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Dîner entre amis: French dialogue with IPA and English

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French conversation, IPA, and English meaning

  1. Hôte
    Entrez! Je vous en prie, faites comme chez vous.

    /ɑ̃tʀəz! ʒɛ vus ɛn pʀjɛ, fɛtɛs kɔmɛ ʃəz vus./

    Come in! Please, make yourselves at home.
  2. Invité
    Merci! Voilà un petit cadeau pour vous.

    /mɛʀsi! vwaja yn pətit kadəo puʀ vus./

    Thank you! Here is a little gift for you.
  3. Hôte
    C'est trop gentil, il ne fallait pas!

    /k'ɛst tʀɔp ʒɑ̃til, il nə falɛt pas! /

    That's too kind, you shouldn't have!
  4. Invité
    C'est normal, merci de nous recevoir ce soir.

    /k'ɛst nɔʀmal, mɛʀsi də nus ʀɛzɛvwaʀ sə swaʀ./

    It's normal, thank you for having us tonight.
  5. Hôte
    Asseyez-vous, l'apéritif est déjà prêt.

    /asəjɛz-vus, l'apeʀitif ɛst deʒa pʀə̂t./

    Sit down, the aperitif is already ready.
  6. Invité
    Ça sent délicieux, j'ai hâte de goûter!

    /sa sɑ̃t delisjœks, ʒ'ai atə dɛ ɡutəʀ! /

    It smells delicious, I can't wait to taste it!

Culture and context in French

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Recevoir des amis à dîner est un art en France. On discute de tout: de politique, de voyages ou de culture. Il est poli d'apporter une bouteille de vin ou un bouquet de fleurs.

Four sound contrasts from this scene

Minimal pairs before another full read

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1

dîner versus donner

/dinəʀ/ vs /dɔnəʀ/

2

plat versus plaid

/pla/ vs /plɛ/

3

hôte versus hotte

/ot/ vs /ɔt/

4

dessert versus désert

/dɛsɛʀ/ vs /dezɛʀ/

Role-play routine

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