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🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 13 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Back to Lyon, the Station

Stand where you stood seven years ago and tell the story in the imperfect of memory, down to the sentence you did not understand.

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THE STORY

Lyon Part-Dieu, the same concourse, the same noise, and a square metre of floor Emma recognises.

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C'est là. Exactement là. Il y a sept ans, j'étais là avec ma valise.seh lah, ehg-zahk-tuh-mah(n) lah, eel yah seh tah(n), zhay-teh lah ah-vehk mah vah-LEEZIt's here. Exactly here. Seven years ago, I was here with my suitcase.
C'est là.seh LAHIt's here.
Et tu as demandé où était la gare.ay tew ah duh-mah(n)-day oo ay-teh lah GAHRAnd you asked where the station was. To a friend.
J'étais dans la gare. Je ne savais pas que j'étais dans la gare.zhay-teh dah(n) lah gahr, zhuh nuh sah-veh pah kuh zhay-teh dah(n) lah GAHRI was in the station. I didn't know I was in the station.
Et le monsieur t'a répondu ?ay luh muh-syuh tah ray-poh(n)-DEWAnd the man answered you? To a friend.
Il m'a dit : vous y êtes, madame. Je n'ai rien compris.eel mah dee, voo zee eht, mah-dahm, zhuh nay rya(n) koh(n)-PREEHe said to me: you're there, madam. I understood nothing.
Vous y êtes.voo zee EHTYou're there. Politely.
Vous y êtes. C'est beau, pour commencer.voo zee eht, seh boh, poor koh-mah(n)-SAYYou're there. That's beautiful, for a start.
J'ai mis sept ans à comprendre ce qu'il voulait dire.zhay mee seh tah(n) ah koh(n)-prah(n)dr suh keel voo-leh DEERIt took me seven years to understand what he meant.
Et maintenant, tu y es.ay ma(n)t-nah(n), tew ee EHAnd now, you're there. To a friend.

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