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🇫🇷 French · Intermediate Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 18 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Surfing Lesson

Follow instructions on a board, say what you would never have done a year ago, and what you are afraid of.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Maite teaches Emma to stand on a surfboard on the big beach at Saint-Jean-de-Luz.

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Allonge-toi sur la planche. Les mains ici.ah-loh(n)zh-twah sewr lah plah(n)sh, lay ma(n) ee-SEELie down on the board. Hands here. To a friend.
C'est ce que je n'aurais jamais fait il y a un an.seh suh kuh zhuh noh-reh zhah-meh feh eel yah a(n) NAH(N)It's what I would never have done a year ago.
Il y a un an, je n'aurais jamais conduit.eel yah a(n) nah(n), zhuh noh-reh zhah-meh koh(n)-DWEEA year ago, I would never have driven.
Et pourquoi tu le fais aujourd'hui ?ay poor-kwah tew luh feh oh-zhoor-DWEEAnd why are you doing it today? To a friend.
Parce que ce dont j'ai peur, c'est de regretter.pars kuh suh doh(n) zhay puhr, seh duh ruh-greh-TAYBecause what I'm afraid of is regretting.
Bonne réponse. Quand la vague arrive, tu te lèves.bon ray-poh(n)s, kah(n) lah vahg ah-reev, tew tuh LEHVGood answer. When the wave comes, you stand up. To a friend.
Laquelle ? Elles arrivent toutes en même temps !lah-kehl, ehl zah-reev toot ah(n) mehm TAH(N)Which one? They all come at the same time! About waves.
Celle que Maite te montre. Vas-y !sehl kuh mah-ee-tay tuh moh(n)tr, vah-ZEEThe one Maite is pointing at. Go! To a friend.
Je suis tombée, mais je me suis levée. Ça compte ?zhuh swee toh(n)-bay, meh zhuh muh swee luh-vay, sah KOH(N)TI fell, but I stood up. Does it count? A woman speaking.
Ça compte. Encore !sah koh(n)t, ah(n)-KORIt counts. Again! To a friend.

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