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PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

Visiting the Stone House

Visit a house with an agent, hear its faults described softly, ask the practical questions and keep your cards close.

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Lesson 1 · Visiting the Stone House

French · 30 minutes

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A Sunday in a Beaujolais village, an estate agent with a big key, and a tile in the grass.

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Voilà la maison. Elle date de mille huit cent cinquante, et elle n'a pas bougé depuis.vwah-lah lah meh-zoh(n), ehl daht duh meel wee sah(n) sa(n)-kah(n)t, ay ehl nah pah boo-zhay duh-PWEEHere's the house. It dates from eighteen fifty, and it hasn't moved since.
Elle date de mille huit cent cinquante.ehl daht duh meel wee sah(n) sa(n)-KAH(N)TIt dates from eighteen fifty. About a house.
Le toit non plus, on dirait. Il y a une tuile dans l'herbe.luh twah noh(n) plew, oh(n) dee-reh, eel yah ewn tweel dah(n) LEHRBNor has the roof, it seems. There's a tile in the grass.
Il faudrait le refaire, je ne vous le cache pas. Mais les murs sont sains.eel foh-dreh luh ruh-fehr, zhuh nuh voo luh kahsh pah, meh lay mewr soh(n) SA(N)It would need redoing, I won't hide it from you. But the walls are sound. About a roof, politely.
Il faudrait le refaire.eel foh-dreh luh ruh-FEHRIt would need redoing. About a roof.
Et le chauffage ?ay luh shoh-FAHZHAnd the heating?
Une cheminée, et un poêle à bois qui marche.ewn shuh-mee-nay, ay a(n) pwahl ah bwah kee MARSHA fireplace, and a wood stove that works.
Donc pas de chauffage. Le prix tient compte du toit ?doh(n)k pah duh shoh-fahzh, luh pree tya(n) koh(n)t dew TWAHSo no heating. Does the price take the roof into account?
Donc pas de chauffage.doh(n)k pah duh shoh-FAHZHSo no heating.
Le prix, ça se négocie. Les propriétaires sont pressés.luh pree, sah suh nay-goh-see, lay proh-pree-ay-tehr soh(n) preh-SAYThe price, that's negotiable. The owners are in a hurry.
Ça se négocie.sah suh nay-goh-SEEThat's negotiable.
Nous, on ne l'est pas.noo, oh(n) nuh leh PAHWe aren't. About being in a hurry.