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The Bar and the Flat

Le bar et l'appartement

1:53 min video · 9 sentences · 4 key words

Transcript with English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. Toi ? Tu cherches un appartement aussi ?You? Are you looking for a flat too?
  2. Chloé est au bar tous les soirs.Chloé is at the bar every evening.
  3. Elle est surprise de me voir.She is surprised to see me.
  4. L’agent dit : « Il y a un petit appartement. »The agent says: "There is a small flat."
  5. C’est dans une rue calme, avec des arbres.It is on a quiet street, with trees.
  6. Chloé dit : « J’adore cette rue ! »Chloé says: "I love that street!"
  7. Moi aussi ! Tu voudrais un café ?Me too! Would you like a coffee?
  8. Chloé sourit : « Oui, avec plaisir. »Chloé smiles: "Yes, with pleasure."
  9. Ce soir, c’est moi qui paie !Tonight, I'm the one paying!

About this lesson

Hugo the bartender meets Chloé, a grumpy regular, at an estate agent's office. Both are looking for a flat, and both love the same quiet street.

How to practise

  1. Watch once with the English subtitles to understand the story.
  2. Watch again and repeat every sentence out loud in the À toi · Your turn pause.
  3. At the end, read along with the narrator at the same time.

Key words

FrenchEnglishLevel
un appartementa flat
une rue calmea quiet street
un caféa coffee
Je voudraisI would like

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