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🇫🇷 French · Intermediate Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 17 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Maite on the Basque Coast

Introduce a relative by someone close to them, say what changes in a new place, and ask which of two languages someone speaks best.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Hugo's cousin Maite meets them on the seafront at Saint-Jean-de-Luz.

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Emma, voici Maite, ma cousine, dont le mari est pêcheur.eh-mah, vwah-see mah-ee-tay, mah koo-zeen, doh(n) luh mah-ree eh peh-SHUHREmma, this is Maite, my cousin, whose husband is a fisherman.
Encore un pêcheur ! Hugo m'a dit que vous veniez de Bretagne.ah(n)-kor a(n) peh-shuhr, ew-goh mah dee kuh voo vuh-nyay duh bruh-TAN-yuhAnother fisherman! Hugo told me you were coming from Brittany. Politely.
Oui. Ce qui change ici, c'est la lumière.wee, suh kee shah(n)zh ee-see, seh lah lew-MYEHRYes. What changes here is the light.
Et la langue. Ici, on parle basque aussi.ay lah lah(n)g, ee-see, oh(n) parl bask oh-SEEAnd the language. Here, we speak Basque too.
Lequel des deux tu parles le mieux ?luh-kehl day duh tew parl luh MYUHWhich of the two do you speak best? To a friend.
Le français avec toi, le basque avec ma grand-mère.luh frah(n)-seh ah-vehk twah, luh bask ah-vehk mah grah(n)-MEHRFrench with you, Basque with my grandmother. To a friend.
C'est la grand-mère dont Hugo parle tout le temps ?seh lah grah(n)-mehr doh(n) ew-goh parl too luh TAH(N)Is it the grandmother Hugo talks about all the time?
Celle-là même. Elle vous attend avec un gâteau basque.sehl-lah mehm, ehl voo zah-tah(n) ah-vehk a(n) gah-toh BASKThat very one. She's waiting for you with a Basque cake. Politely.
Alors ne la faisons pas attendre.ah-lor nuh lah fuh-zoh(n) pah zah-TAH(N)DRThen let's not keep her waiting.