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🇫🇷 French · Advanced Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Counter-Offer

Take a counter-offer over the phone, see through a sweetener, and propose meeting halfway.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Wednesday morning, the phone on speaker, and a stove that was already there.

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Bonne nouvelle, et moins bonne nouvelle. Ils refusent deux cent dix.bon noo-vehl, ay mwa(n) bon noo-vehl, eel ruh-fewz duh sah(n) DEESGood news, and less good news. They refuse two hundred and ten.
Ils refusent deux cent dix.eel ruh-fewz duh sah(n) DEESThey refuse two hundred and ten.
Ils proposent deux cent trente. Et ils laissent le poêle.eel proh-pohz duh sah(n) trah(n)t, ay eel lehs luh PWAHLThey propose two hundred and thirty. And they leave the stove.
Le poêle était déjà dans la maison.luh pwahl ay-teh day-zhah dah(n) lah meh-ZOH(N)The stove was already in the house.
Disons qu'ils le laissent officiellement.dee-zoh(n) keel luh lehs oh-fee-syehl-MAH(N)Let's say they leave it officially. About a stove.
Et le poêle ?ay luh PWAHLAnd the stove?
À mi-chemin.ah mee-shuh-MA(N)Halfway.
On pourrait s'entendre à mi-chemin.oh(n) poo-reh sah(n)-tah(n)dr ah mee-shuh-MA(N)We could agree halfway.
Deux cent vingt, et le poêle, officiellement.duh sah(n) va(n), ay luh pwahl, oh-fee-syehl-MAH(N)Two hundred and twenty, and the stove, officially.
Je leur transmets.zhuh luhr trah(n)s-MEHI'll pass it on to them.

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