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Au cinéma: French dialogue with IPA and English

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French conversation, IPA, and English meaning

  1. Moi
    On va voir quel film finalement ce soir?

    /ɔn va vwaʀ kəl film finalɛmɑ̃t sə swaʀ? /

    Which movie are we going to see tonight, finally?
  2. Ami
    Le dernier film d'action, il paraît qu'il est génial!

    /lə dɛʀnjəʀ film d'aksjɔn, il paʀait k'il ɛst ʒenjal! /

    The latest action movie, I hear it's great!
  3. Moi
    Oh non, je préfère une comédie romantique française.

    /ɔ nɔn, ʒə pʀefɛʀɛ ynɛ kɔmedjɛ ʀɔmɑ̃tikɛ fʀɑ̃sɛzə./

    Oh no, I prefer a French romantic comedy.
  4. Ami
    Bon, on fait un compromis? Un film d'auteur?

    /bɔn, ɔn fɛt yn kɔ̃pʀɔmis? yn film d'otœʀ? /

    Okay, shall we compromise? An auteur film?
  5. Moi
    D'accord, si c'est en version originale sous-titrée.

    /d'akkɔʀd, si k'ɛst ən vɛʀsjɔn ɔʀiʒinalɛ sus-titʀe./

    Okay, as long as it's in the original version with subtitles.
  6. Ami
    C'est parti, je réserve les places directement en ligne.

    /k'ɛst paʀti, ʒə ʀezɛʀvɛ lɛs plazɛs diʀɛktɛmɑ̃t ɛn liɲə./

    Let's go, I'm booking the tickets directly online.

Culture and context in French

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La France est le pays du cinéma. Les Français adorent débattre du scénario et de la réalisation après la séance. Les cinémas de quartier sont très appréciés pour leur programmation.

Four sound contrasts from this scene

Minimal pairs before another full read

Alternate each pair, return to the dialogue, and listen for whether the intended word remains clear inside the sentence.

1

film versus file

/film/ vs /fil/

2

séance versus science

/seɑ̃s/ vs /sjɛ̃s/

3

place versus palace

/plaz/ vs /palaz/

4

salle versus saule

/sal/ vs /sol/

Role-play routine

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  2. Repeat one speaker's turns and keep the other turns as prompts.
  3. Change one time, place, object, or preference while preserving the structure.
  4. Switch roles and answer without reading the original line word for word.
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