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🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 20 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Council Votes

Sit at the back of a French council meeting, hear a motion read, a vote taken and a result announced, and learn the words of local democracy.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The council room, the same one as the wedding, fifteen councillors, and Marcel in the public seats with his cap on his knee.

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Je lis la délibération. La commune financera une salle de classe supplémentaire, si l'académie maintient la deuxième classe.zhuh lee lah day-lee-bay-rah-syoh(n), lah koh-mewn fee-nah(n)-suh-rah ewn sahl duh klahs sew-play-mah(n)-tehr, see lah-kah-day-mee ma(n)-tya(n) lah duh-zyehm KLAHSI'm reading the resolution. The council will fund an additional classroom, if the academy keeps the second class.
La commune financera une salle de classe supplémentaire.lah koh-mewn fee-nah(n)-suh-rah ewn sahl duh klahs sew-play-mah(n)-TEHRThe council will fund an additional classroom.
Qui est pour ?kee eh POORWho's in favour?
Qui est contre ? Abstention ?kee eh koh(n)tr, ahb-stah(n)-SYOH(N)Who's against? Abstentions?
Personne. Une abstention.pehr-son, ewn ahb-stah(n)-SYOH(N)Nobody. One abstention.
Adopté à la majorité. Je vais être honnête, c'est la pétition qui nous a convaincus.ah-dop-tay ah lah mah-zhoh-ree-tay, zhuh veh zehtr oh-neht, seh lah pay-tee-syoh(n) kee noo zah koh(n)-va(n)-KEWAdopted by a majority. I'm going to be honest, it's the petition that convinced us.
C'est la pétition qui nous a convaincus.seh lah pay-tee-syoh(n) kee noo zah koh(n)-va(n)-KEWIt's the petition that convinced us.
Et il faut le dire à l'académie !ay eel foh luh deer ah lah-kah-day-MEEAnd the academy needs telling!
Monsieur Marcel, le public ne parle pas. Mais oui. La séance est levée.muh-syuh mar-sehl, luh pew-bleek nuh parl pah, meh wee, lah say-ah(n)s eh luh-VAYMonsieur Marcel, the public doesn't speak. But yes. The session is closed.
Le public ne parle pas.luh pew-bleek nuh parl PAHThe public doesn't speak.