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🇫🇷 French · Intermediate Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 3 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Borrow the Blue Car

Ask to borrow something for a trip, hear the conditions, and promise to respect them.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Emma phones Sylvie to borrow the old blue car for the drive to Brittany.

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Tu te souviens de la voiture dont on avait parlé ?tew tuh soo-vya(n) duh lah vwah-tewr doh(n) oh(n) nah-veh par-LAYDo you remember the car we had talked about? To a friend.
La bleue ? Tu as ton permis ?lah bluh, tew ah toh(n) pehr-MEEThe blue one? You have your licence? To a friend.
C'est celle dont je rêvais.seh sehl doh(n) zhuh reh-VEHIt's the one I dreamed of. About a car.
Depuis lundi. Je peux te l'emprunter pour la Bretagne ?duh-pwee la(n)-dee, zhuh puh tuh lah(n)-pra(n)-tay poor lah bruh-TAN-yuhSince Monday. Can I borrow it from you for Brittany? To a friend.
Je te la rends dans dix jours.zhuh tuh lah rah(n) dah(n) dee ZHOORI give it back to you in ten days. About a car, to a friend.
À une condition.ah ewn koh(n)-dee-SYOH(N)On one condition.
Laquelle ?lah-KEHLWhich one? About a condition.
À condition que tu roules doucement.ah koh(n)-dee-syoh(n) kuh tew rool doos-MAH(N)On condition that you drive slowly. To a friend.
Que tu me la rendes propre, avec le plein.kuh tew muh lah rah(n)d propr, ah-vehk luh PLA(N)That you give it back to me clean, with a full tank. About a car, to a friend.
Ce que tu demandes est normal.suh kuh tew duh-mah(n)d eh nor-MAHLWhat you ask is normal. To a friend.

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