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🇫🇷 French · Advanced Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 24 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Hike in the Mountains

Ask about a mountain path in Corsica, how long it takes and whether it is hard, and be warned about the pigs.

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THE STORY

Seven in the morning, the start of a path, a hand-painted sign, and a man with a dog.

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Bonjour. Le sentier pour le lac, il part d'ici ?boh(n)-zhoor, luh sah(n)-tyay poor luh lahk, eel par dee-SEEHello. The path to the lake, does it start from here?
Oui. Suivez les marques jaunes. On en a pour trois heures, aller-retour.wee, swee-vay lay mark zhohn, oh(n) nah(n) nah poor trwah zuhr, ah-lay ruh-TOORYes. Follow the yellow marks. It takes three hours, there and back. Politely.
Suivez les marques jaunes.swee-vay lay mark ZHOHNFollow the yellow marks. Politely.
C'est difficile ?seh dee-fee-SEELIs it hard?
La première heure monte. Après, ça va. Vous avez de l'eau ?lah pruh-myehr uhr moh(n)t, ah-preh sah vah, voo zah-vay duh LOHThe first hour climbs. After that, it's fine. Have you got water? Politely.
Deux litres.duh LEETRTwo litres.
Bien. Et attention aux cochons. Ils sont en liberté.bya(n), ay ah-tah(n)-syoh(n) oh koh-shoh(n), eel soh(n) tah(n) lee-behr-TAYGood. And watch out for the pigs. They roam free.
Attention aux voitures.ah-tah(n)-syoh(n) oh vwah-TEWRWatch out for the cars.
Des cochons ? Sur le sentier ?day koh-shoh(n), sewr luh sah(n)-TYAYPigs? On the path?
Partout. Ne les nourrissez pas, et ils vous laisseront tranquilles.par-too, nuh lay noo-ree-say pah, ay eel voo lehs-roh(n) trah(n)-KEELEverywhere. Don't feed them, and they'll leave you alone. Politely.

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