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🇫🇷 French · Intermediate Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Check at the Garage

Ask what needs checking before a long drive, describe a problem, and say what worries you.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Emma takes the blue car to a garage the day before leaving for Brittany.

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Bonjour. Je pars en Bretagne demain. Qu'est-ce qu'il faut vérifier ?boh(n)-zhoor, zhuh par ah(n) bruh-tan-yuh duh-ma(n), kehs keel foh vay-ree-FYAYHello. I'm leaving for Brittany tomorrow. What needs checking?
L'huile, les freins et les pneus.lweel, lay fra(n) ay lay PNUHThe oil, the brakes and the tyres.
Ce qu'il faut, c'est de l'huile.suh keel foh, seh duh LWEELWhat is needed is oil.
C'est la voiture dont le pneu avant est un peu plat.seh lah vwah-tewr doh(n) luh pnuh ah-vah(n) eh ta(n) puh PLAHIt's the car whose front tyre is a bit flat.
Je vois. Celui-là, je le change.zhuh vwah, suh-lwee-lah, zhuh luh SHAH(N)ZHI see. That one, I'll change it. About a tyre.
Celui de derrière est bon.suh-lwee duh deh-ryehr eh BOH(N)The back one is good. About a tyre.
Ce qui m'inquiète, c'est le bruit au freinage.suh kee ma(n)-kyeht, seh luh brwee oh freh-NAHZHWhat worries me is the noise when braking.
Les freins sont encore bons. Le bruit, c'est la poussière.lay fra(n) soh(n) tah(n)-kor boh(n), luh brwee, seh lah poo-SYEHRThe brakes are still good. The noise is dust.
Ce dont j'ai peur, c'est d'une panne.suh doh(n) zhay puhr, seh dewn PAHNWhat I'm afraid of is a breakdown.
Ça me rassure. Je peux la reprendre à quelle heure ?sah muh rah-sewr, zhuh puh lah ruh-prah(n)dr ah keh LUHRThat reassures me. What time can I pick it up? About a car.

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