PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 38 MINUTES Free
Welcome to Paris
Emma arrives in Paris and rings the bell of her hotel. Julien opens the door, and then the phone rings, and the owner thinks Emma is Julien. Say hello the French way, say who you are and who you're not, ask how someone is, and say thank you.
Lesson 1 · Welcome to Paris
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THE STORY
Emma has just arrived in Paris with one suitcase and a month to travel around France, and she doesn't speak French yet. She rings the bell of the Hotel du Canal, a small hotel by the water, and Julien opens the door. Inside, the phone rings. It's Madame Morel, who owns the hotel, and she thinks she's talking to Julien. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.
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