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🇫🇷 French · Intermediate Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 6 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Wrong Turn

Say what someone should have done, what you could have done, and what you would have done if you had known.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Emma misses a turn at a roundabout, and the detour goes through a pretty village.

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Tu aurais dû tourner à gauche au rond-point.tew oh-reh dew toor-nay ah gohsh oh roh(n)-PWA(N)You should have turned left at the roundabout. To a friend.
J'aurais dû écouter.zhoh-reh dew ay-koo-TAYI should have listened.
Tu aurais pu me le dire avant !tew oh-reh pew muh luh deer ah-VAH(N)You could have told me before! To a friend.
Je te l'ai dit. Tu écoutais la musique.zhuh tuh lay dee, tew ay-koo-teh lah mew-ZEEKI did tell you. You were listening to the music. To a friend.
On aurait dû partir plus tôt.oh(n) noh-reh dew par-teer plew TOHWe should have left earlier.
On aurait mieux fait de prendre l'autoroute.oh(n) noh-reh myuh feh duh prah(n)dr loh-toh-ROOTWe would have done better to take the motorway.
Si on l'avait prise, on n'aurait pas vu ce village.see oh(n) lah-veh preez, oh(n) noh-reh pah vew suh vee-LAHZHIf we had taken it, we wouldn't have seen this village. About the motorway.
Si j'avais su, j'aurais tourné à gauche.see zhah-veh sew, zhoh-reh toor-nay ah GOHSHIf I had known, I would have turned left.
C'est vrai qu'il est joli. On fait demi-tour ?seh vreh keel eh zhoh-lee, oh(n) feh duh-mee-TOORIt's true that it's pretty. Shall we turn around? About a village.
Je me suis trompée de route.zhuh muh swee troh(n)-pay duh ROOTI took the wrong road. A woman speaking.

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