🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 3
PART 1 · LESSON 10 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Prefecture, the Ceremony
Stand in a prefecture hall, hear the Republic welcome you in its own words, sing what you know of the anthem, and answer the prefect.
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THE STORY
A Thursday morning in the prefecture's great hall, forty new French people, Hugo in a tie, Mamie in the front row and Marcel not at the back.
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Au nom de la République française, je vous souhaite la bienvenue dans la citoyenneté.oh noh(n) duh lah ray-pew-bleek frah(n)-sehz, zhuh voo sweht lah bya(n)-vuh-new dah(n) lah see-twah-yehn-TAYIn the name of the French Republic, I welcome you into citizenship. Politely.
Merci, monsieur le préfet.mehr-see, muh-syuh luh pray-FEHThank you, Prefect.
Nous allons maintenant chanter la Marseillaise. Ceux qui connaissent les paroles.noo zah-loh(n) ma(n)t-nah(n) shah(n)-tay lah mar-seh-yehz, suh kee koh-nehs lay pah-ROLWe are now going to sing the Marseillaise. Those who know the words.
Tu connais les paroles ?tew koh-neh lay pah-ROLDo you know the words? To a friend.
Je connais les paroles.zhuh koh-neh lay pah-ROLI know the words.
Le premier couplet. Et le refrain, comme tout le monde.luh pruh-myay koo-pleh, ay luh ruh-fra(n), kom too luh MOH(N)DThe first verse. And the chorus, like everyone.
Moi, je connais tout. Quatre-vingt-quinze ans de pratique.mwah, zhuh koh-neh too, kah-truh-va(n)-ka(n)z ah(n) duh prah-TEEKMe, I know all of it. Ninety-five years of practice.
Félicitations, madame. Vous êtes chez vous.fay-lee-see-tah-syoh(n), mah-dahm, voo zeht shay VOOCongratulations, madam. You are at home. Politely.
Je sais. Depuis longtemps.zhuh seh, duh-pwee loh(n)-TAH(N)I know. For a long time.