CBF 2:34 | Grammar review "we're going to make some progress"
Coffee Break French
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🗓️ 4 February 2010
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
In this week's episode of Coffee Break French David and Christina decide to join Jean-Jacques and Sophie for dinner in the latest instalment of our ‘radio play’. Topics covered include a review of beaucoup de and a very brief introduction to the subjunctive mood. Please note that lesson 34 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 74 of Coffee Break French. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Coffee Break French. In lesson 74, we're continuing to follow the conversation |
| 0:16.4 | between David and Christina and her new friends Jean-Jacques and Sophie. Hopefully the transactional |
| 0:22.3 | vocabulary, as they get their table and order a meal in the restaurant, will help you |
| 0:27.5 | review that aspect of what you've learned in Coffee Break French. And in this episode, |
| 0:32.1 | we'll also be hearing a number of other expressions that will be useful to you as you develop |
| 0:37.2 | your range of expression. We hope that you enjoy this lesson of Coffee Break French. |
| 0:42.0 | So if you remember last time, David and Christina had arrived at the restaurant with Jean-Jacques |
| 1:00.2 | and they met Sophie, Jean-Jacques' wife. After some initial conversation, they decided |
| 1:05.9 | to eat together, so Jean-Jacques went off to find a table for 4 people. And this is where |
| 1:12.5 | we pick up the conversation. Have a listen to this next installment of the conversation. Listen |
| 1:18.1 | through once and then afterwards we'll go through all the language you need to understand |
| 1:22.8 | what's being said. |
| 1:35.9 | Another thing? I take a white glass, if you like. |
| 1:40.7 | A white glass? |
| 1:42.7 | No, a white glass. It's like a lagger. |
| 1:47.1 | Ah, d'accord. |
| 1:49.1 | Moi, je veux bien un petit verre de vin blanc. Christina, vous voulez voir de vin aussi? |
| 1:56.0 | Oui, de vin blanc, c'est parfait. On va prendre alors le vin blanc de la maison, apporter |
| 2:02.0 | nous un pichet, s'il vous plaît. Jean-Jacques, tu veux de vin toi aussi? |
| 2:08.3 | Non, non, je vais faire comme David. Je prends une bière. Excellent. Je m'occupe |
| 2:15.6 | tout de suite, Monsieur Dame. Alors racontez-nous, David. Comment ça se fait que vous |
| 2:21.6 | parlez si bien français? |
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