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PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

Telling Mamie First

Tell the person who matters most a piece of news she already knows, and hear the French for I told you so, said with love.

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Lesson 2 · Telling Mamie First

French · 30 minutes

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Mamie's kitchen, the same oilcloth, a bottle that was already open, and a woman who was told nothing and knew everything.

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Mamie, c'est fait. C'est officiel. Je suis française depuis le dix.mah-mee, seh feh, seh toh-fee-syehl, zhuh swee frah(n)-sehz duh-pwee luh DEESMamie, it's done. It's official. I've been French since the tenth. A woman speaking.
Je le savais.zhuh luh sah-VEHI knew.
Vous ne pouviez pas le savoir. La lettre est arrivée ce matin.voo nuh poo-vyay pah luh sah-vwahr, lah lehtr eh tah-ree-vay suh mah-TA(N)You couldn't have known. The letter arrived this morning. Politely.
Je te l'avais dit, au bord de la mer. Le papier, c'est pour les autres.zhuh tuh lah-veh dee, oh bor duh lah mehr, luh pah-pyay, seh poor lay ZOHTRI told you, by the sea. The paper is for other people. To a friend.
Vous l'aviez dit.voo lah-vyay DEEYou did say it. Politely.
Tu vois. Bon. On fête ça à la cuisine. Sors les verres.tew vwah, boh(n), oh(n) feht sah ah lah kwee-zeen, sor lay VEHRYou see. Right. We celebrate in the kitchen. Get the glasses out. To a friend.
Hugo voulait un restaurant.ew-goh voo-leh a(n) rehs-toh-RAH(N)Hugo wanted a restaurant.
Hugo veut toujours un restaurant. Ici, c'est mieux. Pas de chichis.ew-goh vuh too-zhoor a(n) rehs-toh-rah(n), ee-see, seh myuh, pah duh shee-SHEEHugo always wants a restaurant. Here is better. No fuss.
On fête ça à la cuisine.oh(n) feht sah ah lah kwee-ZEENWe celebrate in the kitchen.
Tu vois.tew VWAHYou see. To a friend.