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PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

The Marriage File

Go through the documents a French wedding needs, argue with a rule and lose politely, and promise the paper anyway.

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Lesson 2 · The Marriage File

French · 30 minutes

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Madame Faure's list, a birth certificate from Bristol, and the Civil Code, which wants paper.

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Pour vous, Madame, il me faut un acte de naissance de moins de trois mois.poor voo, mah-dahm, eel muh foh a(n) nahkt duh neh-sah(n)s duh mwa(n) duh trwah MWAHFor you, Madam, I need a birth certificate less than three months old.
Un acte de naissance.a(n) nahkt duh neh-SAH(N)SA birth certificate.
Je suis née à Bristol il y a trente-deux ans. L'acte ne changera pas.zhuh swee nay ah brees-tol eel yah trah(n)t-duh zah(n), lahkt nuh shah(n)-zhuh-rah PAHI was born in Bristol thirty-two years ago. The certificate won't change. A woman speaking.
Je sais. Mais la règle, c'est moins de trois mois.zhuh seh, meh lah rehgl, seh mwa(n) duh trwah MWAHI know. But the rule is less than three months.
Traduit par un traducteur assermenté.trah-dwee par a(n) trah-dewk-tuhr ah-sehr-mah(n)-TAYTranslated by a sworn translator.
Et quoi d'autre ?ay kwah DOHTRAnd what else?
Un certificat de coutume de votre consulat. Il dit que vous êtes libre de vous marier.a(n) sehr-tee-fee-kah duh koo-tewm duh votr koh(n)-sew-lah, eel dee kuh voo zeht leebr duh voo mah-RYAYA certificate of custom from your consulate. It says you are free to marry. Politely.
Vous êtes libre de vous marier.voo zeht leebr duh voo mah-RYAYYou are free to marry. Politely.
Je le suis.zhuh luh SWEEI am. About being free.
Je vous crois, Madame. Le Code civil, lui, veut un papier.zhuh voo krwah, mah-dahm, luh kod see-veel, lwee, vuh a(n) pah-PYAYI believe you, Madam. The Civil Code, for its part, wants a piece of paper.
Alors il l'aura. En trois exemplaires, je suppose.ah-lor eel loh-rah, ah(n) trwah zehg-zah(n)-plehr, zhuh sew-POHZThen it'll have one. In three copies, I suppose. About the Civil Code.