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🇫🇷 French · Advanced Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 28 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Back at the Stone House

Come home from a honeymoon, find that nothing has moved, hear what the neighbour did while you were away, and thank him the right way.

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THE STORY

A gate that squeaks the same way, a letter box emptied, and Marcel, who was not waiting, he says.

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Ça y est, on est rentrés. Rien n'a bougé.sah ee eh, oh(n) neh rah(n)-tray, rya(n) nah boo-ZHAYThat's it, we're home. Nothing has moved.
Ça sent un peu le renfermé. J'ouvre les fenêtres.sah sah(n) a(n) puh luh rah(n)-fehr-may, zhoovr lay fuh-NEHTRIt smells a bit stuffy. I'll open the windows.
On est rentrés.oh(n) neh rah(n)-TRAYWe're home.
Ah, les mariés ! Je ne vous attendais pas.ah, lay mah-ryay, zhuh nuh voo zah-tah(n)-deh PAHAh, the newlyweds! I wasn't waiting for you. Politely.
Marcel ! Vous êtes là depuis quand ?mar-sehl, voo zeht lah duh-pwee KAH(N)Marcel! How long have you been here? Politely.
J'ai arrosé les tomates tous les soirs. Et j'ai relevé le courrier. Il y en a une pile.zhay ah-roh-zay lay toh-maht too lay swahr, ay zhay ruh-luh-vay luh koo-ryay, eel yah(n) nah ewn PEELI watered the tomatoes every evening. And I emptied the letter box. There's a pile.
J'ai relevé le courrier.zhay ruh-luh-vay luh koo-RYAYI emptied the letter box.
Et le chat ?ay luh SHAHAnd the cat?
Il a dormi chez moi. Il ne voudra plus revenir.eel ah dor-mee shay mwah, eel nuh voo-drah plew ruh-vuh-NEERHe slept at mine. He won't want to come back. About a cat.
Qu'est-ce qu'on ferait sans vous ? On vous a rapporté quelque chose de Corse.kehs koh(n) fuh-reh sah(n) voo, oh(n) voo zah rah-por-tay kehl-kuh shohz duh KORSWhat would we do without you? We've brought you something back from Corsica. Politely.

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