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🇫🇷 French · Intermediate Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Flat Tyre

Deal with a flat tyre, say what you would have needed, and thank the person who stops.

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THE STORY

A back tyre goes flat on a small road in the Loire valley, and a passer-by stops.

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Arrête-toi. On a un pneu à plat.ah-reht-twah, oh(n) nah a(n) pnuh ah PLAHStop. We've got a flat tyre. To a friend.
Encore ? C'est celui que le garagiste a changé !ah(n)-kor, seh suh-lwee kuh luh gah-rah-zheest ah shah(n)-ZHAYAgain? It's the one the mechanic changed! About a tyre.
Non, c'est celui de derrière. Il y a une roue de secours ?noh(n), seh suh-lwee duh deh-ryehr, eel yah ewn roo duh suh-KOORNo, it's the back one. Is there a spare wheel?
Il y en a une, mais ce qu'il aurait fallu, c'est un cric.eel yah(n) nah ewn, meh suh keel oh-reh fah-lew, seh ta(n) KREEKThere is one, but what we would have needed is a jack. About a spare wheel.
Le cric sans lequel on ne peut rien faire.luh kreek sah(n) luh-kehl oh(n) nuh puh rya(n) FEHRThe jack without which we can't do anything.
Vous avez besoin d'aide ? J'ai un cric dans le coffre.voo zah-vay buh-zwa(n) dehd, zhay a(n) kreek dah(n) luh KOFRDo you need help? I have a jack in the boot. Politely.
Vous nous sauvez ! Sans vous, on aurait dormi ici.voo noo soh-vay, sah(n) voo, oh(n) noh-reh dor-mee ee-SEEYou're saving us! Without you, we would have slept here. Politely.
Merci beaucoup, madame.mehr-see boh-koo, mah-DAHMThank you very much, madam.
Si vous aviez vérifié le coffre avant de partir, vous l'auriez su.see voo zah-vyay vay-ree-fyay luh kofr ah-vah(n) duh par-teer, voo loh-ryay SEWIf you had checked the boot before leaving, you would have known. Politely.
Si on avait vérifié, on l'aurait vu.see oh(n) nah-veh vay-ree-fyay, oh(n) loh-reh VEWIf we had checked, we would have seen it.

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