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L'apéritif: French dialogue with IPA and English

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French conversation, IPA, and English meaning

  1. Ami
    Salut! Tu fais quoi de beau ce soir?

    /salyt! ty fɛs kwa də bo sə swaʀ? /

    Hi! What are you up to tonight?
  2. Moi
    Rien de spécial, je reste tranquillement à la maison.

    /ʀjən dɛ spesjal, ʒɛ ʀɛstɛ tʀɑ̃kijəmɑ̃t a la mɛzɔn./

    Nothing special, I'm staying quietly at home.
  3. Ami
    On va boire un verre en terrasse avec les autres?

    /ɔn va bwaʀə yn vɛʀʀɛ ɛn tɛʀʀasɛ avɛk lɛs otʀəs? /

    Shall we go have a drink on the terrace with the others?
  4. Moi
    Pourquoi pas! On se retrouve à quelle heure?

    /puʀkwa pas! ɔn sə ʀɛtʀuvɛ a kɛlɛ œʀə? /

    Why not! What time do we meet?
  5. Ami
    Au petit café à côté du métro, à dix-neuf heures.

    /o pətit kafe a kote dy metʀɔ, a diks-nœf œʀəs./

    At the little café next to the metro, at seven p.m.
  6. Moi
    Ça marche! J'ai vraiment hâte de vous revoir.

    /sa maʀʃə! ʒ'ai vʀɛmɑ̃t atɛ dɛ vus ʀəvwaʀ./

    Sounds good! I'm really looking forward to seeing you all again.

Culture and context in French

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L'apéritif, ou "apéro", est une tradition sociale incontournable. C'est un moment de détente où l'on partage des boissons. C'est l'occasion de pratiquer des expressions familières.

Four sound contrasts from this scene

Minimal pairs before another full read

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1

vin versus vent

/vɛ̃/ vs /vɑ̃t/

2

verre versus vertu

/vɛʀʀ/ vs /vɛʀty/

3

goût versus coup

/ɡu/ vs /ku/

4

fête versus faite

/fə̂t/ vs /fɛt/

Role-play routine

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