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🇫🇷 French · Intermediate Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 13 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Boat Trip in the Rain

Say what you would have done if you had known, point to the harbour you were thinking of, and shrug off the rain.

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THE STORY

Yann takes Emma and Hugo out on his boat, and the rain arrives before the islands do.

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Si j'avais su qu'il pleuvrait, on serait partis plus tôt.see zhah-veh sew keel pluh-vreh, oh(n) suh-reh par-tee plew TOHIf I had known it would rain, we would have left earlier.
Ce n'est pas grave. Ce qui compte, c'est la mer.suh neh pah grahv, suh kee koh(n)t, seh lah MEHRIt doesn't matter. What matters is the sea.
Il pleut, mais il ne fait pas froid.eel pluh, meh eel nuh feh pah FRWAHIt's raining, but it's not cold.
Et ce qu'on aurait fait chez vous ? Rien.ay suh koh(n) noh-reh feh shay voo, RYA(N)And what would we have done at your place? Nothing. Politely.
Le port auquel je pensais est fermé à cause du vent.luh por oh-kehl zhuh pah(n)-seh eh fehr-may ah kohz dew VAH(N)The harbour I was thinking of is closed because of the wind.
À cause du vent.ah kohz dew VAH(N)Because of the wind.
Alors on va où ?ah-lor oh(n) vah OOSo where are we going?
À celui dont je vous ai parlé hier, plus à l'abri.ah suh-lwee doh(n) zhuh voo zay par-lay yehr, plew zah lah-BREETo the one I told you about yesterday, more sheltered. About a harbour, politely.
Si on avait écouté la météo, on aurait pris des vestes.see oh(n) nah-veh tay-koo-tay lah may-tay-oh, oh(n) noh-reh pree day VEHSTIf we had listened to the weather forecast, we would have brought jackets.
Si j'avais su, j'en aurais pris deux.see zhah-veh sew, zhah(n) noh-reh pree DUHIf I had known, I would have brought two. About jackets.

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