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🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 15 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Bakery on the Rue de la Republique

Order the baguette you ordered for six months, be recognised by the same baker, and hear what she remembers of your French.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The bakery under the old flat, the same bell on the door, the same woman behind the counter, and a baguette Emma once could not pronounce.

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Bonjour, madame. Une baguette, pas trop cuite.boh(n)-zhoor, mah-dahm, ewn bah-geht, pah troh KWEETHello, madam. A baguette, not too well done.
Pas trop cuite. Vous, je vous connais.pah troh kweet, voo, zhuh voo koh-NEHNot too well done. You, I know you. Politely.
Vous vous souvenez de moi ? Il y a sept ans, j'habitais au-dessus.voo voo soov-nay duh mwah, eel yah seh tah(n), zhah-bee-teh oh duh-SEWYou remember me? Seven years ago, I lived upstairs. Politely.
L'Anglaise qui disait « une baguette » comme « une bague ».lah(n)-glehz kee dee-zeh ewn bah-geht kom ewn BAHGThe Englishwoman who said "une baguette" like "une bague".
Une bague. Vous m'avez vendu une bague pendant six mois.ewn bahg, voo mah-vay vah(n)-dew ewn bahg pah(n)-dah(n) see MWAHA ring. You sold me a ring for six months. Politely.
Et vous disiez merci à chaque fois. Ça, ça ne s'oublie pas.ay voo dee-zyay mehr-see ah shahk fwah, sah, sah nuh soo-blee PAHAnd you said thank you every time. That, one doesn't forget. Politely.
Ça ne s'oublie pas.sah nuh soo-blee PAHOne doesn't forget that.
Je suis française, maintenant. Depuis un mois.zhuh swee frah(n)-sehz, ma(n)t-nah(n), duh-pwee a(n) MWAHI'm French now. For a month. A woman speaking.
Alors la baguette est offerte. Pas trop cuite.ah-lor lah bah-geht eh toh-fehrt, pah troh KWEETThen the baguette is on the house. Not too well done.
La baguette est offerte.lah bah-geht eh toh-FEHRTThe baguette is on the house.