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🇫🇷 French · Intermediate Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 27 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Christmas Eve Table

Make a short toast, say what would have happened if people had not come, and say what you take from an evening.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Between the main course and the log cake, Patrick stands up with his glass.

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Avant le dessert, je voudrais dire quelque chose.ah-vah(n) luh deh-sehr, zhuh voo-dreh deer kehl-kuh SHOHZBefore dessert, I would like to say something.
Fais court. La bûche attend.feh koor, lah bewsh ah-TAH(N)Keep it short. The log cake is waiting. To a friend.
Deux minutes, pas plus.duh mee-newt, pah PLEWTwo minutes, no more.
Si vous n'étiez pas venus de si loin, cette table serait à moitié vide.see voo nay-tyay pah vuh-new duh see lwa(n), seht tahbl suh-reh ah mwah-tyay VEEDIf you hadn't come from so far, this table would be half empty. To two people.
Je traduis, papa. Il dit merci d'être venus.zhuh trah-dwee, pah-pah, eel dee mehr-see dehtr vuh-NEWI'm translating, Dad. He says thank you for coming.
Merci. Et joyeux Noël !mehr-see, ay zhwah-yuh noh-EHLThank you. And merry Christmas!
Ce que je retiens de ce soir, c'est que papa a parlé moins de deux minutes.suh kuh zhuh ruh-tya(n) duh suh swahr, seh kuh pah-pah ah par-lay mwa(n) duh duh mee-NEWTWhat I take from tonight is that Dad spoke less than two minutes.
Il a parlé moins de deux minutes.eel ah par-lay mwa(n) duh duh mee-NEWTHe spoke less than two minutes.
Et ce dont je me souviendrai, c'est que personne n'a eu besoin de traduction pour rire.ay suh doh(n) zhuh muh soo-vya(n)-dray, seh kuh pehr-son nah ew buh-zwa(n) duh trah-dewk-syoh(n) poor REERAnd what I'll remember is that nobody needed a translation to laugh.
Personne n'a eu besoin de moi.pehr-son nah ew buh-zwa(n) duh MWAHNobody needed me.

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