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🇫🇷 French · Advanced Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 5 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

At the Notary's

Follow a formal meeting where things are said in the passive, confirm, count pages and ask the one question that matters.

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THE STORY

Maitre Blanc's office, fifty pages, two women and one pen.

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Asseyez-vous, mesdames. L'école sera vendue pour un euro, c'est bien cela ?ah-say-yay-voo, may-dahm, lay-kol suh-rah vah(n)-dew poor a(n) nuh-roh, seh bya(n) suh-LAHSit down, ladies. The school will be sold for one euro, is that right? Politely.
C'est bien cela.seh bya(n) suh-LAHThat's right.
L'école sera vendue.lay-kol suh-rah vah(n)-DEWThe school will be sold.
Ces trois documents doivent être signés par vous deux, à chaque page.say trwah doh-kew-mah(n) dwahv ehtr seen-yay par voo duh, ah shahk PAHZHThese three documents must be signed by both of you, on every page. Politely.
Ils doivent être signés à chaque page.eel dwahv ehtr seen-yay ah shahk PAHZHThey must be signed on every page.
Toutes les pages ? Il y en a cinquante.toot lay pahzh, eel yah(n) nah sa(n)-KAH(N)TAll the pages? There are fifty of them.
Toutes. Et les dettes de l'école seront reprises par l'acheteuse.toot, ay lay deht duh lay-kol suh-roh(n) ruh-preez par lahsh-TUHZAll of them. And the school's debts will be taken over by the buyer. About a woman.
C'est-à-dire par moi.seh-tah-deer par MWAHThat is to say, by me.
Exactement. Vous avez des questions avant de signer ?eg-zahk-tuh-mah(n), voo zah-vay day kehs-tyoh(n) ah-vah(n) duh seen-YAYExactly. Do you have any questions before signing? Politely.
Une seule. Vous avez un deuxième stylo ?ewn suhl, voo zah-vay a(n) duh-zyehm stee-LOHJust one. Do you have a second pen? Politely.

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