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🇫🇷 French · Advanced Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 15 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Rival's Prices

React to a competitor's move, say what you were told, and decide what you will and won't do.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

A new sign in the window across the street, in big letters.

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Mauvaise nouvelle. Ils ont baissé leurs prix de vingt pour cent.moh-vehz noo-vehl, eel zoh(n) beh-say luhr pree duh va(n) poor SAH(N)Bad news. They've lowered their prices by twenty percent.
Ils ont baissé leurs prix.eel zoh(n) beh-say luhr PREEThey've lowered their prices.
Qui te l'a dit ?kee tuh lah DEEWho told you? To a friend.
Personne. C'est écrit sur leur vitrine, en grosses lettres.pehr-son, seh tay-kree sewr luhr vee-treen, ah(n) grohs LEHTRNobody. It's written on their window, in big letters.
Alors ce n'est plus une rumeur.ah-lor suh neh plew zewn rew-MUHRThen it's no longer a rumour.
On nous a dit que trois élèves étaient allés voir.oh(n) noo zah dee kuh trwah zay-lehv ay-teh tah-lay VWAHRWe were told that three students had gone to have a look.
Trois élèves sont allés voir.trwah zay-lehv soh(n) tah-lay VWAHRThree students went to have a look.
On nous a dit que les prix avaient baissé.oh(n) noo zah dee kuh lay pree ah-veh beh-SAYWe were told that the prices had gone down.
Voir, ce n'est pas partir. On ne baissera pas nos prix.vwahr, suh neh pah par-teer, oh(n) nuh beh-suh-rah pah noh PREELooking isn't leaving. We won't lower our prices.
On ne baissera pas nos prix.oh(n) nuh beh-suh-rah pah noh PREEWe won't lower our prices.

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