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🇫🇷 French · Intermediate Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 23 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Festival of Lights

Explain what is going on in a crowded street, say which building is the most beautiful, and answer a why.

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THE STORY

On the eighth of December, Emma takes her parents into the crowds of the Festival of Lights.

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Qu'est-ce qui se passe ? Il y a un million de personnes dans la rue !kehs kee suh pahs, eel yah a(n) mee-lyoh(n) duh pehr-son dah(n) lah REWWhat's going on? There are a million people in the street!
C'est la Fête des Lumières. Celle dont tout le monde parle.seh lah feht day lew-myehr, sehl doh(n) too luh moh(n)d PARLIt's the Festival of Lights. The one everyone talks about.
Ce qui se passe, c'est une fête.suh kee suh pahs, seh tewn FEHTWhat's going on is a festival.
Et on regarde quoi ?ay oh(n) ruh-gard KWAHAnd what do we look at?
Les bâtiments. Chaque façade raconte une histoire.lay bah-tee-mah(n), shahk fah-sahd rah-koh(n)t ewn ees-TWAHRThe buildings. Each facade tells a story.
Laquelle est la plus belle ?lah-kehl eh lah plew BEHLWhich one is the most beautiful? About facades.
Celle devant laquelle on est. Regarde, ça commence.sehl duh-vah(n) lah-kehl oh(n) neh, ruh-gard, sah koh-MAH(N)SThe one we're in front of. Look, it's starting. About a facade, to a friend.
La plus belle, c'est celle-là.lah plew behl, seh sehl-LAHThe most beautiful is that one. About a facade.
Ce que je ne comprends pas, c'est pourquoi en décembre.suh kuh zhuh nuh koh(n)-prah(n) pah, seh poor-kwah ah(n) day-SAH(N)BRWhat I don't understand is why in December.
Parce que le huit décembre, les Lyonnais mettent des bougies aux fenêtres depuis cent soixante ans.pars kuh luh weet day-sah(n)br, lay lee-oh-neh meht day boo-zhee oh fuh-nehtr duh-pwee sah(n) swah-sah(n) TAH(N)Because on the eighth of December, the people of Lyon have put candles in their windows for a hundred and sixty years.

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