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Chez le fromager: French dialogue with IPA and English

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French conversation, IPA, and English meaning

  1. Moi
    Je cherche un fromage de chèvre très sec.

    /ʒə ʃɛʀʃɛ yn fʀɔmaʒɛ dɛ ʃɛvʀɛ tʀɛs sək./

    I'm looking for a very dry goat cheese.
  2. Vendeur
    Goûtez ce Picodon, il a beaucoup de caractère.

    /ɡutəz sɛ pikɔdɔn, il a bokup dɛ kaʀaktɛʀə./

    Taste this Picodon, it has a lot of character.
  3. Moi
    Miam! Et un fromage à pâte molle?

    /mjam! ət yn fʀɔmaʒɛ a patɛ mɔlə? /

    Yum! And a soft cheese?
  4. Vendeur
    Je vous conseille ce Brie de Meaux affiné.

    /ʒə vus kɔ̃sɛjlɛ sɛ bʀjɛ dɛ məoks afine./

    I recommend this aged Brie de Meaux.
  5. Moi
    Parfait, je vais faire un grand plateau ce soir.

    /paʀfɛt, ʒə vɛs fɛʀɛ yn ɡʀɑ̃d plato sə swaʀ./

    Perfect, I'm going to make a large platter tonight.
  6. Vendeur
    N'oubliez pas le pain aux noix pour accompagner!

    /n'ubljəz pas lɛ pɛn oks nwaks puʀ akkɔ̃paɲəʀ! /

    Don't forget the walnut bread to go with it!

Culture and context in French

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Chez le fromager, dites quel goût vous aimez. Demandez un morceau et précisez la quantité. Le fromager peut vous proposer un fromage doux ou plus fort.

Four sound contrasts from this scene

Minimal pairs before another full read

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1

lait versus loi

/lɛ/ vs /lwa/

2

beurre versus peur

/bœʀʀ/ vs /pœʀ/

3

doux versus douze

/du/ vs /duz/

4

chèvre versus lèvre

/ʃə̀vʀ/ vs /lə̀vʀ/

Role-play routine

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