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🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 8 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Hugo's Old Friends

Meet a French friend's old friends and follow the way men who grew up together talk, with mec, la vache, t'inquiete and ca fait un bail.

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THE STORY

A terrace in Lyon, two men Hugo has known since he was six, and Emma, who is being introduced as the wife.

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Hugo ! La vache, ça fait un bail !ew-goh, lah vahsh, sah feh a(n) BAHYHugo! Blimey, it's been ages!
Karim ! T'as pas changé, mec.kah-reem, tah pah shah(n)-zhay, MEHKKarim! You haven't changed, mate. In spoken French.
Toi non plus. Enfin, un peu. T'as une femme, maintenant ?twah noh(n) plew, ah(n)-fa(n), a(n) puh, tah ewn fahm, ma(n)-tuh-NAH(N)Neither have you. Well, a bit. You've got a wife now? In spoken French.
Emma. Emma, Karim. On a fait les quatre cents coups ensemble.eh-mah, eh-mah, kah-reem, oh(n) nah feh lay kahtr sah(n) koo ah(n)-SAH(N)BLEmma. Emma, Karim. We got up to all sorts together.
Enchantée. Il m'a raconté. Pas tout, j'espère.ah(n)-shah(n)-tay, eel mah rah-koh(n)-tay, pah too, zhehs-PEHRPleased to meet you. He told me. Not everything, I hope. A woman speaking.
T'inquiète. Le pire, il te le dira jamais.ta(n)-kyeht, luh peer, eel tuh luh dee-rah zhah-MEHDon't worry. The worst, he'll never tell you. To a friend, in spoken French.
Et toi, tu fais quoi maintenant ?ay twah, tew feh kwah ma(n)-tuh-NAH(N)And you, what are you doing now? To a friend.
Tranquille. Je bosse au garage de mon père. On se refait ça un de ces jours ?trah(n)-keel, zhuh bos oh gah-rahzh duh moh(n) pehr, oh(n) suh ruh-feh sah a(n) duh say ZHOOREasy. I work at my dad's garage. Shall we do this again one of these days? In spoken French.
On se refait ça un de ces jours ?oh(n) suh ruh-feh sah a(n) duh say ZHOORShall we do this again one of these days?
Tranquille.trah(n)-KEELEasy.