Skip to content
fluentbyear
🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 13 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Public Meeting

Hear a speech to a full village hall, with the formulas French speakers use to open, to thank, to promise and to close, and the one line everyone stands up for.

Audio instruction: English

Report a problem with this lesson

This lesson needs a subscription.

The first 2 lessons of each level are free. One subscription unlocks every other lesson, in the app and on the website.

See the plans

Already subscribed? Sign in. Or listen to lesson 1 for free.

THE STORY

The village hall, a hundred and ten chairs, all taken, and Chloe at a microphone that works, for once.

Flashcards

The words and phrases of this lesson, one card each. Best after you’ve listened.

Create your account.

Create a free account and confirm your email to keep the cards you like and the decks you make.

Already have an account? Sign in

Words and phrases

The lesson is for your ears. Open this afterwards, to see what you learned.
Chers parents, chers voisins, merci d'être là ce soir.shehr pah-rah(n), shehr vwah-za(n), mehr-see dehtr lah suh SWAHRDear parents, dear neighbours, thank you for being here tonight.
En trois semaines, nous avons deux cent quarante signatures. Et le maire nous soutient.ah(n) trwah suh-mehn, noo zah-voh(n) duh sah(n) kah-rah(n)t see-nyah-tewr, ay luh mehr noo soo-TYA(N)In three weeks, we have two hundred and forty signatures. And the mayor is behind us.
Il nous manque quatre élèves. Quatre. Nous les trouverons.eel noo mah(n)k kahtr ay-lehv, kahtr, noo lay troo-vuh-ROH(N)We're four pupils short. Four. We will find them.
Et si l'académie dit non quand même ?ay see lah-kah-day-mee dee noh(n) kah(n) MEHMAnd if the academy says no all the same?
Alors nous ferons appel. Et nous recommencerons. Nous ne lâcherons pas.ah-lor noo fuh-roh(n) zah-pehl, ay noo ruh-koh-mah(n)-suh-roh(n), noo nuh lah-shuh-roh(n) PAHThen we'll appeal. And we'll start again. We won't let go.
Alors nous ferons appel.ah-lor noo fuh-roh(n) zah-PEHLThen we'll appeal.
Je terminerai par une phrase que j'ai dite à la radio. Une école qui ferme, c'est un village qui s'éteint.zhuh tehr-mee-nuh-reh par ewn frahz kuh zhay deet ah lah rah-dyoh, ewn ay-kol kee fehrm, seh ta(n) vee-lahzh kee say-TA(N)I'll finish with a sentence I said on the radio. A school that closes is a village that goes out.
On compte sur vous. Merci.oh(n) koh(n)t sewr voo, mehr-SEEWe're counting on you. Thank you. Politely.
Bravo ! Et maintenant, on boit un coup.brah-voh, ay ma(n)-tuh-nah(n), oh(n) bwah a(n) KOOWell done! And now, we have a drink.