you are in a conversation with Lucie Durand, an employee from a company you are interested in. You are introducing yourself and learning more about the company's culture, their approach to innovation, work-life balance, and possible employment opportunities.
Bonjour, je m'appelle Emily Smith . Et vous ?
Hello, my name is Emily Smith. And you?
Bonjour, je suis Lucie Durand. Enchantée, Emily .
Hello, I am Lucie Durand. Nice to meet you, Emily.
Enchanté, Lucie. Pouvez-vous me parler de la culture de votre entreprise ?
Nice to meet you, Lucie. Can you tell me about your company's culture?
Bien sûr ! Nous valorisons beaucoup le travail d'équipe et l'innovation.
Of course! We greatly value teamwork and innovation.
C'est intéressant. Comment encouragez-vous l'innovation ?
That's interesting. How do you encourage innovation?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Bonjour
bohn-ZHOOR
Hello
Je
zhuh
I
M'appelle
muh ah-pell
Am called
💬 [M'] only appears joined to the next word, as in [m'appelle]. Never alone.
See breakdown →Je m'appelle
zhuh muh ah-pell
My name is
💬 In [Je m'appelle], French says literally '[I call myself]' to mean '[My name is]'. You can reuse the pattern with any name: [Je m'appelle Marie].
See breakdown →Et
ay
And
Vous ?
voo
You?
🇫🇷 [Et vous ?] is a normal polite way to throw the question back in a first meeting. At a networking event it helps you sound interested, not self-focused.
See breakdown →Et vous ?
ay voo
And you?
🇫🇷 [Et vous ?] is a normal polite way to throw the question back in a first meeting. At a networking event it helps you sound interested, not self-focused.
See breakdown →Suis
swee
Am
Je suis
zhuh swee
I am
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