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Lettre de motivation: French dialogue with IPA and English

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French conversation, IPA, and English meaning

  1. Moi
    Ma lettre de motivation est trop longue.

    /ma lɛtʀə dɛ mɔtivasjɔn ɛst tʀɔp lɔ̃ɡ./

    My cover letter is too long.
  2. Ami
    Il faut aller à l'essentiel et être percutant.

    /il fot aləʀ a l'ɛsɑ̃sjɛl ɛt ɛtʀə pɛʀkytɑ̃t./

    You have to get to the point and be impactful.
  3. Moi
    Je dois parler de mes projets personnels?

    /ʒə dwas paʀlɛʀ dɛ məs pʀɔʒɛts pɛʀsɔnɛls? /

    Do I have to talk about my personal projects?
  4. Ami
    Oui, si ça montre tes compétences techniques.

    /wi, si sa mɔ̃tʀə tɛs kɔ̃petɑ̃sɛs tɛʃnikəs./

    Yes, if it shows your technical skills.
  5. Moi
    Je vais la réécrire pour ce poste de développeur.

    /ʒə vɛs la ʀékʀiʀɛ puʀ sɛ pɔstɛ dɛ devəlɔpœʀ./

    I'm going to rewrite it for this developer position.
  6. Ami
    N'oublie pas de vérifier l'orthographe, c'est vital!

    /n'ubljə pas dɛ veʀifjɛʀ l'ɔʀtɔɡʀafə, k'ɛst vital! /

    Don't forget to check the spelling, it's vital!

Culture and context in French

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La lettre de motivation accompagne le CV. Elle doit expliquer pourquoi vous êtes le candidat idéal pour ce poste précis. Elle doit montrer votre connaissance de l'entreprise.

Four sound contrasts from this scene

Minimal pairs before another full read

Alternate each pair, return to the dialogue, and listen for whether the intended word remains clear inside the sentence.

1

lettre versus litre

/lɛtʀ/ vs /litʀ/

2

phrase versus fraise

/fʀaz/ vs /fʀɛz/

3

mot versus mode

/mo/ vs /mɔd/

4

forme versus ferme

/fɔʀm/ vs /fɛʀm/

Role-play routine

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