In this fictional museum-counter scene you will ask about an audio guide in Spanish, request a rental, and understand a price and an identity-document request. The price and rental conditions belong to this practice dialogue. Listen, repeat, and use the three tasks to rehearse the visitor and staff roles.
Asking if an audio guide is available
Start with a polite yes/no question. The recorded line «Est-ce que vous avez un audioguide en espagnol ?» means "Do you have an audio guide in Spanish?" The structure is simple: a polite opening, then the thing you want, then the language. Notice that the language comes at the end, after the noun. For this exercise, keep Spanish as the language so your question matches the recording. Say the line aloud three times: first slowly, then at a normal speed. Keep your voice calm and friendly. A question like this works at a ticket desk, at an information counter, or at the entrance to an exhibition.
Saying you want to rent one
When you already know you want the device, use the recorded line «Je voudrais louer un audioguide, s'il vous plaît.», which means "I would like to rent an audio guide, please." The important part is the polite form of "I would like". It sounds softer and more standard than a direct "I want". Add the polite word at the end, and your request sounds complete and courteous. Practise the rhythm: the first part is quick, the middle is clear, and the final polite word is light. Repeat it until you can say it without reading. Use this model when you want to rehearse a complete rental request.
Price and deposit questions
Two short questions complete the exchange. The recorded line «C'est combien, la location ?» means "How much is the rental?" Use it after you have decided to rent. The recorded line «Il faut laisser une caution ?» means "Do I have to leave a deposit?" This asks about an obligation, so it is useful when you are not sure what the site requires. Say both questions aloud, one after the other, and pause between them as if you were listening to an answer. In the full dialogue, the staff member answers with a price and then asks for a document. You will work with those replies in the exercises below.
Listen once, then say the phrase yourself. Slow playback keeps the original pitch.
Checking available voices…
Est-ce que vous avez un audioguide en espagnol ?
Do you have an audio guide in Spanish?
ess-kuh voo zay-vay un no-dee-oh-GHEED on ess-pan-YOL
Je voudrais louer un audioguide, s'il vous plaît.
I would like to rent an audio guide, please.
zhuh voo-DREH loo-AY un no-dee-oh-GHEED seel voo PLEH
C'est combien, la location ?
How much is the rental?
say kom-BYEN la lo-ka-SYON
Il faut laisser une caution ?
Do I have to leave a deposit?
eel foh less-AY oon ko-SYON
Read one side aloud, then answer in your own words. The goal is to make the exchange yours.
Bonjour, est-ce que vous avez un audioguide en espagnol ?
Hello, do you have an audio guide in Spanish?Oui, bien sûr. C'est cinq euros la location.
Yes, of course. It's five euros for the rental.D'accord. Il faut laisser une caution ?
All right. Do I have to leave a deposit?Oui, une pièce d'identité, s'il vous plaît.
Yes, an identity document, please.Your turn
Try each prompt out loud. Choose a guided start, the full sequence, or a challenge pass after your first attempt.
Guided exchange: visitor at the desk
Imagine you are at the ticket desk of a museum. You need an audio guide in Spanish. The staff member is ready to help you.
Your task: Say the visitor's first line aloud: «Bonjour, est-ce que vous avez un audioguide en espagnol ?». Then, after a short pause, say the visitor's second line: «D'accord. Il faut laisser une caution ?». Speak clearly and politely. Repeat the pair three times.
Reply comprehension: choose the right answer
You are still at the desk. The staff member speaks first, and you must understand the reply before you continue.
Your task: Read the staff line «Oui, bien sûr. C'est cinq euros la location.». It answers your question about the audio guide and gives the price. Then read the staff line «Oui, une pièce d'identité, s'il vous plaît.». It answers your question about the deposit. After each line, say aloud what the staff member means in English.
Recall with correct roles: play the staff member
Now change roles. You are the staff member, and a visitor asks you the two questions. You must reply with the correct recorded lines.
Your task: The visitor asks «Bonjour, est-ce que vous avez un audioguide en espagnol ?». Reply with «Oui, bien sûr. C'est cinq euros la location.». Then the visitor asks «D'accord. Il faut laisser une caution ?». Reply with «Oui, une pièce d'identité, s'il vous plaît.». Say your two replies aloud in the correct order, with a short pause before each one.
Common questions
Do I need to memorise every line before I start speaking?
No. Read the line aloud while you look at it, then look away and say it again. Repeat this a few times. Short lines become automatic quickly when you say them out loud rather than only reading them silently.
Which language and rental details should I use in this practice?
Use Spanish, the five-euro rental price, and the identity-document request from the recordings. These are the details of this fictional exchange. Other language names and rental arrangements need their own examples; keep this rehearsal matched to the audio.
Sources and further reading
- french: ask for the audio guideChecked September 2026
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