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🇫🇷 French · Advanced Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 8 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Marcel, the Neighbour

Meet a village neighbour, learn the unwritten rules, and be offered the familiar you.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The first morning, a man at the gate with his hands behind his back.

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Alors c'est vous qui avez acheté chez Berthier. Marcel. Je suis le voisin d'en face.ah-lor seh voo kee ah-vay zahsh-tay shay behr-tyay, mar-sehl, zhuh swee luh vwah-za(n) dah(n) FAHSSo you're the ones who bought the Berthier place. Marcel. I'm the neighbour across the way.
Je suis le voisin d'en face.zhuh swee luh vwah-za(n) dah(n) FAHSI'm the neighbour across the way. A man speaking.
Hugo. Et Emma. On est arrivés hier.ew-goh, ay eh-mah, oh(n) neh tah-ree-vay YEHRHugo. And Emma. We arrived yesterday.
Je sais. Ici, on sait tout avant vous.zhuh seh, ee-see, oh(n) seh too ah-vah(n) VOOI know. Here, we know everything before you do. Politely.
Trois choses à savoir : le pain, c'est avant neuf heures.trwah shohz ah sah-vwahr, luh pa(n), seh tah-vah(n) nuh VUHRThree things to know: bread is before nine.
Et la deuxième ?ay lah duh-ZYEHMAnd the second? About a thing.
Le dimanche, on ne fait pas de bruit avant dix heures. Même pas le toit.luh dee-mah(n)sh, oh(n) nuh feh pah duh brwee ah-vah(n) dee zuhr, mehm pah luh TWAHOn Sundays, no noise before ten. Not even the roof.
On ne fait pas de bruit avant dix heures.oh(n) nuh feh pah duh brwee ah-vah(n) dee ZUHRNo noise before ten.
On se tutoie. Sinon, on ne se parle pas.oh(n) suh tew-twah, see-noh(n), oh(n) nuh suh parl PAHWe say tu to each other. Otherwise, we don't talk to each other.
On se tutoie.oh(n) suh tew-TWAHWe say tu to each other.

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