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🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 6 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Door to Door with Leo

Knock on a neighbour's door for a signature, make the case in three sentences, answer a doubter, and let a teenager close the deal.

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THE STORY

Saturday morning, the rue de l'Eglise, a clipboard, and Leo, who is better at this than he admits.

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Bonjour, monsieur. On passe pour la pétition de l'école. Vous avez deux minutes ?boh(n)-zhoor, muh-syuh, oh(n) pahs poor lah pay-tee-syoh(n) duh lay-kol, voo zah-vay duh mee-NEWTHello, sir. We're going round for the school petition. Have you got two minutes?
L'école ? Je n'ai plus d'enfants à l'école, moi.lay-kol, zhuh nay plew dah(n)-fah(n) ah lay-kol, MWAHThe school? I haven't got children at school any more.
Mais vous avez une maison. Si la classe ferme, les familles partent. Et les maisons valent moins.meh voo zah-vay ewn meh-zoh(n), see lah klahs fehrm, lay fah-meey part, ay lay meh-zoh(n) vahl MWA(N)But you've got a house. If the class closes, the families leave. And the houses are worth less. Politely.
C'est un argument, ça.seh ta(n) nar-gew-mah(n), SAHThat's an argument, that is.
C'est simple. Vingt-six élèves, un seul maître. On demande juste de garder le deuxième.seh sa(n)pl, va(n)t-see zay-lehv, a(n) suhl mehtr, oh(n) duh-mah(n)d zhewst duh gar-day luh duh-ZYEHMIt's simple. Twenty-six pupils, one teacher. We're just asking to keep the second one.
C'est simple.seh SA(N)PLIt's simple.
Et si vous perdez ?ay see voo pehr-DAYAnd if you lose? Politely.
On aura essayé. Et ça ne vous coûte rien, une signature.oh(n) noh-rah eh-say-yay, ay sah nuh voo koot rya(n), ewn see-nyah-TEWRWe'll have tried. And it costs you nothing, a signature. Politely.
Donnez-moi le stylo. Il est bon, votre fils.doh-nay mwah luh stee-loh, eel eh boh(n), votr FEESGive me the pen. He's good, your son. Politely.