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🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 19 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Watching the Match

Watch a football match with French friends and shout the right things at the right moments, with allez, c'est n'importe quoi and l'arbitre.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Hugo's sofa, four friends, a screen too small, and France against Italy.

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Allez, allez, allez ! Vas-y, tire !ah-lay, ah-lay, ah-lay, vah-zee, TEERCome on, come on, come on! Go on, shoot! To a friend.
Non ! À côté. C'est pas possible.noh(n), ah koh-tay, seh pah poh-SEEBLNo! Wide. That's not possible. In spoken French.
À côté.ah koh-TAYWide.
L'arbitre a sifflé quoi, là ?lar-beetr ah see-flay kwah, LAHWhat did the referee whistle for, there?
Rien. Il a rien sifflé. C'était faute, et il a rien sifflé.rya(n), eel ah rya(n) see-flay, say-teh foht, ay eel ah rya(n) see-FLAYNothing. He whistled nothing. It was a foul, and he whistled nothing. In spoken French.
Il a rien sifflé.eel ah rya(n) see-FLAYHe whistled nothing. In spoken French.
L'arbitre est aveugle. C'est n'importe quoi.lar-beetr eh tah-vuhgl, seh na(n)-port KWAHThe referee's blind. It's ridiculous.
C'est n'importe quoi.seh na(n)-port KWAHIt's ridiculous.
Il reste combien de temps ?eel rehst koh(n)-bya(n) duh TAH(N)How long is left?
Trois minutes. Plus le temps additionnel. On peut encore égaliser.trwah mee-newt, plews luh tah(n) ah-dee-syoh-nehl, oh(n) puh ah(n)-kor ay-gah-lee-ZAYThree minutes. Plus added time. We can still equalise.

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