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🇫🇷 French · Beginner Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 25 OF 30 · 40 MINUTES

The First Argument

Emma forgets a dinner with Hugo, and they have their first argument. Say "did you forget?" and "we were supposed to meet", explain what you were doing, say "I didn't see the time", "you could have called me" and "I should have called you", say "it's my fault", talk about being angry and worried, apologise, make up over a drink, and tell a friend about it the next day.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

It's Thursday the eleventh of March. Nathalie has asked Emma to prepare a new course for the spring, and tonight, after her class, Emma stayed at school to work on it, with her phone on silent in her bag. At ten o'clock, she gets home, and Hugo is sitting on the stairs outside her door. He doesn't look happy. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

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Tu as oublié ?tew ah oo-blee-YAYDid you forget?
On avait rendez-vous à huit heures.oh(n) nah-veh rah(n)-day-voo ah wee-TUHRWe were supposed to meet at eight o'clock.
J'étais au travail.zhay-teh oh trah-VIGHI was at work.
Je préparais un cours.zhuh pray-pah-REH a(n) KOORI was preparing a class.
Je suis vraiment désolée !zhuh swee vreh-mah(n) day-zoh-LAYI'm really sorry!
Je n'ai pas vu l'heure.zhuh nay pah vew LUHRI didn't see the time.
je n'ai pas entenduzhuh nay pah zah(n)-tah(n)-DEWI didn't hear
tu aurais putew oh-reh PEWyou could have
Tu aurais pu m'appeler !tew oh-reh pew mah-PLAYYou could have called me!
j'aurais dûzhoh-reh DEWI should have

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