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🇫🇷 French · Advanced Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 11 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The First Staff Meeting

Run a meeting as the boss, announce decisions in the passive, ask who decided, and say what you would like each person to do.

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THE STORY

Four chairs, three points, and one coffee machine.

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Merci d'être là. Première réunion, et j'ai trois choses à vous dire.mehr-see dehtr lah, pruh-myehr ray-ew-nyoh(n), ay zhay trwah shohz ah voo DEERThanks for being here. First meeting, and I have three things to tell you. Politely.
On t'écoute, patronne.oh(n) tay-koot, pah-TRONWe're listening, boss. To a woman, a friend.
Un : il a été décidé que les cours du soir commenceraient à dix-huit heures trente.a(n), eel ah ay-tay day-see-day kuh lay koor dew swahr koh-mah(n)-suh-reh ah deez-weet uhr TRAH(N)TOne: it has been decided that the evening classes would start at six thirty.
Il a été décidé que les cours commenceraient à dix-huit heures.eel ah ay-tay day-see-day kuh lay koor koh-mah(n)-suh-reh ah deez-weet UHRIt has been decided that the classes would start at six.
Décidé par qui ?day-see-day par KEEDecided by whom?
Par moi, après avoir lu vos réponses.par mwah, ah-preh zah-vwahr lew voh ray-POH(N)SBy me, after reading your answers. Politely.
Deux : je voudrais que chacun propose un atelier par mois.duh, zhuh voo-dreh kuh shah-ka(n) proh-pohz a(n) nah-tuh-lyay par MWAHTwo: I'd like each of you to propose one workshop a month.
Je voudrais que chacun propose quelque chose.zhuh voo-dreh kuh shah-ka(n) proh-pohz kehl-kuh SHOHZI'd like each of you to propose something.
Et trois ?ay TRWAHAnd three?
Trois : la machine à café est réparée.trwah, lah mah-sheen ah kah-fay eh ray-pah-RAYThree: the coffee machine is repaired.

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