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🇫🇷 French · Advanced Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 5 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

At the Bank

Ask for a mortgage, talk about years, deposit and rate, and use another bank's offer to get a better one.

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THE STORY

The bank where Hugo has had his account since he was eighteen, and a banker who knows it.

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Alors, vous souhaitez emprunter deux cent vingt mille euros. Sur combien d'années ?ah-lor, voo soo-eh-tay ah(n)-pra(n)-tay duh sah(n) va(n) meel uh-roh, sewr koh(n)-bya(n) dah-NAYSo, you wish to borrow two hundred and twenty thousand euros. Over how many years? Politely.
Sur combien d'années ?sewr koh(n)-bya(n) dah-NAYOver how many years?
Sur vingt ans. Nous avons un apport de quarante mille.sewr va(n) tah(n), noo zah-voh(n) a(n) nah-por duh kah-rah(n)t MEELOver twenty years. We have a deposit of forty thousand.
Un prêt sur vingt ans.a(n) preh sewr va(n) TAH(N)A loan over twenty years.
Avec cet apport, je peux vous proposer un taux à trois virgule deux.ah-vehk seht ah-por, zhuh puh voo proh-poh-zay a(n) toh ah trwah veer-gewl DUHWith that deposit, I can offer you a rate at three point two. Politely.
Un taux à trois virgule deux.a(n) toh ah trwah veer-gewl DUHA rate at three point two.
On nous a parlé de deux virgule neuf, ailleurs.oh(n) noo zah par-lay duh duh veer-gewl nuhf, ah-YUHRWe were told two point nine, elsewhere.
Ailleurs, on ne vous connaît pas depuis dix ans.ah-yuhr, oh(n) nuh voo koh-neh pah duh-pwee dee ZAH(N)Elsewhere, they haven't known you for ten years. Politely.
Et ici, on nous connaît. Donc trois virgule zéro ?ay ee-see, oh(n) noo koh-neh, doh(n)k trwah veer-gewl zay-ROHAnd here, you know us. So three point zero? Politely.
Trois virgule un, et l'assurance incluse.trwah veer-gewl a(n), ay lah-sew-rah(n)s a(n)-KLEWZThree point one, and the insurance included.

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