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🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 25 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The English Friends Visit

Translate France to visitors from home, in French, and catch yourself saying chez nous about both countries.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Tom from Bristol at the village cafe at five past twelve, in front of a closed bakery, with the French he learnt for the trip.

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Emma, pourquoi tout ferme entre midi et deux ?eh-mah, poor-kwah too fehrm ah(n)tr mee-dee ay DUHEmma, why does everything close between noon and two?
Parce qu'ici, on déjeune. Assis. Chez vous, on mange un sandwich debout.pahrs kee-see, oh(n) day-zhuhn, ah-see, shay voo, oh(n) mah(n)zh a(n) sah(n)d-weech duh-BOOBecause here, people have lunch. Sitting down. Where you come from, people eat a sandwich standing up. To a friend.
Chez nous, c'est chez toi aussi.shay noo, seh shay twah oh-SEEWhere we come from is your home too. To a friend.
Chez nous, alors. Chez nous, on mange debout. Ici, on prend le temps.shay noo, ah-lor, shay noo, oh(n) mah(n)zh duh-boo, ee-see, oh(n) prah(n) luh TAH(N)Where we come from, then. Where we come from, people eat standing up. Here, people take the time.
Chez nous.shay NOOWhere we come from.
Ici, on prend le temps.ee-see, oh(n) prah(n) luh TAH(N)Here, people take the time.
Et la bise ? Combien de fois ?ay lah beez, koh(n)-bya(n) duh FWAHAnd the kiss on the cheek? How many times?
Deux, ici. Trois dans le Sud. Quatre en Normandie. Personne ne sait vraiment.duh, ee-see, trwah dah(n) luh sewd, kahtr ah(n) nor-mah(n)-dee, pehr-son nuh seh vreh-MAH(N)Two, here. Three in the South. Four in Normandy. Nobody really knows.
Personne ne sait vraiment.pehr-son nuh seh vreh-MAH(N)Nobody really knows.
Et toi, tu fais combien ?ay twah, tew feh koh(n)-BYA(N)And you, how many do you do? To a friend.

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