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Reporting a Lost Wallet at the Police Station

A2 · Elementary57 sentences·

This lesson follows Lucas as he reports a lost wallet at a French police station and tries to catch his train. Learners encounter practical vocabulary for lost items, wallets, places, and time, through short sentences in the present tense with a few common past forms.

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57 sentences · 90 new words
  • 01devant · in front of
    Lucas est devant la du .
    Lucas is in front of the police station door.
  • 02acheter · to buy
    Il veut acheter un de avec sa .
    He wants to buy a train ticket with his card.
  • 03cherche · looks for
    Il cherche son dans sa .
    He looks for his wallet in his pocket.
  • 04trouve · finds
    Il ne trouve pas son .
    He doesn't find his wallet.
  • 05toutes · all
    Il dans toutes ses .
    He looks in all his pockets.
  • 06vides · empty
    Toutes les sont vides.
    All the pockets are empty.
  • 07entre · enters
    Lucas entre dans le .
    Lucas quickly enters the police station.
  • 08derrière · behind
    L' Marie est derrière le .
    Officer Marie is behind the desk.
  • 09aider · help
    Elle dit : « , je vous aider ? »
    She says: "Hello, can I help you?"
  • 10perdu · lost
    Lucas dit : « Mon est perdu ! »
    Lucas says: "My wallet is lost!"
  • 11tremble · trembles
    Sa tremble.
    His voice trembles.
  • 12rouge · red
    Son est rouge.
    His face is red.
  • 13donne · gives
    Marie lui donne un .
    Marie gives him a form.
  • 14décrit · describes
    Lucas décrit son : il est et .
    Lucas describes his wallet: it is small and black.
  • 15intérieur · inside
    Il dit : « Il y a une à l'intérieur. »
    He says: "There is a blue card inside."
  • 16demande · asks
    Marie demande : « étiez-vous ? »
    Marie asks: "Where were you before?"
  • 17répond · answers
    Lucas répond : « J'étais au . »
    Lucas answers: "I was at the market."
  • 18pense · thinks
    Il pense à son de .
    He thinks about his train ticket.
  • 19part · leaves
    Le part à 18h.
    The train leaves at 6 p.m.
  • 20inquiet · worried
    Lucas est inquiet.
    Lucas is very worried.
  • 21téléphone · calls
    Marie téléphone à un près du .
    Marie calls another police station near the market.
  • 22homme · man
    ce , un homme entre dans le commissariat.
    During this time, an elderly man enters the police station.
  • 23tient · holds
    Il tient un dans la main.
    He holds a small black wallet in his hand.
  • 24trouvé · found
    Il dit : « J'ai trouvé ça au , sur un . »
    He says: "I found this at the market, on a bench."
  • 25pose · puts
    Marie pose le sur le .
    Marie puts the wallet on the desk.
  • 26regarde · looks at
    Lucas regarde le .
    Lucas looks at the wallet.
  • 27mon · my
    Il dit : « C'est mon ! »
    He says: "It's my wallet!"
  • 28ouvre · opens
    Marie ouvre le eux.
    Marie opens the wallet in front of them.
  • 29argent · money
    L'argent est là.
    The money is there.
  • 30carte · card
    La carte est là.
    The card is there.
  • 31billet · ticket
    Le billet de est là .
    The train ticket is there too.
  • 32confirmer · to confirm
    Marie à Lucas de confirmer le .
    Marie asks Lucas to confirm the contents.
  • 33regarde · looks
    Lucas regarde.
    Lucas looks.
  • 34oui · yes
    Il dit oui.
    He says yes.
  • 35écrit · writes
    Marie écrit le de l' âgé dans un .
    Marie writes the elderly man's name in a register.
  • 36merci · thank you
    Elle dit merci à l'.
    She says thank you to the man.
  • 37serre · shakes
    Lucas serre la de l'.
    Lucas shakes the man's hand.
  • 38beaucoup · very much
    Il dit : « beaucoup ! »
    He says: "Thank you very much!"
  • 39yeux · eyes
    Ses yeux sont .
    His eyes are red.
  • 40rend · returns
    Marie rend le à Lucas.
    Marie officially returns the wallet to Lucas.
  • 41tamponne · stamps
    Elle tamponne le .
    She stamps the form.
  • 42regarde · looks at
    Lucas regarde son de .
    Lucas looks at his train ticket.
  • 43part · leaves
    Le part à 18h.
    The train leaves at 6 p.m.
  • 44maintenant · now
    Il est 16h30 maintenant.
    It is 4:30 p.m. now.
  • 45temps · time
    Il y a le temps.
    There is still time.
  • 46court · runs
    Lucas court la .
    Lucas runs towards the door.
  • 47retourne · turns around
    Il se retourne.
    He turns around.
  • 48signe · sign
    Il signe à Marie.
    He waves to Marie.
  • 49sourit · smiles
    Marie sourit.
    Marie smiles.
  • 50signe · sign
    Elle lui signe .
    She waves too.
  • 51court · runs
    Lucas court dans la .
    Lucas runs in the street.
  • 52tient · holds
    Il tient son dans la .
    He holds his wallet tightly in his hand.
  • 53arrive · arrives
    Il arrive à la à l'.
    He arrives at the station on time.
  • 54monte · gets on
    Il monte dans le .
    He gets on the train.
  • 55respire · breathes
    Il respire .
    He breathes slowly.
  • 56regarde · looks at
    Il regarde son dans sa .
    He looks at his wallet in his hand.
  • 57sourit · smiles
    Il sourit.
    He smiles.
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