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🇫🇷 French · Intermediate Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 7 OF 30 · 40 MINUTES

Where It All Began

Emma says goodbye to Hugo at the station in Lyon, and takes her parents to Paris on the fast train, to the little hotel by the canal where her story in France began. Julien and Madame Morel remember her, and so does a certain key. Ask people if they remember you, answer "of course I remember you", and tell your own story with the two pasts.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

It's Monday the ninth of August. At the station in Lyon, Hugo says goodbye to Emma's parents before his class on the river. At noon, in Paris, Emma rings the bell of the Hotel du Canal, where she spent her first night in France, two years ago. Will Julien remember her? Will Madame Morel? This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

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Tu vas nous manquer !tew vah noo mah(n)-KAYWe're going to miss you! With tu.
tu m'appellestew mah-PEHLyou call me, with tu
Tu m'appelles ce soir ?tew mah-pehl suh SWAHRWill you call me tonight?
tu te souvienstew tuh soo-VYA(N)you remember, with tu
Tu te souviens de ton premier jour en France ?tew tuh soo-vya(n) duh toh(n) pruh-myay zhoor ah(n) FRAH(N)SDo you remember your first day in France? With tu.
fermée à cléfehr-may ah KLAYlocked, word for word closed with key
Il était très tôt, et la porte était fermée à clé.ee-leh-teh treh TOH ay lah port ay-teh fehr-may ah KLAYIt was very early, and the door was locked.
au nom deoh noh(n) DUHin the name of
C'est au nom de Carter.seh-toh noh(n) duh kar-TEHRIt's in the name of Carter.
vous vous souvenezvoo voo soo-vuh-NAYyou remember, politely

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