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