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🇫🇷 French · Advanced Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 25 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Corsican Dinner

Sit down to a Corsican dinner, be told everything is home-made, be made to take seconds, and hear the men sing.

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THE STORY

A long table under a fig tree, a cheese that bites back, and four men clearing their throats.

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Tout est fait maison. La charcuterie, le fromage, et le fiadone.too teh feh meh-zoh(n), lah shar-kew-tree, luh froh-mahzh, ay luh fyah-DOH-nayEverything is home-made. The cured meats, the cheese, and the fiadone.
C'est délicieux. Vraiment.seh day-lee-syuh, vreh-MAH(N)It's delicious. Really.
Alors reprenez-en.ah-lor ruh-pruh-nay ZAH(N)Then have some more. Politely.
Je n'en peux plus. On a déjà mangé pour trois.zhuh nah(n) puh plew, oh(n) nah day-zhah mah(n)-zhay poor TRWAHI can't take any more. We've already eaten for three.
On a déjà mangé pour trois.oh(n) nah day-zhah mah(n)-zhay poor TRWAHWe've already eaten for three.
Vous n'allez pas me vexer le soir de votre voyage de noces.voo nah-lay pah muh vehk-say luh swahr duh votr vwah-yahzh duh NOSYou're not going to offend me on the evening of your honeymoon. Politely.
Un tout petit peu, alors.a(n) too puh-tee puh, ah-LORA tiny bit, then.
Chut. Ils vont chanter. Écoutez.shewt, eel voh(n) shah(n)-tay, ay-koo-TAYShush. They're going to sing. Listen. Politely.
Qu'est-ce que c'est ?kehs kuh SEHWhat is it?
La polyphonie. Quatre voix, pas d'instrument. Vous allez pleurer, c'est normal.lah poh-lee-foh-nee, kahtr vwah, pah da(n)s-trew-mah(n), voo zah-lay pluh-ray, seh nor-MAHLPolyphony. Four voices, no instrument. You're going to cry, that's normal. Politely.

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