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🇫🇷 French · Advanced Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 10 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Rehearsal

Rehearse a civil ceremony with the mayor, take directions on where to walk, where to look and how loud to say yes.

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THE STORY

The council room emptied of its chairs, the mayor directing, and Camille already close to tears.

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On refait l'entrée. Vous marchez jusqu'ici, vous vous arrêtez, et vous vous regardez. Pas moi.oh(n) ruh-feh lah(n)-tray, voo mar-shay zhews-kee-see, voo voo zah-reh-tay, ay voo voo ruh-gar-day, pah MWAHWe'll redo the entrance. You walk up to here, you stop, and you look at each other. Not at me. Politely.
On refait l'entrée.oh(n) ruh-feh lah(n)-TRAYWe'll redo the entrance.
Vous vous regardez.voo voo ruh-gar-DAYYou look at each other. Politely.
On vous regarde quand ?oh(n) voo ruh-gard KAH(N)When do we look at you? Politely.
Quand je pose la question. Et vous répondez un peu plus fort que ça.kah(n) zhuh pohz lah kehs-tyoh(n), ay voo ray-poh(n)-day a(n) puh plew for kuh SAHWhen I ask the question. And you answer a little louder than that. Politely.
Un peu plus fort que ça.a(n) puh plew for kuh SAHA little louder than that.
Trop fort. Entre les deux.troh for, ah(n)tr lay DUHToo loud. In between.
Et les témoins, on se met où ?ay lay tay-mwa(n), oh(n) suh meh OOAnd the witnesses, where do we stand?
Derrière, et vous ne pleurez pas avant la signature.deh-ryehr, ay voo nuh pluh-ray pah ah-vah(n) lah seen-yah-TEWRBehind, and you don't cry before the signing. Politely.
Avant la signature.ah-vah(n) lah seen-yah-TEWRBefore the signing.

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