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A2 · Français du voyage

Covoiturage: French dialogue with IPA and English

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French conversation, IPA, and English meaning

  1. Conducteur
    Bonjour, vous allez bien jusqu'à Nice?

    /bɔ̃ʒuʀ, vus aləz bjɛ̃ ʒysk'a nizə? /

    Hello, are you going all the way to Nice?
  2. Moi
    Oui, j'ai mon sac dans le coffre, ça va?

    /wi, ʒ'ai mɔn sak dɑ̃s lə kɔfʀə, sa va? /

    Yes, I have my bag in the trunk, is that okay?
  3. Conducteur
    Pas de souci. On va faire une pause café.

    /pas də suzi. ɔn va fɛʀɛ ynɛ pozə kafe./

    No problem. We'll take a coffee break.
  4. Moi
    Super, ça permet de se dégourdir les jambes.

    /sypəʀ, sa pɛʀmɛt dɛ sɛ deɡuʀdiʀ lɛs ʒɑ̃bəs./

    Great, it lets us stretch our legs.
  5. Conducteur
    Vous travaillez dans quel secteur là-bas?

    /vus tʀaveləz dɑ̃s kəl sɛktœʀ la-bas? /

    What sector do you work in over there?
  6. Moi
    Je suis dans le tourisme, c'est la pleine saison.

    /ʒə sɥis dɑ̃s lɛ tuʀismɛ, k'ɛst la plɛnə sɛzɔn./

    I'm in tourism, it's the peak season.

Culture and context in French

Read the situation beyond the individual lines.

Le covoiturage (comme BlaBlaCar) est très populaire en France. C'est économique et écologique pour traverser le pays. C'est aussi une excellente occasion de pratiquer son français avec des locaux.

Four sound contrasts from this scene

Minimal pairs before another full read

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1

trajet versus projet

/tʀaʒɛ/ vs /pʀɔʒɛ/

2

place versus glace

/plaz/ vs /ɡlaz/

3

partage versus passage

/paʀtaʒ/ vs /pasaʒ/

4

pair versus père

/pɛʀ/ vs /pə̀ʀ/

Role-play routine

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  2. Repeat one speaker's turns and keep the other turns as prompts.
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