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🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 24 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Planning Mamie's Ninety-Fifth

Plan a big birthday by the sea for a woman who says she wants nothing, with the French for renting a house, counting guests and keeping a secret badly.

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THE STORY

The kitchen table, a laptop with photos of white houses, and a grandmother who said she wanted nothing, twice.

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Quatre-vingt-quinze ans. On ne fait pas ça dans la cuisine.kahtr-va(n)-ka(n)z ah(n), oh(n) nuh feh pah sah dah(n) lah kwee-ZEENNinety-five. We don't do that in the kitchen.
On loue une maison au bord de la mer. Une semaine, fin juin.oh(n) loo ewn meh-zoh(n) oh bor duh lah mehr, ewn suh-mehn, fa(n) ZHWA(N)We rent a house by the sea. A week, end of June.
Elle a dit qu'elle ne voulait rien. Deux fois.ehl ah dee kehl nuh voo-leh rya(n), duh FWAHShe said she didn't want anything. Twice.
Elle a aussi dit qu'elle ne danserait pas au mariage.ehl ah oh-see dee kehl nuh dah(n)-suh-reh pah oh mah-RYAHZHShe also said she wouldn't dance at the wedding.
Qui vient ?kee VYA(N)Who's coming?
Nous, tes parents, Chloé et Léo, Camille, Marcel. Mes parents, s'ils peuvent. On sera douze.noo, tay pah-rah(n), kloh-ay ay lay-oh, kah-meey, mar-sehl, may pah-rah(n), seel puhv, oh(n) suh-rah DOOZUs, your parents, Chloe and Leo, Camille, Marcel. My parents, if they can. We'll be twelve. To a friend.
Mes parents, s'ils peuvent.may pah-rah(n), seel PUHVMy parents, if they can.
Et elle ne doit rien savoir.ay ehl nuh dwah rya(n) sah-VWAHRAnd she mustn't know anything.
Une semaine, fin juin.ewn suh-mehn, fa(n) ZHWA(N)A week, end of June.
Hugo. Elle sait déjà. Elle sait toujours.ew-goh, ehl seh day-zhah, ehl seh too-ZHOORHugo. She already knows. She always knows.

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