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🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Persuading Chloe to Lead

Persuade a friend who says no to take the lead, with the arguments the French find hardest to refuse, and promise to stand beside her.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Chloe's car again, parked outside the school, and a no that Emma intends to turn into a yes before the engine starts.

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Chloé, c'est toi qui dois mener ça. Pas moi.kloh-ay, seh twah kee dwah muh-nay sah, pah MWAHChloe, you're the one who has to lead this. Not me. To a friend.
Non. Je ne sais pas parler en public. Toi, tu diriges une école.noh(n), zhuh nuh seh pah par-lay ah(n) pew-bleek, twah, tew dee-reezh ewn ay-KOLNo. I don't know how to speak in public. You run a school. To a friend.
Justement. Moi, je suis l'Anglaise qui dirige une école. Toi, tu es née ici. Tu es la mieux placée.zhews-tuh-mah(n), mwah, zhuh swee lah(n)-glehz kee dee-reezh ewn ay-kol, twah, tew eh nay ee-see, tew eh lah myuh plah-SAYExactly. I'm the English woman who runs a school. You were born here. You're the best placed. To a friend.
Ce n'est pas une question de naissance.suh neh pah zewn kehs-tyoh(n) duh neh-SAH(N)SIt's not a question of birth.
Si, un peu. C'est toi qu'ils écoutent. Personne au village ne te dira non.see, a(n) puh, seh twah keel zay-koot, pehr-son oh vee-lahzh nuh tuh dee-rah NOH(N)Yes, a bit. You're the one they listen to. Nobody in the village will say no to you. To a friend.
Personne ne te dira non.pehr-son nuh tuh dee-rah NOH(N)Nobody will say no to you. To a friend.
Et si je me plante ?ay see zhuh muh PLAH(N)TAnd if I mess up? In spoken French.
Je serai là. Tu parles, je tiens les papiers. On le fait ensemble.zhuh suh-reh lah, tew parl, zhuh tya(n) lay pah-pyay, oh(n) luh feh ah(n)-SAH(N)BLI'll be there. You speak, I hold the papers. We do it together. To a friend.
Marché conclu. Mais tu écris le discours.mar-shay koh(n)-klew, meh tew ay-kree luh dees-KOORDeal. But you write the speech. To a friend.