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🇫🇷 French · Advanced Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 6 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Accountant's Numbers

Go through accounts with someone, say what has been paid and what remains to pay, and use percentages.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Madame Roux's office above the bakery, a folder, and a number that has grown since September.

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Bonjour, Emma. J'ai préparé les comptes de l'école.boh(n)-zhoor eh-mah, zhay pray-pah-ray lay koh(n)t duh lay-KOLHello, Emma. I've prepared the school's accounts.
Je vous écoute, Madame Roux.zhuh voo zay-koot, mah-dahm ROOI'm listening, Madame Roux. Politely.
Le loyer de l'année a été payé. Soixante pour cent des factures aussi.luh lwah-yay duh lah-nay ah ay-tay pay-yay, swah-sah(n)t poor sah(n) day fahk-tewr oh-SEEThe year's rent has been paid. Sixty percent of the invoices too.
Soixante pour cent.swah-sah(n)t poor SAH(N)Sixty percent.
Et les quarante pour cent qui restent ?ay lay kah-rah(n)t poor sah(n) kee REHSTAnd the forty percent that remain?
Il reste à payer douze mille euros avant mars.eel rehst ah pay-yay dooz meel uh-roh ah-vah(n) MARSThere remain twelve thousand euros to pay before March.
Douze mille ? Nathalie m'avait parlé de huit.dooz meel, nah-tah-lee mah-veh par-lay duh WEETTwelve thousand? Nathalie had told me eight.
Huit, c'était en septembre. Depuis, le chauffage a été réparé.weet, say-teh ah(n) sehp-tah(n)br, duh-pwee, luh shoh-fahzh ah ay-tay ray-pah-RAYEight was in September. Since then, the heating has been repaired.
Depuis, l'école a été vendue.duh-pwee, lay-kol ah ay-tay vah(n)-DEWSince then, the school has been sold.
Alors on commencera par le chauffage. Je veux comprendre chaque euro.ah-lor oh(n) koh-mah(n)-suh-rah par luh shoh-fahzh, zhuh vuh koh(n)-prah(n)dr shahk uh-ROHThen we'll start with the heating. I want to understand every euro.

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