Desole - 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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ʒe pχe fe | ʁe paʁ ti ʁe | mi zo le
I preferred to leave and isolate myself |
ma mɑ̃ kɔ| mɑ̃ tə diʁ^ ʃɥi | de zo le
Mama - let's say - I'm sorry |
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la kɔ̃ se | jɛʁ ma klɛʁ^ mɑ̃ | ne gli ʒe
That career adviser clearly neglected me |
e mwa kɔ | mɛ̃ tə be ʒe | di o ke
And like a fool, I said okay |
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e tu le | ʒuʁ^ ʒə pɑ̃ sa | a ʁe te
And every day, I consider stopping it |
le ʒɑ̃ vœl | fɛʁ^ də mwa yn | ɑ̃ ti te
People want to make an entity out of me |
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ʒve tu pla ke
I'm gonna give it all up |
ʒnə sɥi kɛ̃ | nɔm ʒə fi niʁ^ | paʁ klam se
I'm just a man - I'll just die one day |
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e ʒe dy | ko tɔ jel |pa ve
And I had to find myself out in the street |
pa sa pa | ʒm di se | pa vʁe
Every step I take, I can't believe this is all true |
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pa pa ma | mɑ̃ le gaʁ^ | de zo le
Papa, Mama, guys, I'm sorry |
ʒʁə sɑ̃ kɔ | my nɑ̃ vi də | mi zo le
I kinda feel like isolating myself |
After you've spent some time reviewing these sound-meaning associations, you may continue on to your Final Benchmark.
