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PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

Hugo's Spreadsheet

Weigh a big decision out loud, set one side against the other, and say what really counts.

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Lesson 2 · Hugo's Spreadsheet

French · 30 minutes

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Sunday evening, a laptop, two columns, and one line Emma wants to keep.

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J'ai fait un tableau. D'un côté, ce que la maison coûte. De l'autre, ce qu'elle va nous coûter.zhay feh a(n) tah-bloh, da(n) koh-tay, suh kuh lah meh-zoh(n) koot, duh lohtr, suh kehl vah noo koo-TAYI've made a table. On one side, what the house costs. On the other, what it's going to cost us.
D'un côté, le prix. De l'autre, les travaux.da(n) koh-tay, luh pree, duh lohtr, lay trah-VOHOn one side, the price. On the other, the works.
Et la deuxième colonne est plus longue.ay lah duh-zyehm koh-lon eh plew LOH(N)GAnd the second column is longer.
Beaucoup plus longue. Le toit, le chauffage, la salle de bain.boh-koo plew loh(n)g, luh twah, luh shoh-fahzh, lah sahl duh BA(N)Much longer. The roof, the heating, the bathroom.
Ce qui compte, ce n'est pas la longueur de la colonne. C'est ce qu'on en fait.suh kee koh(n)t, suh neh pah lah loh(n)-guhr duh lah koh-lon, seh suh koh(n) nah(n) FEHWhat counts isn't the length of the column. It's what we make of it.
Ce qui compte, c'est le prix.suh kee koh(n)t, seh luh PREEWhat counts is the price.
Ce qui compte, c'est qu'on puisse la payer.suh kee koh(n)t, seh koh(n) pwees lah pay-YAYWhat counts is that we can pay for it. About a house.
On peut, si on négocie bien.oh(n) puh, see oh(n) nay-goh-see BYA(N)We can, if we negotiate well.
Et si tu arrêtes d'ajouter des lignes.ay see tew ah-reht dah-zhoo-tay day LEEN-yuhAnd if you stop adding lines. To a friend.
J'arrête. Dernière ligne : un chien.zhah-reht, dehr-nyehr leen-yuh, a(n) SHYA(N)I'll stop. Last line: a dog.
Celle-là, je la garde.sehl-lah, zhuh lah GARDThat one, I'm keeping. About a line.