Skip to content
fluentbyear
🇫🇷 French · Intermediate Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 20 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

It Would Be a Dream

For the All Saints' weekend, Emma and Hugo take the little regional train into the Beaujolais, for two nights at Odile's, in a village of golden stone. At their window, Emma looks at the old house next door, and dreams a little. Imagine a different life with if and the would form, say what used to be, and say it would be a dream.

Audio instruction: English

Report a problem with this lesson

This lesson needs a subscription.

The first 2 lessons of each level are free. One subscription unlocks every other lesson, in the app and on the website.

See the plans

Already subscribed? Sign in. Or listen to lesson 1 for free.

THE STORY

It's Saturday the thirtieth of October, the All Saints' weekend. Emma and Hugo take the little regional train from Lyon into the Beaujolais, for two nights at Odile's, a winegrower with rooms for guests, in a village of golden stone. That evening, at their window, Emma dreams a little. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

Flashcards

The words and phrases of this lesson, one card each. Best after you’ve listened.

Create your account.

Create a free account and confirm your email to keep the cards you like and the decks you make.

Already have an account? Sign in

Words and phrases

The lesson is for your ears. Open this afterwards, to see what you learned.
les vigneslay VEENYthe vines
Regarde ! Les vignes sont toutes rouges !ruh-GARD lay VEENY soh(n) toot ROOZHLook! The vines are all red!
Je n'ai même pas pris mon ordinateur !zhuh neh mehm pah pree moh(n)-nor-dee-nah-TUHRI didn't even bring my computer!
Vous avez fait bon voyage ?voo-zah-vay feh boh(n) vwah-YAHZHDid you have a good journey? With vous.
la pierre doréelah pyehr doh-RAYgolden stone
Toutes les maisons sont en pierre dorée !toot lay meh-ZOH(N) soh(n)-tah(n) pyehr doh-RAYAll the houses are golden stone!
Personne n'y habite.pehr-SOHN nee ah-BEETNobody lives there.
on avaitoh(n)-nah-VEHwe had
Quand j'étais petite, on avait un jardin.kah(n) zhay-teh puh-TEET oh(n)-nah-veh a(n) zhar-DA(N)When I was little, we had a garden.
si on habitait icisee oh(n)-nah-bee-teh ee-SEEif we lived here

9 more cards in this lesson. Subscribe to see and study them all. See the plans. Already subscribed? Sign in.