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🇫🇷 French · Advanced Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 7 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Meeting the Mayor

Introduce yourselves at a village town hall, ask what needs a permit, and be told how a village works.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The town hall on market day, a mayor in a jumper, and a secretary who will matter later.

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Entrez, entrez. Alors c'est vous, les Lyonnais de la maison Berthier ?ah(n)-tray, ah(n)-tray, ah-lor seh voo, lay lyoh-neh duh lah meh-zoh(n) behr-TYAYCome in, come in. So it's you, the Lyon people from the Berthier house? Politely.
C'est nous. Emma, et Hugo. On voulait se présenter avant les travaux.seh noo, eh-mah, ay ew-goh, oh(n) voo-leh suh pray-zah(n)-tay ah-vah(n) lay trah-VOHIt's us. Emma, and Hugo. We wanted to introduce ourselves before the works.
On voulait se présenter.oh(n) voo-leh suh pray-zah(n)-TAYWe wanted to introduce ourselves.
Vous faites bien. Ici, tout se sait, autant que ça se sache par vous.voo feht bya(n), ee-see, too suh seh, oh-tah(n) kuh sah suh sahsh par VOOYou do well. Here, everything gets known, so it might as well be known from you. Politely.
Ici, tout se sait.ee-see, too suh SEHHere, everything gets known.
On refait le toit. Il faut un permis ?oh(n) ruh-feh luh twah, eel foh a(n) pehr-MEEWe're redoing the roof. Do we need a permit?
Pour le toit, une déclaration de travaux suffit. Pour une fenêtre de plus, c'est un permis.poor luh twah, ewn day-klah-rah-syoh(n) duh trah-voh sew-fee, poor ewn fuh-nehtr duh plews, seh ta(n) pehr-MEEFor the roof, a works declaration is enough. For one more window, that's a permit.
Et on est dans le périmètre de l'église ?ay oh(n) neh dah(n) luh pay-ree-mehtr duh lay-GLEEZAnd are we in the perimeter of the church?
Tout le village l'est. Mais vous êtes les bienvenus, et ma secrétaire est patiente.too luh vee-lahzh leh, meh voo zeht lay bya(n)-vuh-new, ay mah suh-kray-tehr eh pah-SYAH(N)TThe whole village is. But you're welcome, and my secretary is patient. Politely.
Vous êtes les bienvenus.voo zeht lay bya(n)-vuh-NEWYou're welcome. To several people.

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