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🇫🇷 French · Advanced Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 26 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Storm

Handle an emergency at a neighbour's in the middle of the night, ask if anyone is hurt, give orders, and call for help over his objections.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Two in the morning, wind, a crash, and Marcel in his doorway with a torch.

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Emma ! Hugo ! Le gros chêne est tombé sur mon toit.eh-mah, ew-goh, luh groh shehn eh toh(n)-bay sewr moh(n) TWAHEmma! Hugo! The big oak has fallen on my roof.
Tu es blessé ?tew eh bleh-SAYAre you hurt? To a man, a friend.
Non. Mais l'eau rentre dans la chambre, et je n'ai plus d'électricité.noh(n), meh loh rah(n)tr dah(n) lah shah(n)br, ay zhuh nay plew day-lehk-tree-see-TAYNo. But water's coming into the bedroom, and I've no more electricity.
Je n'ai plus d'électricité.zhuh nay plew day-lehk-tree-see-TAYI've no more electricity.
Viens chez nous. Hugo, prends la lampe et les seaux.vya(n) shay noo, ew-goh, prah(n) lah lah(n)p ay lay SOHCome to ours. Hugo, take the lamp and the buckets. To friends.
J'appelle les pompiers.zhah-pehl lay poh(n)-PYAYI'm calling the fire brigade.
Pas les pompiers, pas pour ça.pah lay poh(n)-pyay, pah poor SAHNot the fire brigade, not for that.
Un arbre sur un toit, Marcel, c'est pour ça.a(n) narbr sewr a(n) twah, mar-sehl, seh poor SAHA tree on a roof, Marcel, is exactly for that.
Tiens bon, j'arrive avec une bâche.tya(n) boh(n), zhah-reev ah-vehk ewn BAHSHHold on, I'm coming with a tarpaulin. To a friend.
Tiens bon.tya(n) BOH(N)Hold on. To a friend.

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