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🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 21 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Doctor, Ten Years On

Hear a clean bill of health in French, be teased by a professional about your age and your old dictionary, and give it back.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The same surgery in Lyon, the same doctor, a check-up that takes ten minutes and a memory that takes longer.

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Alors, madame. Tension parfaite, cœur parfait. Tout va bien.ah-lor, mah-dahm, tah(n)-syoh(n) pahr-feht, kuhr pahr-feh, too vah BYA(N)Well, madam. Perfect blood pressure, perfect heart. Everything's fine.
Tout va bien.too vah BYA(N)Everything's fine.
À mon âge, docteur ?ah moh(n) nahzh, dok-TUHRAt my age, doctor?
À votre âge, on a le droit d'aller bien. Ça viendra.ah votr ahzh, oh(n) nah luh drwah dah-lay bya(n), sah vya(n)-DRAHAt your age, one is allowed to be well. It'll come. Politely.
Ça viendra.sah vya(n)-DRAHIt'll come.
Vous me rassurez.voo muh rah-sew-RAYYou reassure me. Politely.
Vous êtes venue il y a sept ans avec un dictionnaire. Vous vous souvenez ?voo zeht vuh-new eel yah seh tah(n) ah-vehk a(n) deek-syoh-nehr, voo voo soov-NAYYou came seven years ago with a dictionary. Do you remember? To a woman, politely.
Je ne connaissais pas le mot « ordonnance ».zhuh nuh koh-neh-seh pah luh moh or-doh-NAH(N)SI didn't know the word "ordonnance".
Aujourd'hui, vous êtes française. Et vous n'avez pas besoin d'ordonnance.oh-zhoor-dwee, voo zeht frah(n)-sehz, ay voo nah-vay pah buh-zwa(n) dor-doh-NAH(N)SToday, you're French. And you don't need a prescription. To a woman, politely.
C'est la meilleure consultation de ma vie.seh lah meh-yuhr koh(n)-sewl-tah-syoh(n) duh mah VEEIt's the best consultation of my life.

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