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🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 17 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Vet with the Cat

Take a cat to a French vet, answer the questions in the French the vet actually uses, and hear that it will be fine.

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THE STORY

Thursday evening, the cat in a box that was meant for shoes, and a vet who has seen it all.

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Alors, qu'est-ce qui lui arrive, à ce monsieur ?ah-lor, kehs kee lwee ah-reev, ah suh muh-SYUHSo, what's happening to this gentleman? About a cat.
Il a bouffé un truc dans le jardin. Il vomit depuis hier soir.eel ah boo-fay a(n) trewk dah(n) luh zhar-da(n), eel voh-mee duh-pwee yehr SWAHRHe ate something in the garden. He's been throwing up since last night. About a cat, in slang.
Il vomit depuis hier soir.eel voh-mee duh-pwee yehr SWAHRHe's been throwing up since last night.
Un truc. D'accord. Il sort beaucoup ?a(n) trewk, dah-kor, eel sor boh-KOOSomething. Right. Does he go out a lot? About a cat.
Tout le temps. Il a dormi chez le voisin pendant notre voyage de noces.too luh tah(n), eel ah dor-mee shay luh vwah-za(n) pah(n)-dah(n) notr vwah-yahzh duh NOSAll the time. He slept at the neighbour's during our honeymoon. About a cat.
Il a quel âge ?eel ah kehl AHZHHow old is he? About a cat.
Quatre ans. Et il mange tout ce qui bouge.kahtr ah(n), ay eel mah(n)zh too suh kee BOOZHFour. And he eats anything that moves. About a cat.
C'est rien de grave. Une piqûre, de l'eau, pas de croquettes ce soir. Ça va aller.seh rya(n) duh grahv, ewn pee-kewr, duh loh, pah duh kroh-keht suh swahr, sah vah ah-LAYIt's nothing serious. An injection, water, no kibble tonight. He'll be fine. In spoken French.
Ça va aller.sah vah ah-LAYHe'll be fine.
Vous entendez, monsieur ? Pas de croquettes.voo zah(n)-tah(n)-day, muh-syuh, pah duh kroh-KEHTYou hear that, sir? No kibble. Politely.