Skip to content
fluentbyear
🇫🇷 French · Intermediate Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 29 OF 30 · 32 MINUTES

What If We Lived Together?

Friday the thirty-first of December, New Year's Eve in Marseille. At the door of the flat, Gerard has a word for his son, and at half past eleven Hugo takes Emma down to the quay of the Old Port where he called out to her in July 2025. A minute before midnight, he asks. Say what if we lived together, say I've wanted to for a long time, say is that what you were talking about on the rock, wish someone a happy New Year, and find out what Gerard's three years were for.

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

Friday the thirty-first of December 2027, the last night of the year and the last night in Marseille. At eleven, at the door of the flat, Martine has a scarf and Gerard has a word for his son. At half past eleven, Hugo and Emma stand on the quay of the Old Port, where a stack of kayaks stood two and a half years ago and a young man called out to a girl with a bag of strawberries. The whole city is out, the water is full of lights, and Hugo has a question. 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.
ne mets pasnuh meh PAHdon't take, for time, word for word don't put
Et toi… ne mets pas trois ans !ay twah nuh meh pah trwah-ZAH(N)And you... don't take three years!
des histoires de pèresday-zees-twahr duh PEHRfather stuff
Rien ! Des histoires de pères !rya(n) day-zees-twahr duh PEHRNothing! Father stuff!
C'est ici. Tu te souviens ?seh-tee-SEE tew tuh soo-VYA(N)This is it. Do you remember?
Tu m'as dit : vous voulez faire du kayak ?tew mah dee voo voo-lay fehr dew kah-YAHKYou said to me: do you want to go kayaking?
Et tu m'as répondu : je ne nage pas très bien !ay tew mah ray-poh(n)-dew zhuh nuh nahzh pah treh BYA(N)And you answered: I don't swim very well!
il y a deux ans et demieel yah duh-zah(n) ay duh-MEEtwo and a half years ago
C'était il y a deux ans et demi…say-teh eel yah duh-zah(n) ay duh-MEEThat was two and a half years ago...
Encore ? La dernière fois, tu m'as invitée à Noël !ah(n)-KOR lah dehr-nyehr fwah tew mah a(n)-vee-tay ah noh-EHLAgain? Last time, you invited me for Christmas!

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