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🇫🇷 French · Advanced Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 6 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Writing the Invitations

Write a French wedding invitation line by line, with the formulas everyone uses, the time and place, and the reply date.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The kitchen table, a draft on the laptop, Chloe reading over one shoulder and Hugo over the other.

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Emma et Hugo ont la joie de vous faire part de leur mariage.eh-mah ay ew-goh oh(n) lah zhwah duh voo fehr par duh luhr mah-RYAHZHEmma and Hugo have the joy of announcing their marriage to you.
Nous avons la joie de vous faire part.noo zah-voh(n) lah zhwah duh voo fehr PARWe have the joy of announcing to you.
C'est bien, comme début ?seh bya(n), kom day-BEWIs that good, as a start?
C'est très bien. C'est exactement ce que tout le monde écrit.seh treh bya(n), seh tehg-zahk-tuh-mah(n) suh kuh too luh moh(n)d ay-KREEIt's very good. It's exactly what everyone writes.
C'est le but d'un faire-part. Ensuite ?seh luh bew da(n) fehr-par, ah(n)-SWEETThat's the point of an announcement. Next?
La cérémonie aura lieu le samedi quatorze juin à quinze heures, à la mairie de Saint-Julien.lah say-ray-moh-nee oh-rah lyuh luh sahm-dee kah-torz zhwa(n) ah ka(n) zuhr, ah lah meh-ree duh sa(n) zhew-LYA(N)The ceremony will take place on Saturday the fourteenth of June at three o'clock, at the town hall of Saint-Julien.
La cérémonie aura lieu à quinze heures.lah say-ray-moh-nee oh-rah lyuh ah ka(n) ZUHRThe ceremony will take place at three o'clock.
Les gens veulent savoir s'ils mangent.lay zhah(n) vuhl sah-vwahr seel MAH(N)ZHPeople want to know if they eat.
Et sera suivie d'un dîner à la maison.ay suh-rah swee-vee da(n) dee-nay ah lah meh-ZOH(N)And will be followed by a dinner at the house.
Réponse souhaitée avant le quinze mai.ray-poh(n)s soo-eh-tay ah-vah(n) luh ka(n)z MEHReply requested before the fifteenth of May.

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