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Vie en start-up: French dialogue with IPA and English

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Six turns from the current app scene

French conversation, IPA, and English meaning

  1. CEO
    On doit boucler la levée de fonds ce mois-ci.

    /ɔn dwat bukləʀ la lɛve dɛ fɔ̃ds sə mwas-si./

    We have to close the fundraising this month.
  2. Dév
    On est sous pression, mais le produit est prêt.

    /ɔn ɛst sus pʀɛsjɔn, mɛs lə pʀɔdɥit ɛst pʀə̂t./

    We are under pressure, but the product is ready.
  3. CEO
    Notre pitch doit être percutant pour les investisseurs.

    /nɔtʀə pitʃ dwat ɛtʀɛ pɛʀkytɑ̃t puʀ ləs ɛ̃vɛstisœʀs./

    Our pitch must be impactful for investors.
  4. Dév
    J'ai optimisé l'interface utilisateur au maximum.

    /ʒ'ai ɔptimize l'ɛ̃tɛʀfazə ytilizatœʀ o maɡzimym./

    I optimized the user interface as much as possible.
  5. CEO
    Génial. On fait une démo demain matin à neuf heures?

    /ʒenjal. ɔn fɛt ynə demɔ dɛmɛn matin a nœf œʀəs? /

    Awesome. Shall we do a demo tomorrow morning at nine?
  6. Dév
    Pas de souci, je fais les dernières vérifs ce soir.

    /pas də suzi, ʒɛ fɛs lɛs dɛʀnjɛʀɛs veʀifs sə swaʀ./

    No problem, I'll do the final checks tonight.

Culture and context in French

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La French Tech attire des personnes du monde entier. Les équipes travaillent vite et acceptent de prendre des risques. Beaucoup de jeunes entreprises veulent grandir rapidement.

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

start-up versus statut

/staʀt-y/ vs /staty/

2

fonds versus faon

/fɔ̃/ vs /faɔ̃/

3

lance versus l'anse

/lɑ̃sə/ vs /l'ɑ̃sə/

4

boîte versus botte

/bwât/ vs /bɔt/

Role-play routine

Keep the intention; change one detail.

  1. Read the exchange once for meaning without stopping at every IPA symbol.
  2. Repeat one speaker's turns and keep the other turns as prompts.
  3. Change one time, place, object, or preference while preserving the structure.
  4. Switch roles and answer without reading the original line word for word.
  5. Use the app for model audio, recording, and a guided response sequence.

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