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🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 20 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Emma's Joke Lands

Make a joke in French and have it land, and hear what the French say when they laugh, with elle est bonne, mort de rire and t'as de l'humour.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The end of the apero, the cheese gone, and a joke Emma has been saving since Corsica.

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Vous connaissez celle du cochon corse qui entre dans une gendarmerie ?voo koh-neh-say sehl dew koh-shoh(n) kors kee ah(n)tr dah(n) zewn zhah(n)-dar-muh-REEDo you know the one about the Corsican pig that walks into a gendarmerie? Politely.
Non. Vas-y.noh(n), vah-ZEENo. Go on. To a friend.
Il dit : « Bonjour, j'ai perdu un portefeuille. »eel dee, boh(n)-zhoor, zhay pehr-dew a(n) por-tuh-FUHYHe says: "Hello, I've lost a wallet."
Attends, c'est le portefeuille de Hugo ?ah-tah(n), seh luh por-tuh-fuhy duh ew-GOHWait, is it Hugo's wallet? To a friend.
C'est pas fini.seh pah fee-NEEIt's not finished. In spoken French.
Le gendarme dit : « Il y avait quoi dedans ? » Et le cochon : « Une cinquantaine d'euros, et un sandwich. »luh zhah(n)-darm dee, eel ee ah-veh kwah duh-dah(n), ay luh koh-shoh(n), ewn sa(n)-kah(n)-tehn duh-roh, ay a(n) sah(n)d-WEECHThe gendarme says: "What was in it?" And the pig: "About fifty euros, and a sandwich."
Elle est bonne ! Mort de rire.ehl eh bon, mor duh REERThat's a good one! Dying of laughter. About a joke.
Elle est nulle. Mais t'as de l'humour. En français, en plus.ehl eh newl, meh tah duh lew-moor, ah(n) frah(n)-seh, ah(n) PLEWSIt's terrible. But you've got a sense of humour. In French, too. About a joke, to a friend, in spoken French.
Elle est nulle.ehl eh NEWLIt's terrible. About a joke.
Raconte-la à Marcel. Il va pleurer.rah-koh(n)t lah ah mar-sehl, eel vah pluh-RAYTell it to Marcel. He'll cry. To a friend, about a joke.

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