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À la banque · 1 of 1Week of 13 – 19 Sept

Opening a bank account as a foreigner

You arrive at the branch with your passport and an electricity bill, and the advisor asks you how long you've been living in France.

These ten words cover opening a French bank account, including compte, justificatif and titulaire, the terms you'll actually hear at the counter. Each one comes with its pronunciation and a sentence you can say out loud.

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The ten words10 words, 10 sentences

  1. 1
    compteaccount/kɔ̃t/nounMoney kept in your name at a bank.The p is silent and 'om' is said with a nasal sound, without an m; the final t is pronounced.
  2. 2
    étrangerforeign/etʁɑ̃ʒe/adjectiveComing from another country.The 'an' is nasal, you don't hear the n; the final r is silent, the word ends on an é sound.
  3. 3
    passeportpassport/paspɔʁ/Also said pɑspɔʁ.nounAn official document with your photo used to travel from one country to another.The final t is not pronounced.

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The sentences

  1. 1

    Je voudrais ouvrir un compte dans votre banque.

    I'd like to open an account at your bank.

  2. 2

    Un passeport étranger est-il accepté pour ce dossier ?

    Is a foreign passport accepted for this application?

  3. 3

    Voici mon passeport et un justificatif de domicile récent.

    Here's my passport and a recent proof of address.

The same situation in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German.