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🇫🇷 French · Intermediate Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 21 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Recall an Unexpected Welcome

Explain what had happened before a visit and recall a forgotten detail.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Emma tells a friend about an unexpected welcome during a visit.

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Ils avaient tout préparé.eel zah-veh too pray-pah-RAYThey had prepared everything. Men or a mixed group.
Je ne savais rien.zhuh nuh sah-veh RYA(N)I did not know anything.
Elle ne m'avait rien dit.ehl nuh mah-veh rya(n) DEEShe had not told me anything.
Il ne m'avait rien dit.eel nuh mah-veh rya(n) DEEHe had not told me anything.
J'avais déjà acheté un cadeau.zhah-veh day-zhah ahsh-tay a(n) kah-DOHI had already bought a present.
J'avais oublié la date.zhah-veh oo-blee-yay lah DAHTI had forgotten the date.
Quand je suis arrivée, ils étaient déjà là.kah(n) zhuh swee zah-ree-vay eel zay-teh day-zhah LAHWhen I arrived, they were already there. As a woman.
Quand je suis arrivé, ils étaient déjà là.kah(n) zhuh swee zah-ree-vay eel zay-teh day-zhah LAHWhen I arrived, they were already there. As a man.
La table était déjà mise.lah tahbl ay-teh day-zhah MEEZThe table was already set.
Ils m'avaient gardé une place.eel mah-veh gar-day ewn PLAHSThey had saved me a place.

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