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Au marché: French dialogue with IPA and English

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French conversation, IPA, and English meaning

  1. Vendeur
    Bonjour! Qu'est-ce qui vous ferait plaisir?

    /bɔ̃ʒuʀ! k'ɛst-sə ki vus fəʀɛt plɛziʀ? /

    Hello! What would you like?
  2. Moi
    Je voudrais un kilo de tomates bien mûres.

    /ʒə vudʀɛs yn kilɔ dɛ tɔmatɛs bjɛ̃ myʀəs./

    I would like a kilo of ripe tomatoes.
  3. Vendeur
    Elles sont magnifiques, elles viennent du jardin!

    /ɛləs sɔ̃t maɲifikɛs, ɛləs vjɛnɑ̃t dy ʒaʀdin! /

    They are magnificent, they come from the garden!
  4. Moi
    Et je vais prendre aussi un bon morceau de comté.

    /ət ʒɛ vɛs pʀɑ̃dʀɛ osi yn bɔn mɔʀso də kɔ̃te./

    And I'll also take a good piece of Comté cheese.
  5. Vendeur
    Très bien, ce sera tout pour aujourd'hui?

    /tʀə̀s bjɛ̃, sɛ səʀa tut puʀ oʒuʀd'ɥi? /

    Very well, will that be all for today?
  6. Moi
    Oui, merci. Ça fait combien en tout, s'il vous plaît?

    /wi, mɛʀsi. sa fɛt kɔ̃bjən ən tut, s'il vus plait? /

    Yes, thank you. How much is that in total, please?

Culture and context in French

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Faire son marché est une institution en France. C'est l'endroit idéal pour trouver des produits locaux et de saison. On y apprécie la fraîcheur des fruits et légumes.

Four sound contrasts from this scene

Minimal pairs before another full read

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1

poisson versus poison

/pwasɔ̃/ vs /pwazɔ̃/

2

poire versus poivre

/pwaʀ/ vs /pwavʀ/

3

fruit versus frite

/fʀɥi/ vs /fʀit/

4

frais versus froid

/fʀɛs/ vs /fʀwa/

Role-play routine

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