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🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 28 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The File Is Complete

Hand in a complete file at last, hear the French for relief and nerves, with c'est bon, ca y est and je flippe, and be told you did well.

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THE STORY

The prefecture again, Friday, nine o'clock, ticket number four, and Madame Benali with a new stamp.

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Attestation de domicile, trois semaines. C'est bon. Le dossier est complet.ah-tehs-tah-syoh(n) duh doh-mee-seel, trwah suh-mehn, seh boh(n), luh doh-syay eh koh(n)-PLEHProof of address, three weeks old. That's fine. The file is complete.
C'est bon ? Vraiment ?seh boh(n), vreh-MAH(N)It's fine? Really?
Vraiment. Je l'enregistre. Voilà. Il est parti.vreh-mah(n), zhuh lah(n)-ruh-zheestr, vwah-lah, eel eh par-TEEReally. I'm registering it. There. It's gone. About a file.
Ça y est. Il est parti. Et maintenant ?sah ee eh, eel eh par-tee, ay ma(n)-tuh-NAH(N)That's it. It's gone. And now? About a file.
Maintenant, vous attendez. Entre douze et dix-huit mois. On vous convoquera pour un entretien.ma(n)-tuh-nah(n), voo zah-tah(n)-day, ah(n)tr dooz ay dee-zwee mwah, oh(n) voo koh(n)-voh-kuh-rah poor a(n) nah(n)-truh-TYA(N)Now you wait. Between twelve and eighteen months. You'll be called for an interview. Politely.
Entre douze et dix-huit mois.ah(n)tr dooz ay dee-zwee MWAHBetween twelve and eighteen months.
Je flippe déjà. J'ai les mains qui tremblent.zhuh fleep day-zhah, zhay lay ma(n) kee TRAH(N)BLI'm panicking already. My hands are shaking. In spoken French.
Vous avez assuré, Madame Carter. Le dossier est propre.voo zah-vay ah-sew-ray, mah-dahm kar-tehr, luh doh-syay eh PROPRYou did well, Madame Carter. The file is clean. Politely.
Merci. Et je ne reviens pas la semaine prochaine. Promis.mehr-see, ay zhuh nuh ruh-vya(n) pah lah suh-mehn proh-shehn, proh-MEEThank you. And I'm not coming back next week. Promise.