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🇫🇷 French · Advanced Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Water and the Town Hall

Go back to the town hall about a problem that hasn't gone away, insist politely, and say exactly what you want done.

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THE STORY

The mayor's office, a glass of brown water on the desk, and Emma not sitting down.

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Monsieur le maire, je reviens pour l'eau. Depuis mardi, elle est marron le matin.muh-syuh luh mehr, zhuh ruh-vya(n) poor loh, duh-pwee mar-dee, ehl eh mah-roh(n) luh mah-TA(N)Mister Mayor, I'm back about the water. Since Tuesday, it's brown in the mornings.
Je reviens pour l'eau.zhuh ruh-vya(n) poor LOHI'm back about the water.
Je sais, on m'a appelé. C'est les travaux sur la route. Ça va passer.zhuh seh, oh(n) mah ah-play, seh lay trah-voh sewr lah root, sah vah pah-SAYI know, I was called. It's the works on the road. It'll pass. A man speaking.
Ça va passer.sah vah pah-SAYIt'll pass.
Ça fait six jours que ça doit passer. Je me permets d'insister.sah feh see zhoor kuh sah dwah pah-say, zhuh muh pehr-meh da(n)-sees-TAYIt's been six days that it's supposed to pass. I must insist.
Je me permets d'insister.zhuh muh pehr-meh da(n)-sees-TAYI must insist.
Qu'est-ce que vous voulez que je fasse ?kehs kuh voo voo-lay kuh zhuh FAHSWhat do you want me to do? Politely.
Que vous appeliez le syndicat des eaux devant moi. Maintenant.kuh voo zah-puh-lyay luh sa(n)-dee-kah day zoh duh-vah(n) mwah, ma(n)-tuh-NAH(N)That you call the water board in front of me. Now. Politely.
Vous êtes directe, pour une Anglaise.voo zeht dee-rehkt, poor ewn ah(n)-GLEHZYou're direct, for an English woman. Politely.
Je suis directrice d'école. Ça aide.zhuh swee dee-rehk-trees day-kol, sah EHDI'm a school director. It helps. A woman speaking.

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