Alors on Danse - Meaning
Now that you have mastered mimicry for these normal speed, normal conversation French sounds, the final task is to associate these sounds with their proper meanings. Remember, language is nothing more than sound-meaning conventions. This course focuses on our ability to perceive and reproduce the sounds of French, but that is only half of the equation. These sounds are useless unless they old some sort of real world relevance to you.
In the tracks below, the same native speaker as before repeats each line twice in a normal conversation voice. Below each track, you will find:
While listening to the track and practicing your mimicry one more time, associate the appropriate meanings. Do not worry if you do not understand what a word means exactly. The nuances of meanings do not come until later when you have practical experience communicating in the language.
In the tracks below, the same native speaker as before repeats each line twice in a normal conversation voice. Below each track, you will find:
- A Phonetic transcription with word boundaries.
- An English translation
While listening to the track and practicing your mimicry one more time, associate the appropriate meanings. Do not worry if you do not understand what a word means exactly. The nuances of meanings do not come until later when you have practical experience communicating in the language.
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| ki | di | e - tyd | di | tXa-vai |
whoever said study, said work |
| ki | di | taf | te | di | le | ty - nə |
Whoever said work, told you the money |
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| ki | di | aʁ - ʒɑ̃ | di | de - pɑ̃s |
Whoever said money, said expenses |
| ki | di | kXe - di | di | kXe - ɑ̃s |
Whoever said credit, said debt |
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| ki | di | dɛt | tə | di | ɥi-sye |
Whoever said debt, told you bailiff |
ɥi | di | a - si | dɑ̃ | la | meʁ - də
Yes (he) said sit in the shit |
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| ki | di | a-muʁ | di | le | gɔs
Whoever said love, said children... |
| di | tu - ʒuʁ | e | di | di - vɔ ʁs |
Said forever, and said divorce |
After you've spent some time reviewing these sound-meaning associations, you may continue on to the Benchmark Exam.
