Pas la même chose
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Pas la même chose

Reading time
2 min
Total words
557
Unique words
192
Avg frequency
#144

Story

Tous , Antoine . C' , . , , .

Every morning, Antoine goes to the same spot. It is here, just next to his home. He has the same thing, at the same hour, for years now.

. Antoine , , . , . Antoine , , . .

The man knows him well. Antoine comes in, says hello, takes his seat. The man hands him his thing, no questions asked. Antoine hands over his money, says thank you, and leaves. Everything is fine.

, ' . . , Camille. Antoine . Camille . Antoine .

But this morning, the man is not there. A woman is in his place. She is new, her name is Camille. Antoine does not know her. Camille says hello. Antoine says hello back.

" , tous ," Antoine. Camille , . Antoine. . .

"The same thing, like every day," says Antoine. Camille says yes, but she does not know. She does not know Antoine. She does not know what "the same thing" is for him. She steps off to the side.

, Camille . Antoine , ' . C' . Antoine . .

After little while, Camille comes back. She gives Antoine thing, it not same thing. It something else. Antoine sees it clearly. says nothing.

Camille . C' , . , -. ' , Camille . Antoine .

Camille stays beside him. It is her first day here, her first time. She is nervous, perhaps. The old man is not there anymore, and Camille is on her own. Antoine sees all of that.

" ' ," Antoine, " c' . ." Camille . .

"It is not the same thing," says Antoine, "but it is fine. Thank you." Camille says thank you too. She likes that.

Antoine . ' , bonne. C' , Camille. .

Antoine has his thing. It is not the same one, but it is good. It is just different, like Camille. He hands over his money and leaves.

. . Antoine . , . , , .

The world rolls on. People are off to work. Antoine heads home. Tomorrow, he will come back to the same spot. Tomorrow will be another time, but also the same thing.

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Words in this story

72 words
#Word
1lethe (masculine singular)
4una, an (masculine)
7lathe (feminine singular)
8deof, from
9etand
12pasnot (in ne...pas negation)
13ouiyes
14êtreto be
14ilhe, it (masculine)
15avoirto have
16nenot (first part of negation)
19direto say, to tell
20allerto go
21çathat, it (informal demonstrative pronoun)
21venirto come
24cethis, that, it (demonstrative)
26pourfor, in order to
31maisbut
34elleshe, her, it (feminine)
36bienwell, good, very
44toutall, every, quite, everything
45plusmore; no more (in negation ne...plus)
62commelike, as, such as, how
66icihere
71luihim, her, to him, to her (tonic and indirect object pronoun)
76riennothing, not anything
82sonhis, her, its (masculine singular possessive)
89chosething
90bongood, right, okay (adjective and interjection)
92mercithank you, thanks
93justejust, only, right, fair, correct
97aussialso, too, as well, as (comparison)
100voirto see
101mêmesame, even, self
112autreother, another
127peut-êtremaybe, perhaps
129foistime, occasion
132sanswithout
133mondeworld, people
151aimerto love, to like
156femmewoman, wife
162chezat (someone's place), among
164depuissince, for (duration from past)
176genspeople
185celathat, it (formal)
190prendreto take
191jourday, daylight
192monsieurmister, sir, Mr
194savoirto know (facts, how to)
198nomname, noun