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🇫🇷 French · Advanced Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 13 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Florist

Choose wedding flowers with a florist, say what you want and don't want, plan the tables, and ask when it will be delivered.

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THE STORY

The florist's shop in Villefranche, buckets of flowers, and a florist who knows Madame Perrin.

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Pour un mariage à la mairie en juin, je vous conseille des fleurs des champs. Simples, et de saison.poor a(n) mah-ryahzh ah lah meh-ree ah(n) zhwa(n), zhuh voo koh(n)-sehy day fluhr day shah(n), sa(n)pl, ay duh seh-ZOH(N)For a town hall wedding in June, I advise wild flowers. Simple, and in season. Politely.
Je vous conseille des fleurs des champs.zhuh voo koh(n)-sehy day fluhr day SHAH(N)I advise wild flowers. Politely.
C'est exactement ce que je voulais. Un bouquet simple, et pas trop grand.seh tehg-zahk-tuh-mah(n) suh kuh zhuh voo-leh, a(n) boo-keh sa(n)pl, ay pah troh GRAH(N)That's exactly what I wanted. A simple bouquet, and not too big.
Et pour les tables ?ay poor lay TAHBLAnd for the tables?
Huit tables. Quelque chose de bas, pour qu'on se voie en face.weet tahbl, kehl-kuh shohz duh bah, poor koh(n) suh vwah ah(n) FAHSEight tables. Something low, so that we can see each other across.
Quelque chose de bas.kehl-kuh shohz duh BAHSomething low.
Des pots de lavande. Ça tient toute la soirée, et les invités repartent avec.day poh duh lah-vah(n)d, sah tya(n) toot lah swah-ray, ay lay za(n)-vee-tay ruh-part ah-VEHKPots of lavender. It lasts all evening, and the guests leave with them.
Et c'est livré quand ?ay seh lee-vray KAH(N)And when is it delivered?
Le matin même, à neuf heures.luh mah-ta(n) mehm, ah nuh VUHRThe same morning, at nine.
Les fleurs des champs n'attendent pas plus que le raisin.lay fluhr day shah(n) nah-tah(n)d pah plew kuh luh reh-ZA(N)Wild flowers don't wait any more than grapes do.

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