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PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

Camille at the Coffee Machine

Complain about work the way the French do, with bosser, le boulot and j'en peux plus, and close a rant with bref.

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Lesson 2 · Camille at the Coffee Machine

French · 30 minutes

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The staff room at the school, the coffee machine, and Camille, who has had a morning.

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J'en peux plus. J'ai bossé jusqu'à minuit sur les inscriptions.zhah(n) puh plew, zhay boh-say zhews-kah mee-nwee sewr lay za(n)-skreep-SYOH(N)I can't take any more. I worked till midnight on the enrolments.
J'en peux plus.zhah(n) puh PLEWI can't take any more. In spoken French.
Encore la paperasse ?ah(n)-kor lah pah-puh-RAHSThe paperwork again?
La paperasse, les mails, le site qui plante. Un taf de dingue, et pour quoi ?lah pah-puh-rahs, lay mehl, luh seet kee plah(n)t, a(n) tahf duh da(n)g, ay poor KWAHThe paperwork, the emails, the website that crashes. A crazy amount of work, and for what?
Le site qui plante.luh seet kee PLAH(N)TThe website that crashes.
Pour douze inscriptions de plus que l'an dernier.poor dooz a(n)-skreep-syoh(n) duh plew kuh lah(n) dehr-NYAYFor twelve more enrolments than last year.
Ouais, bon. Ça me gave quand même. C'est toujours pareil en septembre.weh, boh(n), sah muh gahv kah(n) mehm, seh too-zhoor pah-rehy ah(n) sehp-TAH(N)BRYeah, well. It still gets on my nerves. It's always the same in September.
C'est toujours pareil.seh too-zhoor pah-REHYIt's always the same.
Prends ton après-midi. Je gère le boulot.prah(n) toh(n) nah-preh-mee-dee, zhuh zhehr luh boo-LOHTake your afternoon off. I'll handle the work. To a friend.
Tu gères rien du tout, t'as cours à deux heures. Bref.tew zhehr rya(n) dew too, tah koor ah duh zuhr, BREHFYou'll handle nothing at all, you've got a class at two. Anyway. To a friend.
Allez, on y retourne.ah-lay, oh(n) nee ruh-TOORNCome on, back to it.