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🇫🇷 French · Intermediate Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 25 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Presents at the Christmas Market

Choose between two presents, say what would please someone, and hear a wish that is not a present.

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THE STORY

Emma and Sylvie shop for the two fathers and the two mothers at the Christmas market on the Place Carnot.

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Pour ta mère, j'hésite entre l'écharpe et le livre. Lequel choisir ?poor tah mehr, zhay-zeet ah(n)tr lay-sharp ay luh leevr, luh-kehl shwah-ZEERFor your mother, I'm hesitating between the scarf and the book. Which one to choose? To a friend.
Ce qui lui ferait plaisir, c'est l'écharpe. Elle a toujours froid.suh kee lwee fuh-reh pleh-zeer, seh lay-sharp, eh lah too-zhoor FRWAHWhat would please her is the scarf. She's always cold.
J'hésite entre les deux.zhay-zeet ah(n)tr lay DUHI'm hesitating between the two.
Et pour ton père ?ay poor toh(n) PEHRAnd for your father? To a friend.
Un livre sur Lyon, avec des photos. Celui pour lequel il n'a pas besoin de français.a(n) leevr sewr lee-oh(n), ah-vehk day foh-toh, suh-lwee poor luh-kehl eel nah pah buh-zwa(n) duh frah(n)-SEHA book about Lyon, with photos. The one for which he doesn't need French.
Celui-là, je l'ai vu au stand d'à côté.suh-lwee-lah, zhuh lay vew oh stah(n) dah koh-TAYThat one, I saw it at the stall next door. About a book.
Et vous, qu'est-ce qui vous ferait plaisir ?ay voo, kehs kee voo fuh-reh pleh-ZEERAnd you, what would please you? Politely.
Ce dont j'ai envie, c'est que vous veniez à Marseille cet été.suh doh(n) zhay ah(n)-vee, seh kuh voo vuh-nyay ah mar-sehy seh tay-TAYWhat I'd like is for you to come to Marseille this summer. Politely.
Ça, ce n'est pas un cadeau. C'est une promesse.sah, suh neh pah za(n) kah-doh, seh tewn proh-MEHSThat's not a present. It's a promise.
Alors c'est promis. On vient en juillet.ah-lor seh proh-mee, oh(n) vya(n) ah(n) zhwee-YEHThen it's a promise. We're coming in July.