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🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 14 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The First Flat, New Tenants

Knock on the door of a flat you once lived in, apologise for disturbing, and be shown that nothing has changed, radiator included.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The fourth floor without a lift, a door Emma used to slam, and the woman who lives behind it now.

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Bonjour. Excusez-moi de vous déranger. J'ai habité ici, il y a sept ans.boh(n)-zhoor, ehk-skew-zay mwah duh voo day-rah(n)-zhay, zhay ah-bee-tay ee-see, eel yah seh TAH(N)Hello. Sorry to disturb you. I lived here, seven years ago. Politely.
Excusez-moi de vous déranger.ehk-skew-zay mwah duh voo day-rah(n)-ZHAYSorry to disturb you. Politely.
Ah bon ? Le petit deux-pièces, au quatrième ?ah boh(n), luh puh-tee duh-pyehs, oh kah-tree-EHMOh really? The little two-room flat, on the fourth floor?
Sans ascenseur. Avec la fenêtre qui ne fermait pas.sah(n) zah-sah(n)-suhr, ah-vehk lah fuh-nehtr kee nuh fehr-meh PAHWithout a lift. With the window that didn't close.
Elle ne ferme toujours pas. Entrez, je vous en prie.ehl nuh fehrm too-zhoor pah, ah(n)-tray, zhuh voo zah(n) PREEIt still doesn't close. Come in, please. Politely.
Je ne veux pas vous déranger. Juste voir.zhuh nuh vuh pah voo day-rah(n)-zhay, zhewst VWAHRI don't want to disturb you. Just to see. Politely.
Vous voyez, rien n'a changé. Même le radiateur qui fait du bruit.voo vwah-yay, rya(n) nah shah(n)-zhay, mehm luh rah-dyah-tuhr kee feh dew BRWEEYou see, nothing has changed. Even the radiator that makes a noise. Politely.
Rien n'a changé.rya(n) nah shah(n)-ZHAYNothing has changed.
J'ai appris mes premiers mots de français ici. En parlant à ce radiateur.zhay ah-pree may pruh-myay moh duh frah(n)-seh ee-see, ah(n) pahr-lah(n) ah suh rah-dyah-TUHRI learnt my first French words here. Talking to that radiator.
Alors il a bien travaillé.ah-lor eel ah bya(n) trah-vah-YAYThen it did a good job.