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Perdu en ville

Reading time
3 min
Total words
675
Unique words
253
Avg frequency
#259

Story

Marc Lyon . C' , . Aujourd'hui, -. Sophie , , . cette .

Marc arrives in Lyon this morning. It is a big city, and he does not know it. Today, he has a meeting. He has to see his friend Sophie at three o'clock, in a café, on a square. But he does not know where this square is.

Marc . , . pareilles. , . . ' . , .

Marc walks along the streets. He looks to the right, then to the left. All the streets look the same. He walks a good while, but he does not find the café. He is lost. He has no map of the city. Time passes, and soon he is going to be late.

Marc . . quelqu'. , vieille . gentille. Marc . « , , » -. « . ? »

Marc is a little afraid. He does not want to arrive too late. So he looks for someone. In front of a door, he sees an old lady. She is kind. Marc goes over to her. "Pardon me, madam," he says. "I am looking for the café square. Do you know where it is?"

Marc. . « ' , » -. « . , . , -. -. , . »

The lady looks at Marc. Then she points to the street with her hand. "It is not far," she says. "Go straight ahead. After that, take the first street on the right. Soon, you are going to see Notre-Dame, the old church. Walk past Notre-Dame. The café is just behind it, on the square."

« , ! » Marc. . , . . , . . , , -. vieille .

"Thank you very much, madam!" says Marc. He is glad. Now he knows where to go. He walks fast. He goes straight ahead, as the lady said. Then he takes the street on the right. And there, in front of him, he sees Notre-Dame. The old lady was right.

Marc -. , , . Sophie ! , . Marc l' : , . ' . l'.

Marc walks past Notre-Dame. Behind it, there is a little square, with a café. Sophie is there! She is waiting, at a table. Marc looks at the time: it is three o'clock, exactly. He is not late. He arrives on time.

« ! » Sophie. « ! » « , » Marc. « J' . gentille ' . » Marc . cette , ' . , ' .

"There you are!" says Sophie. "You found the café!" "Yes," says Marc. "I was lost. But a kind lady showed me the way." Marc is very glad. In this big city, he is no longer afraid. Now he knows that you can always ask the way.

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69 words
#Word
1êtreto be
4avoirto have
19allerto go
25toutall, every, quite, everything
26pouvoirto be able to, can
27direto say, to tell
31vouloirto want
32savoirto know (facts, how to)
45voirto see
47devoirto have to, must; duty
49ouiyes
70prendreto take
74alorsso, then, well (discourse marker); at that time
81justejust, only, right, fair, correct
89maintenantnow
91attendreto wait, to expect
93trouverto find, to think
96peulittle, few, not much
101toujoursalways, still
106regarderto look at, to watch
118arriverto arrive, to happen
132connaîtreto know (a person or place), to be familiar with
137aprèsafter, afterwards
150beaucoupa lot, much, many
152grandbig, tall, great
158passerto pass, to go by, to spend (time)
161heurehour, time (of day)
163voilàthere it is, here you go, that's it
164chercherto look for, to search
175premierfirst (masculine)
180raisonreason, right
201mainhand
202peurfear, fright
214demanderto ask, to request
216troisthree
222portedoor; I/you/he/she carry/carries
226vitequickly, fast
228vieuxold (masculine)
237aujourd'huitoday
241tardlate
242puisthen, afterwards, and then
280villecity, town
286placeplace, square, seat
293longtempsa long time, long
301droitright, straight, law
317madamemadam, Mrs
319matinmorning
325heureuxhappy
330pardonsorry, pardon, forgiveness
334verstowards, around (time)