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🇫🇷 French · Advanced Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

An Email to the Notary

Open, state the purpose, make a request and close a formal email, the French way.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Emma writes her first email to a notary, with Hugo reading over her shoulder.

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Comment on commence un e-mail à un notaire ?koh-mah(n) oh(n) koh-mah(n)s a(n) nee-mehl ah a(n) noh-TEHRHow do you start an email to a notary?
Maître, tout court. Et vouvoie-le trois fois par phrase.mehtr, too koor, ay voo-vwah-luh trwah fwah par FRAHZJust Maitre. And use the polite you three times a sentence. To a friend.
Maître, je me permets de vous écrire au sujet de la vente de l'école À voix haute.mehtr, zhuh muh pehr-meh duh voo zay-kreer oh sew-zheh duh lah vah(n)t duh lay-kol ah vwah OHTMaitre, I take the liberty of writing to you about the sale of the school.
Au sujet de la vente.oh sew-zheh duh lah VAH(N)TAbout the sale.
Bien. Ensuite, ce que tu veux.bya(n), ah(n)-sweet, suh kuh tew VUHGood. Then what you want. To a friend.
Je souhaiterais prendre rendez-vous afin de signer l'acte avant la fin du mois.zhuh soo-eh-tuh-reh prah(n)dr rah(n)-day-voo ah-fa(n) duh seen-yay lahkt ah-vah(n) lah fa(n) dew MWAHI would like to make an appointment in order to sign the deed before the end of the month.
Afin de signer l'acte.ah-fa(n) duh seen-yay LAHKTIn order to sign the deed.
Parfait. Et pour finir ?par-feh, ay poor fee-NEERPerfect. And to finish? To a friend.
Dans l'attente de votre réponse, je vous prie d'agréer, Maître, mes salutations distinguées.dah(n) lah-tah(n)t duh votr ray-poh(n)s, zhuh voo pree dah-gray-ay, mehtr, may sah-lew-tah-syoh(n) dees-ta(n)-GAYAwaiting your reply, please accept, Maitre, my distinguished greetings.
Tu écris mieux le français que moi.tew ay-kree myuh luh frah(n)-seh kuh MWAHYou write French better than I do. To a friend.

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