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🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 18 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Consoling Chloe

Sit with a friend who never cries, and say the four or five things French people say when there is nothing to say.

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THE STORY

Chloe at the door at nine in the evening, no irony left, and news from the hospital.

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Emma, c'est maman. Elle est tombée. Elle est à l'hôpital.eh-mah, seh mah-mah(n), ehl eh toh(n)-bay, ehl eh tah loh-pee-TAHLEmma, it's Mum. She fell. She's in hospital.
Je suis là. Assieds-toi. Raconte-moi.zhuh swee lah, ah-syay twah, rah-koh(n)t MWAHI'm here. Sit down. Tell me. To a friend.
Je suis là.zhuh swee LAHI'm here.
Ils disent que ce n'est pas grave. Mais elle avait l'air si petite, dans ce lit.eel deez kuh suh neh pah grahv, meh ehl ah-veh lehr see puh-teet, dah(n) suh LEEThey say it's not serious. But she looked so small, in that bed.
Ça va aller. Tu m'entends ? Ça va aller.sah vah ah-lay, tew mah(n)-tah(n), sah vah ah-LAYIt's going to be all right. Do you hear me? It's going to be all right. To a friend.
Ça va aller.sah vah ah-LAYIt's going to be all right.
Je ne pleure jamais. Tu le sais.zhuh nuh pluhr zhah-meh, tew luh SEHI never cry. You know that. To a friend.
Pleure. Ça fait du bien. Personne ne regarde.pluhr, sah feh dew bya(n), pehr-son nuh ruh-GAHRDCry. It does you good. Nobody's watching. To a friend.
Pleure, ça fait du bien.pluhr, sah feh dew BYA(N)Cry, it does you good. To a friend.
Toi, tu regardes.twah, tew ruh-GAHRDYou, you're watching. To a friend.

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