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A Note in the Bag

Un mot dans le pain

5:02 min video · 17 sentences · 7 key words

Transcript with English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. Léo est dans la boulangerie.Léo is in the bakery.
  2. Il est huit heures du matin.It is eight o'clock in the morning.
  3. Aujourd’hui, c’est l’anniversaire de Nina.Today is Nina's birthday.
  4. Léo est timide.Léo is shy.
  5. Il ne parle pas beaucoup.He does not talk much.
  6. Alors, il écrit un petit mot.So, he writes a little note.
  7. Il met le mot dans le sac.He puts the note in the bag.
  8. Il y a aussi une grande baguette.There is also a big baguette.
  9. Nina entre dans la boulangerie.Nina comes into the bakery.
  10. Elle dit : « Bonjour, Léo ! »She says: "Hello, Léo!"
  11. Elle voudrait une baguette.She would like a baguette.
  12. Léo donne le sac à Nina.Léo gives the bag to Nina.
  13. Il est un peu rouge.He is a little red.
  14. Nina regarde dans le sac.Nina looks in the bag.
  15. Elle lit : « Joyeux anniversaire, Nina ! »She reads: "Happy birthday, Nina!"
  16. Nina est très contente.Nina is very happy.
  17. Elle dit : « Merci, Léo ! »She says: "Thank you, Léo!"

About this lesson

Léo works in a bakery and is too shy to say happy birthday to his girlfriend Nina. He hides a little note in her baguette bag, and it makes her day.

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
la boulangeriethe bakery
une baguettea baguette
un petit mota little note
l'anniversairethe birthday
le sacthe bag
timideshy
Joyeux anniversaireHappy birthday

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