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🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Hugo's Parents' Doubts

Answer the doubts of people who love you and think you are wasting your time, with je comprends, mais, and turn their doubt into an argument.

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THE STORY

Sunday lunch at Hugo's parents, a tart, and two people who have seen campaigns fail before.

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Et si ça ne change rien ? Vous perdez votre temps. C'est l'État qui décide.ay see sah nuh shah(n)zh rya(n), voo pehr-day votr tah(n), seh lay-tah kee day-SEEDAnd if it changes nothing? You're wasting your time. It's the State that decides. Politely.
Je comprends, mais l'État compte des élèves. Et les élèves, on peut en trouver.zhuh koh(n)-prah(n), meh lay-tah koh(n)t day zay-lehv, ay lay zay-lehv, oh(n) puh ah(n) troo-VAYI understand, but the State counts pupils. And pupils, we can find.
Deux familles, ce n'est pas sûr.duh fah-meey, suh neh pah SEWRTwo families, that's not certain.
Justement. C'est pour ça qu'on se bouge. Si on ne fait rien, c'est sûr qu'on perd.zhews-tuh-mah(n), seh poor sah koh(n) suh boozh, see oh(n) nuh feh rya(n), seh sewr koh(n) PEHRExactly. That's why we're getting moving. If we do nothing, it's certain we lose.
Si on ne fait rien, c'est sûr qu'on perd.see oh(n) nuh feh rya(n), seh sewr koh(n) PEHRIf we do nothing, it's certain we lose.
De mon temps, on n'écrivait pas de pétitions.duh moh(n) tah(n), oh(n) nay-kree-veh pah duh pay-tee-SYOH(N)In my day, we didn't write petitions.
De votre temps, l'école avait trois classes.duh votr tah(n), lay-kol ah-veh trwah KLAHSIn your day, the school had three classes. Politely.
Alors vous venez jeudi. On a besoin de monde. Même pour applaudir.ah-lor voo vuh-nay zhuh-dee, oh(n) nah buh-zwa(n) duh moh(n)d, mehm poor ah-ploh-DEERThen you're coming Thursday. We need people. Even just to clap. Politely.