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🇫🇷 French · Intermediate Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 30 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Question from Nathalie

Take an unexpected question at a party, say what you would have done without someone, hear what others are sure of and proud of, and ask for time to think.

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THE STORY

New Year's Eve, a crowded flat, and Nathalie with a question that opens the next level.

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Bonne année, Emma ! Je peux te poser une question, entre deux verres ?bon ah-nay, eh-mah, zhuh puh tuh poh-zay ewn kehs-tyoh(n), ah(n)tr duh VEHRHappy New Year, Emma! Can I ask you a question, between two glasses? To a friend.
Bien sûr. Laquelle ?bya(n) sewr, lah-KEHLOf course. Which one? About a question.
Je prends ma retraite en juin. L'école, j'aimerais te la confier.zhuh prah(n) mah ruh-treht ah(n) zhwa(n), lay-kol, zheh-muh-reh tuh lah koh(n)-FYAYI'm retiring in June. The school, I'd like to entrust it to you. To a friend.
Celle dont tu connais chaque salle.sehl doh(n) tew koh-neh shahk SAHLThe one whose every room you know. About the school, to a friend.
À moi ? Ce que j'aurais fait sans vous, je ne le sais même pas.ah mwah, suh kuh zhoh-reh feh sah(n) voo, zhuh nuh luh seh mehm PAHTo me? What I would have done without you, I don't even know. Politely.
Ce dont je suis sûre, c'est que tu sais ce que tu fais.suh doh(n) zhuh swee sewr, seh kuh tew seh suh kuh tew FEHWhat I'm sure of is that you know what you're doing. A woman speaking, to a friend.
Et ce dont je suis fier, c'est d'elle.ay suh doh(n) zhuh swee fyehr, seh DEHLAnd what I'm proud of is her. A man speaking.
Ce dont je suis fière, c'est de vous.suh doh(n) zhuh swee fyehr, seh duh VOOWhat I'm proud of is you. A woman speaking, to two people.
Je peux réfléchir jusqu'à lundi ?zhuh puh ray-flay-sheer zhews-kah la(n)-DEECan I think about it until Monday?
Jusqu'à lundi. Et ce dont on parlera lundi, c'est de l'avenir.zhews-kah la(n)-dee, ay suh doh(n) oh(n) par-luh-rah la(n)-dee, seh duh lah-vuh-NEERUntil Monday. And what we'll talk about on Monday is the future.

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