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Caro: Bonjour et bienvenue à Parlez Away, our Babbel podcast for beginner French learners! As you know, in this podcast we follow Ted, my adorable colleague, getting conversational in French. I am very excited to be back with our second episode. Salut Ted !
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Ted: Salut Caro.
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Caro: Ça va ?
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Ted: Oui, ça va.
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Caro: It's beginning to be very cold in Berlin… Did you enjoy this wintery weekend? And did you have the chance to practice your French a bit?
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Ted: Yeah, actually. My girlfriend's cousin was here for the weekend, and I was able to practice a bit. I said, "salut", "ça va", "comment tu t'appelles"… Yeah, so I got a lot of practice.
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Caro: Fantastique ! Did you also do la bise?
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Ted: Of course we did la bise…
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Caro: So, let's recap for our listeners… Last time, we learned how to greet someone in French. Ted, do you remember how to greet at this precise time of the day? That is – for our listeners – 6 pm in Berlin?
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Ted: Bonsoir.
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Caro: Absolutely! And how will you say goodbye to our listeners at the end of the episode?
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Ted: Au revoir !
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Caro: Au revoir… With a perfect “r”. Bravo ! So, are you ready for our new topic ?
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Ted: Oui !
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Caro: Today, we are going to learn how to introduce yourself in a couple of sentences!
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Ted: Alright, that will definitely be very useful, because I’m going to Paris for Christmas and I'm going to meet my girlfriend's whole family!
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Caro: Ooh, how exciting… So, what can you tell, let’s say, to your girlfriend’s uncle about yourself?
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Ted: Let’s see… Bonjour, je m’appelle Ted. J'apprends le français et j'aime le fromage français.
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Caro: Wow, that’s a really good start. In this episode we will explore together the magic possibilities of one very little word which is used when you introduce yourself… And this little word is “être”. Do you know the verb “être”?
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Ted: Yeah, it’s “to be” in English.
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Caro: That’s it! Now Ted, we are going to hear a conversation in French… Let’s see how much you can understand. Ready?
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Ted: Oui !
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- Bonjour ! Je suis Thomas.
- Bienvenue, Thomas ! Je m'appelle Louise. Je suis ingénieure. Et toi ?
- Je suis le nouveau designer. Enchanté.
- Enchantée !
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Caro: So Ted, what did you understand?
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Ted: Well, I'm sure I heard the word “bienvenue”.
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Caro: Which means?
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Ted: "Welcome"! So I guess that these two people don’t know each other… Then, I heard “designer”… So maybe it's a professional context.
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Caro: Oui ! You’re right. These are new colleagues meeting for the first time. Did you hear how they say their name?
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Ted: Hm… She says, “Je m’appelle Louise.”
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Caro: Yes, and the other person?
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Ted: Um… I don’t remember!
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Caro: So, it's OK. He says, “Je suis Thomas” – "I am Thomas.”
“Je suis” is another way, although less common, to say “je m’appelle”.
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Ted: Je suis Ted !
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Caro: Exactly! And did you notice how they say what job they do?
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Ted: “Je suis designer"?
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Caro: Oui, one says, “Je suis ingénieure,” and the other one, “Je suis le nouveau designer” (I am the new designer). You know, a lot of job titles are kindly similar to English: ingénieur, designer, docteur, architecte, artiste, boxeur, astronaute…
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Ted: Cool! And how do I say that I’m a linguist? “Je suis linguiste”?
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Caro: Yeah, "Je suis linguiste." You just pronounce it "linguiste".
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Ted: Je suis Ted. Je suis linguiste.
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Caro: Yeah, good! Finally Ted, there is another useful word that they use after introducing each other, to say “nice to meet you”. Did you get it?
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Ted: "Enchanté"?
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Caro: Bravo ! Just one easy little word: “en-chan-té”! But we only use it in formal contexts actually.
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Ted: Oh really?
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Caro: Yeah, at parties if you meet friends of friends, you would just say, “Salut, je suis Ted,” and do a couple of…?
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Ted: Bises!
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Caro: Bises, yes – kisses! Wonderful, let’s move on to the next situation!
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- Bonjour, je suis Peter.
- Enchantée ! Je suis Audrey. Tu es Anglais ?
- Non, je suis Américain.
- Ah, et tu es d'où ?
- Je suis de Chicago.
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Caro: What information could you get, Ted? Tell me…
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Ted: Peter and Audrey are meeting for the first time – because they say "enchanté". And Peter says that he's American – just like me. He says, “Je suis American.”
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Caro: Good try, Ted! But actually this is “Américain”. “Ain” is a nasal vowel. I know you're struggling with it.
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Ted: Yeah, how am I supposed to do that?
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Caro: Well, that’s not as scary as it sounds! When you pronounce “anger”, “insane” or “on”, they’re also nasal sounds. But with “ain”, the French "ain", the mouth forms an “ee” (or a smile), and the mouth is only a little bit dropped down.
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Ted: OK, so, “ee” and “ain”.
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Caro: Yeah, you do "ee", you drop the mouth...
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Ted: "Ee", "ain".
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Caro: Yes, that's pretty good, actually. If you manage, you should feel a little bit of air passing through your nose. You can try to put your finger under your nose and check if you can feel some air passing through. And as you’re a real foodie you can also try with the word “pain” (bread).
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Ted: OK... “Pain”, "pain", “américain”.
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Caro: Does it work?
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Ted: "Pain"... Yeah, a little bit. I think I'm getting there. I'll have to practice a bit more, but you know what they say, practice makes perfect.
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Caro: Exactly. But actually, that sounded pretty good.
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Ted: Thank you.
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Caro: Now, back on topic. If you want to tell someone your nationality, you just say…
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Ted: “Je suis” and my nationality?
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Caro: That’s easy, isn’t it? For example: "je suis Américain", "je suis Francais", "je suis Anglais" (I am English).
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Ted: [repeats]
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Caro: And if you are a woman, you add most of the time an “e” at the end of the nationality, which slightly changes the pronunciation. So listen: Américain, Américaine. Je suis Américaine, je suis Française, je suis Anglaise. And what else did you understand? Do you want to hear the dialog again?
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Ted: Yeah, I think that's a good idea.
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- Bonjour, je suis Peter.
- Enchantée ! Je suis Audrey. Tu es Anglais ?
- Non, je suis Américain.
- Ah, et tu es d'où ?
- Je suis de Chicago.
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Ted: So… Audrey asks at the beginning if Peter is English – “Anglais”.
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Caro: Yep. How does she ask the question?
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Ted: Mm... Tu es Anglais ?
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Caro: Exactly! So “je suis” means "I am" and “tu es”, "you are".
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Ted: Je suis Américain. Tu es Française !
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Caro: Parfait ! Audrey also asks where Peter comes from. Did you get that?
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Ted: Yeah, just a second. She says, “Tu es d’où ?”
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Caro: Oui ! Tu es d'où. Literally, "you are from where". And the answer is…?
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Ted: Je suis de Chicago – I am from Chicago.
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Caro: Très bien. So… if in Paris the uncle of your girlfriend asks you, “Tu es d’où, Ted ?” – where are you from? You will answer, “Je suis de…" and the city where you were born. By the way Ted… Tu es d’où ? Je ne le sais pas ! I don’t know that, I must confess!
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Ted: Je suis de Madison.
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Caro: Madison. I don't know this city.
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Ted: Yeah, it's a medium-sized city in Wisconsin, about 250,000 people. And actually it's the capital city of Wisconsin.
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Caro: So I should know, I'm sorry. But you did really well, Ted! And now let’s play a little game!
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Une icône française – a world-famous French icon, alive or dead but resolutely eternal, is going to introduce themself to you… You now have all the keys to understand who this person is… And you just need to reveal [to] us their name!
 
Try to focus on what you already know and don't be disturbed by the words you don’t know, OK?
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Ted: OK.
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Caro: But, as I am very kind, I will give you a little tip: la mode means "fashion"… Ready?
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Ted: We'll see!
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Je suis Française…
Je suis de Saumur… mais j’habite à Paris.
Je suis créatrice de mode…
Je suis LA mode, je suis la haute couture, je suis l’élégance, je suis la sophistication, le style, le glamour, le luxe, le chic, les parfums…
Je suis UN parfum : le numéro 5…
Je suis Coco…
Je suis…
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Ted: Coco Chanel?
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Caro: Very good! Do you like fashion, Ted?
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Ted: Um... I mean, not especially?
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Caro: So I suppose you don't know any other French designers? Or do you?
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Ted: Yeah, I know Jean-Paul Gaultier. But maybe not many others.
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Caro: Well, that's already good. And just for the little story: Coco Chanel’s real name is Gabrielle! She started her career as a fashion designer during the First World War by making hats, and she is the very first fashion designer who launched her own perfume, which is, Ted?
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Ted: Chanel No. 5.
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Caro: Of course! Chanel N° 5. Would you like to hear Coco’s introduction one more time?
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Ted: Yeah, definitely!
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Je suis Française…
Je suis de Saumur… mais j’habite à Paris.
Je suis créatrice de mode…
Je suis LA mode, je suis la haute couture, je suis l’élégance, je suis la sophistication, le style, le glamour, le luxe, le chic, les parfums…
Je suis UN parfum : le numéro 5…
Je suis Coco Chanel…
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Caro: So Ted, where is Coco Chanel from?
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Ted: This is gonna be a hard one for me to say I think. Something like "Saumur"?
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Caro: Yes, very good! Saumur is a city in the Loire Valley in western France. It’s surrounded by beautiful vineyards, and it produces some of France's finest wines. Did you know that?
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Ted: No, I didn't, but you learn something new every day!
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Caro: Well, I know you're a beer guy, so you're excused, but actually, this is from my region, so you know next time I go, maybe I can bring you something.
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Ted: Yes please!
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Caro: So… What is Coco Chanel's job?
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Ted: Um… designer.
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Caro: No, no, no… In French, Ted, please.
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Ted: OK… Um, créatrice de mode?
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Caro: See? You can do it. And finally… All the sentences begin with “je suis…” Except one… but which one?
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Ted: Um… J'habite… J'habite à Paris.
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Caro: Oui ! J'habite à Paris. Which means?
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Ted: I live in Paris.
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Caro: Oui ! Where do you live, Ted?
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Ted: J’habite à Berlin.
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Caro: Très bien ! Almost perfect. J'habite à Berlin. [corrects pronunciation]
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Ted: OK. J'habite à Berlin. [practices]
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Caro: Parfait !  You are fantastic! But just in case, shall we have a mini quiz to make sure you’re 100% on track?
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Ted: Alright!
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Caro: Imagine Ted, Coco Chanel is still alive and you get to meet her at a Chanel fashion show in Paris… You want to tell her how pleased you are to meet her.

What would you say? "Bienvenue" or "enchanté"?
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Ted: Enchanté.
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Caro: Très bien. Very good. And after the show, you are introduced to Christian Dior. Do you know him?
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Ted: Yeah, he's another fashion designer.
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Caro: Exactly. Very famous French fashion designer from after World War II. So, he's curious about you… wow! And it's an open question here. How would you introduce yourself in four sentences beginning with “je suis”?
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Ted: Je suis Ted. Je suis Américain. Je suis linguiste. Et… je suis de Madison.
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Caro: Wow, I'm super impressed. Last question! You have a pretty nice contact with monsieur Dior, so he wants to keep in touch with you and asks you where you live. Your answer is…?
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Ted: J'habite à Berlin.
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Caro: Bravo Ted ! How do you feel? Tu es content ? Are you happy?
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Ted: Oui, je suis content.
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Caro: Super. Well, that was it for today!
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Ted, I really enjoyed talking with you and I hope that you too had a good time!
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Ted: Yeah, it's always a pleasure! I feel like I learned a lot and I think I'm totally ready for my trip to Paris over Christmas now.
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Caro: Wow, you’re telling me! How long until your vacation days?
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Ted: Just three weeks!
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Caro: Yeah! Until then, thanks for being with us – and thanks for
listening. Merci !
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We’re always curious for your feedback and suggestions!
Be sure to tune in in two weeks for our next episode! It will be Christmas and we will have a little warming surprise for you…
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Ted: Really?
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Caro: Vraiment… Really…
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Ted: What is it? I want to know!
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Caro: Non, non, non… I can’t tell you more… No spoilers!
Au revoir, chers auditeurs – goodbye dear listeners!
Salut, Ted !
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Ted: Salut, Caro !
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Ted learns how to introduce himself in French by using a couple of key sentences. He chats to Caroline about fashion, struggles with French pronunciation and gets some learning tips with French glamour along the way! We'd love to get your feedback, suggestions or learn about your own language learning journey. Email podcasting@babbel.com