A2 · Work and study · model audio
How to pronounce “Pourquoi as-tu choisi Lyon ?” in French
Why did you choose Lyon? Hear the complete line, then keep its meaning and situation in mind as you repeat.
Meaning and use
What this French phrase means
Pourquoi as-tu choisi Lyon ?
English: Why did you choose Lyon?
Speaker in this scene: Colleague
Mission: Describe a future project · A2 speaking review
Related mission sound · /u/
Practise the mission cue, then return to the complete line.
Round your lips firmly and keep your tongue back.
The cue belongs to the wider speaking mission and is not presented as a complete IPA transcription of this sentence.
Model word or phrase
vous
youRepeat: vous, pour vous.
Describe a future project · A2
Hear the phrase inside a complete French conversation
Read the exchange once for meaning. Then replay the target line and repeat it without losing the speaker's intention.
- ColleagueQuels sont tes projets pour l'année prochaine ?What are your plans for next year?1
- MeJe vais changer de travail et déménager à Lyon.I'm going to change jobs and move to Lyon.2
- ColleaguePourquoi as-tu choisi Lyon ?Why did you choose Lyon?3
- MeParce que c'est une grande ville avec beaucoup d'opportunités.Because it's a big city with many opportunities.4
A four-pass routine
Listen, shape, say, then use.
- Play the checked model once without speaking.
- Read the English meaning and choose the intention you want to express.
- Apply the /u/ cue to its model example, then replay the complete target line.
- Read the full exchange aloud, then change one detail and answer again.
Same speaking mission
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