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🇫🇷 French · Advanced Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 22 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The School, by Phone

Manage from forty minutes away, give quick instructions, let people decide for themselves, and say you trust them.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

A Tuesday in the village, the phone on the kitchen table, and Camille in Lyon with two problems.

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Emma ? Le chauffage de la salle deux est encore en panne. Et Élodie est malade.eh-mah, luh shoh-fahzh duh lah sahl duh eh tah(n)-kor ah(n) pahn, ay ay-loh-dee eh mah-LAHDEmma? The heating in room two is broken again. And Elodie is sick.
Appelle le chauffagiste, le numéro est sur le tableau.ah-pehl luh shoh-fah-zheest, luh new-may-roh eh sewr luh tah-BLOHCall the heating man, the number is on the board. To a friend.
Je peux prendre son cours de dix-huit heures, si tu es d'accord.zhuh puh prah(n)dr soh(n) koor duh deez-weet uhr, see tew eh dah-KORI can take her six o'clock class, if you agree. To a friend.
Si tu es d'accord.see tew eh dah-KORIf you agree. To a friend.
Je suis d'accord. Tu n'as pas besoin de me demander pour ça.zhuh swee dah-kor, tew nah pah buh-zwa(n) duh muh duh-mah(n)-day poor SAHI agree. You don't need to ask me for that. To a friend.
Tu es sûre ? C'est toi la patronne.tew eh sewr, seh twah lah pah-TRONAre you sure? You're the boss. To a woman, a friend.
Je suis la patronne à quarante minutes. Toi, tu es sur place.zhuh swee lah pah-tron ah kah-rah(n)t mee-newt, twah, tew eh sewr PLAHSI'm the boss forty minutes away. You, you're on the spot. To a friend.
Je te fais confiance.zhuh tuh feh koh(n)-FYAH(N)SI trust you. To a friend.
Alors je gère. Et je t'appelle ce soir.ah-lor zhuh zhehr, ay zhuh tah-pehl suh SWAHRThen I'll handle it. And I'll call you tonight. To a friend.
Je gère.zhuh ZHEHRI'll handle it.

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