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🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 27 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Birthday Dinner

Sit at a French birthday table for a woman of ninety-five, hear the second toast of Marcel's life and a short poem by Emma, and sing the song everyone knows.

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THE STORY

A terrace above the sea, twelve chairs, ninety-five candles that took two people to light, and Mamie in the middle.

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Je lève mon verre pour la deuxième fois de ma vie. À Jeanne, qui nous a tous élevés, un peu.zhuh lehv moh(n) vehr poor lah duh-zyehm fwah duh mah vee, ah zhahn, kee noo zah toos ay-luh-vay, a(n) PUHI raise my glass for the second time in my life. To Jeanne, who brought us all up, a bit.
Un peu beaucoup, Marcel.a(n) puh boh-koo, mar-SEHLA bit a lot, Marcel.
Mamie, j'ai écrit quatre lignes. Pour vous. En français.mah-mee, zhay ay-kree kahtr leen-yuh, poor voo, ah(n) frah(n)-SEHMamie, I've written four lines. For you. In French. Politely.
Quatre lignes. Lis-les, alors. Et pas trop vite.kahtr leen-yuh, lee lay, ah-lor, ay pah troh VEETFour lines. Read them, then. And not too fast. To a friend.
« Vous m'avez appris les mots, la vaisselle, et la mer. Merci pour les trois. »voo mah-vay ah-pree lay moh, lah veh-sehl, ay lah mehr, mehr-see poor lay TRWAH"You taught me the words, the washing up, and the sea. Thank you for all three."
Vous m'avez appris les mots.voo mah-vay ah-pree lay MOHYou taught me the words. Politely.
Ça fait deux lignes. Mais elles sont bonnes.sah feh duh leen-yuh, meh ehl soh(n) BONThat's two lines. But they're good.
Et maintenant, soufflez. Faites un vœu.ay ma(n)-tuh-nah(n), soo-flay, feht a(n) VUHAnd now, blow. Make a wish. Politely.
Mais elles sont bonnes.meh ehl soh(n) BONBut they're good. About lines.
Mon vœu, c'est que vous me laissiez souffler sans aide.moh(n) vuh, seh kuh voo muh leh-syay soo-flay sah(n) ZEHDMy wish is that you let me blow without help. Politely.