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Ordering at a French café worksheet with answers for French A1 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: To order in a French café, greet the server, say Je voudrais followed by un or une and the item, and add s'il vous plaît. For French A1 students practising ordering at a French café, this worksheet gives 20 problems from easy to hard: choose un or une, numbers in words and complete the request. The answer key is on a separate page, and the worksheet is a free printable PDF.

These twenty problems prepare beginners for a real café visit: choosing un or une, using je voudrais, reading menus and receipts, and saying prices aloud. Early problems are short and visual; later ones ask for dialogues and small calculations.

The work follows CEFR A1 spoken interaction. Read answers aloud when possible: ordering is a speaking skill, so repeat each sentence until it feels natural.

Level: French A1 (CEFR beginner) · Standards: CEFR A1, Spoken interaction

Problem 1 Choose un or une ★★★

Write un or une before each word.

  1. ___ thé
  2. ___ limonade
  3. ___ croissant
  4. ___ carafe d’eau

Problem 2 Numbers in words ★★★

Write each number in French words.

  1. 12
  2. 15
  3. 17
  4. 40

Problem 3 Complete the request ★★★

Complete with voudrais or veux to make the polite version.

Bonjour ! Je ___ un chocolat chaud, s’il vous plaît.

Problem 4 Match the prices ★★★

Match each spoken price with the digits.

  1. trois euros cinquante
  2. un euro quarante
  3. quatre euros

Options: 4,00 € · 3,50 € · 1,40 €

Problem 5 Polite or blunt ★★★

Choose the polite sentence.

  1. Donnez-moi un café !
  2. Je voudrais un café, s’il vous plaît.

Problem 6 Translate the request ★★★

Translate into French, as you would say it to a server: I would like a green tea, please.

Problem 7 Put the dialogue in order ★★★

Number the lines from 1 to 4.

  • Un café crème, s’il vous plaît.
  • Bonjour ! Vous désirez ?
  • Ça fait trois euros vingt.
  • Et avec ça ?

Problem 8 Read the menu ★★★

Use the menu to answer in French with a full sentence: Combien coûte un jus d’orange ?

A black and white café menu with pricesCafé du Port — La carteun café1,50 €un café crème3,20 €un thé3,50 €un chocolat chaud4,00 €un jus d’orange4,50 €un croissant1,40 €une tartine3,50 €un sandwich6,50 €une carafe d’eaugratuite
The menu for Problem 8.

Problem 9 Prices in words ★★★

Write each price in French words.

  1. 2,50 €
  2. 5,30 €
  3. 7,20 €

Problem 10 Correct the mistake ★★★

Each sentence has one mistake. Rewrite it correctly.

  1. Je veux un café.
  2. Je voudrais un carafe d’eau.
  3. Un thé, s’il vous plait.

Problem 11 Complete the server’s lines ★★★

Complete the server’s lines with désirez, ça, fait.

Bonjour ! Vous ___ ? — Et avec ___ ? — Ça ___ cinq euros.

Problem 12 Translate the server ★★★

Translate into English.

  1. Sur place ou à emporter ?
  2. Ça fait quatre euros cinquante.

Problem 13 Add up the receipt ★★★

Add the three lines and write the total in digits and in French words.

A receipt with three lines: un chocolat chaud 4,00; un café 1,50; deux croissants 2,80Café des Quais1 chocolat chaud4,00 €1 café1,50 €2 croissants2,80 €TOTAL? €
Add the three lines to find the total.

Problem 14 Answer the server ★★★

The server asks Et avec ça ? Choose the logical answer.

  1. Oui, c’est un café.
  2. Une carafe d’eau, s’il vous plaît.
  3. Je suis à Lyon.

Problem 15 Order for two ★★★

Rewrite the order for two people by changing the quantities: Je voudrais un café et un croissant. → two coffees and two croissants.

Problem 16 Reading at a café in Liège ★★★

Read the text, then answer in English.

Samedi matin, Mariama et son frère Idriss entrent dans un petit café à Liège. Mariama voudrait un chocolat chaud et un croissant. Idriss prend un café, mais il n’y a plus de croissants : il commande une tartine. L’addition est de dix euros quarante.

  1. What does Mariama order?
  2. Why does Idriss order a tartine?
  3. What is the total in digits?

Problem 17 Find two mistakes ★★★

This dialogue has two mistakes. Rewrite it correctly.

— Bonjour ! Je veux un café crème. — Voilà. Ça fait trois euros vingt. — L’addition ?

Problem 18 Change at the register ★★★

A customer pays with a 10 € note for a café crème (3,20 €) and a croissant (1,40 €). Write in French what the server says the total is, and calculate the change in euros.

Problem 19 Write a short dialogue ★★★

Write a four-line dialogue in French: greet the server, order a drink and a snack, ask for tap water, and ask for the bill.

Problem 20 Translate the paragraph ★★★

Translate into French: Good morning. We would like two coffees and a carafe of water. How much is it, please?

See the Ordering At A French Café worksheet answer key

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