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🇫🇷 French · Intermediate Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 26 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Christmas Eve Kitchen

Count what is missing for a recipe, say what should have been done, send someone shopping, and ask whose recipe it is.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Three women and one recipe in a small kitchen on the twenty-fourth, and Hugo sent out for eggs.

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Pour la bûche, ce dont on a besoin, c'est de six œufs.poor lah bewsh, suh doh(n) oh(n) nah buh-zwa(n), seh duh see ZUHFor the log cake, what we need is six eggs.
On en a quatre.oh(n) nah(n) nah KATRWe have four. About eggs.
Il en manque deux.eel ah(n) mah(n)k DUHTwo are missing. About eggs.
Ce qu'il aurait fallu, c'est faire les courses hier.suh keel oh-reh fah-lew, seh fehr lay koors YEHRWhat we should have done is the shopping yesterday.
Ce qui est fait est fait. Hugo, va chercher des œufs !suh kee eh feh eh feh, ew-goh, vah shehr-shay day ZUHWhat's done is done. Hugo, go and get eggs!
Lesquels ? Il y en a dix sortes.lay-kehl, eel yah(n) nah dee SORTWhich ones? There are ten kinds. About eggs.
Ceux que tu veux, mais six.suh kuh tew vuh, meh SEESWhichever you want, but six. About eggs, to a friend.
Les gros.lay GROHThe big ones. About eggs.
Et la recette, c'est celle de votre mère ?ay lah ruh-seht, seh sehl duh votr MEHRAnd the recipe, is it your mother's? Politely.
Celle que ma mère faisait, oui. Avec une chose en plus dont je ne parle jamais.sehl kuh mah mehr fuh-zeh, wee, ah-vehk ewn shohz ah(n) plew doh(n) zhuh nuh parl zhah-MEHThe one my mother made, yes. With one extra thing I never talk about.

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