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🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 28 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Mamie's Advice

Hear what a woman of ninety-five thinks it means to be from somewhere, in short sentences that are the wisest French in the course.

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THE STORY

The last evening by the sea, two chairs facing the water, and a question Emma has not dared to ask anyone else.

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Mamie, est-ce qu'on devient d'ici ? Ou est-ce qu'on naît d'ici ?mah-mee, ehs koh(n) duh-vya(n) dee-see, oo ehs koh(n) neh dee-SEEMamie, does one become from here? Or is one born from here?
Être d'ici, ça ne se décrète pas. Ça se fait sans qu'on s'en rende compte.ehtr dee-see, sah nuh suh day-kreht pah, sah suh feh sah(n) koh(n) sah(n) rah(n)d KOH(N)TBeing from here isn't decreed. It happens without you noticing.
Et comment on sait que c'est fait ?ay koh-mah(n) oh(n) seh kuh seh FEHAnd how do you know it's done?
Tu connais le nom du boulanger. Tu sais quand il va pleuvoir. Et tu râles.tew koh-neh luh noh(n) dew boo-lah(n)-zhay, tew seh kah(n) teel vah pluh-vwahr, ay tew RAHLYou know the baker's name. You know when it's going to rain. And you grumble. To a friend.
Je râle ?zhuh RAHLI grumble?
Et tu râles.ay tew RAHLAnd you grumble. To a friend.
Tu as râlé contre la préfecture pendant six mois. Comme une Française.tew ah rah-lay koh(n)tr lah pray-fehk-tewr pah(n)-dah(n) see mwah, kom ewn frah(n)-SEHZYou grumbled about the prefecture for six months. Like a Frenchwoman. To a friend.
Alors je suis d'ici. Depuis longtemps. Sans le savoir.ah-lor zhuh swee dee-see, duh-pwee loh(n)-tah(n), sah(n) luh sah-VWAHRThen I'm from here. For a long time. Without knowing it.
Voilà. Le papier, c'est pour les autres. Toi, tu le savais déjà.vwah-lah, luh pah-pyay, seh poor lay zohtr, twah, tew luh sah-veh day-ZHAHThere. The paper is for other people. You already knew. To a friend.
Toi, tu le savais déjà.twah, tew luh sah-veh day-ZHAHYou already knew. To a friend.