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🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 7 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Invitation to the Ceremony

Read an official invitation out loud, decode its two formulas with your husband, and settle who comes.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The prefecture's envelope on the kitchen table, Hugo reading over Emma's shoulder, and three seats to fill.

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Écoute ça. « Vous êtes conviée à la cérémonie d'accueil dans la citoyenneté française. »ay-koot sah, voo zeht koh(n)-vyay ah lah say-ray-moh-nee dah-kuhy dah(n) lah see-twah-yehn-tay frah(n)-SEHZListen to this. "You are invited to the welcome ceremony into French citizenship." To a friend.
Vous êtes conviée.voo zeht koh(n)-VYAYYou are invited. To a woman, politely.
Conviée. Ils ne disent jamais invitée.koh(n)-vyay, eel nuh deez zhah-meh a(n)-vee-TAYConviee. They never just say invited.
« Tenue correcte exigée. » Ça veut dire quoi, pour une femme ?tuh-new koh-rehkt ehg-zee-zhay, sah vuh deer kwah, poor ewn FAHM"Correct dress required." What does that mean, for a woman?
Tenue correcte exigée.tuh-new koh-rehkt ehg-zee-ZHAYCorrect dress required.
Pas de baskets. Pour le reste, tu fais comme tu veux.pah duh bahs-keht, poor luh rehst, tew feh kom tew VUHNo trainers. For the rest, you do as you like. To a friend.
Pas de baskets.pah duh bahs-KEHTNo trainers.
Je peux venir accompagnée de trois personnes.zhuh puh vuh-neer ah-koh(n)-pah-nyay duh trwah pehr-SONI can come accompanied by three people. A woman speaking.
Moi, Mamie, et ?mwah, mah-mee, AYMe, Mamie, and?
Marcel. Il a posé ses conditions.mar-sehl, eel ah poh-zay say koh(n)-dee-SYOH(N)Marcel. He set his conditions.

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