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Daily wordsMots du 6 sept. 2026

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Your package was due Tuesday, it's Friday, and someone at the store's help line has finally picked up.

Dix mots pour tous les jours, en anglais : delay, explain, receive, request, exchange, suggest, occur, return, express, between. Chacun avec sa prononciation et une phrase à dire à voix haute.

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  1. 1
    delay/dɪˈleɪ/nounA stretch of time spent waiting for something to happen.
  2. 2
    explain/ɪkˈspleɪn/verbTo make something clear so another person understands it.
  3. 3
    receive/rəˈsiːv/Se dit aussi riːˈsiːv.verbTo get something that is given or sent to you.The first syllable is a quick "ruh" with no weight on it; the stress lands on the second.
  4. 4
    request/rɪˈkwest/Se dit aussi riːˈkwest.verbTo ask for something you want or need.
  5. 5
    exchange/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/verbTo swap something for another one of the same kind.Stress on the second syllable: iks-CHANGE.
  6. 6
    suggest/səˈdʒest/verbTo put an idea forward for other people to think about.Comes out as "suh-JEST"; the double g is the j sound in jest.
  7. 7
    occur/əˈkɜːr/verbTo happen or take place.The first syllable is just "uh", and the two c's make one k sound: uh-KUR.
  8. 8
    return/rɪˈtɜːrn/Se dit aussi riːˈtɜːrn.verbTo give something back to the person or place it came from.
  9. 9
    express/ɪkˈspres/adjectiveFast, with few stops along the way or none at all.
  10. 10
    between/bɪˈtwiːn/Se dit aussi biːˈtwiːn.adverbIn the space or the time that separates two things.

Les phrases

  1. 1

    Can you tell me why there's such a delay?

  2. 2

    Could you explain what happened to my package please?

  3. 3

    I should receive the package before the weekend.

  4. 4

    I'd like to request a refund for this order.

  5. 5

    Could I exchange the item when it finally arrives?

  6. 6

    What do you suggest I do about this?

  7. 7

    Does this kind of delay occur often?

  8. 8

    I'd rather return it than wait any longer.

  9. 9

    Could you send the next one by express delivery?

  10. 10

    You shipped it last week, so what happened in between?