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🇫🇷 French · Intermediate Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 5 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Motorway and the Toll

Choose a lane, read what is written at a toll, and say what you are paying for.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Emma's first motorway, with Hugo reading the signs beside her.

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Prends la voie de droite, celle dans laquelle il n'y a personne.prah(n) lah vwah duh drwaht, sehl dah(n) lah-kehl eel nyah pehr-SONTake the right lane, the one with nobody in it. To a friend.
La voie dans laquelle on est.lah vwah dah(n) lah-kehl oh(n) NEHThe lane we are in.
Celle de gauche, c'est pour doubler.sehl duh gohsh, seh poor doo-BLAYThe left one is for overtaking. About a lane.
Et au péage, je fais quoi ?ay oh pay-ahzh, zhuh feh KWAHAnd at the toll, what do I do?
Tu prends la voie verte, celle qui accepte la carte.tew prah(n) lah vwah vehrt, sehl kee ahk-sehpt lah KARTYou take the green lane, the one that takes the card. To a friend.
Il n'y a personne devant.eel nyah pehr-son duh-VAH(N)There is nobody in front.
Ce qui est écrit, c'est huit euros quarante.suh kee eh tay-kree, seh wee tuh-roh kah-RAH(N)TWhat's written is eight euros forty.
Pour cent kilomètres de route parfaite.poor sah(n) kee-loh-mehtr duh root par-FEHTFor a hundred kilometres of perfect road.
Huit euros quarante ? C'est cher !wee tuh-roh kah-rah(n)t, seh SHEHREight euros forty? That's expensive!
Ce que tu paies, c'est la route sans trous.suh kuh tew peh, seh lah root sah(n) TROOWhat you pay for is the road without holes. To a friend.

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