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🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 5 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Changing the Subject at Dinner

Steer a dinner table away from yourself with the three small words the French use for it, and watch everyone else dodge too.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Dinner at Julien and Chloe's, a week of being congratulated, and a table where everyone has one subject they would rather avoid.

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Et la cérémonie, c'est quand ?ay lah say-ray-moh-nee, seh KAH(N)And the ceremony, when is it?
En novembre. Bref. Et sinon, Julien, le travail ?ah(n) noh-vah(n)br, brehf, ay see-noh(n), zhew-lya(n), luh trah-VAHYIn November. Anyway. And otherwise, Julien, work?
Bref.BREHFAnyway.
Et sinon ?ay see-NOH(N)And otherwise?
Tu changes de sujet.tew shah(n)zh duh sew-ZHEHYou're changing the subject. To a friend.
Oui. On parle de moi depuis une semaine. Parlons d'autre chose.wee, oh(n) pahrl duh mwah duh-pwee ewn suh-mehn, pahr-loh(n) dohtr SHOHZYes. People have been talking about me for a week. Let's talk about something else.
Parlons d'autre chose.pahr-loh(n) dohtr SHOHZLet's talk about something else.
D'accord. Hugo, ton toit ?dah-kor, ew-goh, toh(n) TWAHAll right. Hugo, your roof? To a friend.
Ah non, pas le toit.ah noh(n), pah luh TWAHOh no, not the roof.
Tu vois, tout le monde a un sujet à éviter.tew vwah, too luh moh(n)d ah a(n) sew-zheh ah ay-vee-TAYYou see, everyone has a subject to avoid. To a friend.

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