MICHELTHOMASFRENCH(BUILDER)COURSE,2CDs

TRANSCRIPT

Thisisanapproximatetranscriptofthecourse,sinceMicheloftenchangedhismindin
themiddleofasentencetobetranslated,oradaptedhissentencesforthestudents.The
bookletthataccompaniedMichel'scourseswaswhollyinadequate,soIhavewrittenthis
transcript.Ihavefoundituseful,somaybeotherpeoplewill,too.

Naturally,itwouldbefoolishtotrytolearnthelanguageusingthistranscript,without
buyingtherecordings.

NotethatEnglishismynativelanguage,soIdon'tguaranteethattherearenomistakes.
Anasteriskdenotesaphrasethatishighlightedinthebookletwhichaccompaniesthe
recordings.Tracksandtracktimesintherecordingareshowninbrackets.Pagenumbers
inthebookletarealsoshowninbrackets.

Version2,Jan15th2006
TranscribedbyJK

CD1(79.18)
(Track1,9.47)
*Iwant...Jeveux...
IwantitJeleveux
IwantthatJeveuxa
IwanttohaveitJeveuxl'avoir
IwanttohavethatJeveuxavoira
*Iwouldlike...Jevoudrais...
...toseeit/him/her...le/lavoir
...verymuchliketoseeher...beaucouplavoir
*Imust...Jedois...
...speakwithher/him...parleravecelle/lui
...talktohim/her...luiparler
*Ilike,Ilove...J'aime
...todoit...lefaire
(YoucouldsayJevoudraisallerlfor"Iwouldliketogothere",butitismuchbetterto
usey.ymeans"toit"or"there"andasapronouncomesbeforetheverb.Youcanpush
thesofjevoudraisintoyaller)
IamgoingtogothereJevaisyaller
IamgoingthereJ'yvais
*sometimes*quelquefois
once,twice,threetimesunefois,deuxfois,troisfois
forthefirst/lasttimepourlapremire/dernirefois
forthenexttimepourlaprochainefois
(p8)
IgotheresometimesJ'yvaisquelquefois
...butnotoften...maispassouvent
veryoften/notveryoftentrssouvent/pastrssouvent
...butnotveryoften...maispastrssouvent
*It'srareC'estrare
Itisn'tveryinterestingCen'estpastrsintressant
(Youcanpushthesoftrsintointressant)
*besides...d'ailleurs...
...Idon'tliketodoit...jen'aimepaslefaire
*ItistoofarC'esttroploin
ItisveryfarC'esttrsloin
ItisveryfarfromhereC'esttrsloind'ici
Andbesides,it'stoofarfromhereEtd'ailleurs,c'esttroploind'ici
Isitfarfromhere?/Howfarisitfromhere?C'estloind'ici?
It'snotfarCen'estpasloin
*ItisnearC'estprs
Itisnearhere(nearfromhere)C'estprsd'ici
*togoonfoot/towalkallerpied
Youcangoonfoot/walkVouspouvezallerpied
ItistoofartowalkthereC'esttroploinpouryallerpied
(When"to"inEnglishmeans"inorderto"youusepourfollowedbytheverb)
YoucantakeataxiVouspouvezprendreuntaxi
Onemustgotherebycar(incar)Ondoityallerenvoiture
(p9)
(Youcanpushthetofdoitintoyaller)
Onecan/musttakeataxitogothereOnpeut/doitprendreuntaxipouryaller
(Track2,6.49)
*It'sallright(itgoes,itisgoing)ava
It'sfine,it'sgoingfineC'estbien,avabien
It'sallrightthatway/likethatavabiencommea
It'sbetterC'estmieux
It'sgoingbetternowavamieuxmaintenant
EverythingisgoingbetternowToutvamieuxmaintenant
It'sgoingmuchbetterthatway/likethatavabeaucoupmieuxcommea
Whatdoyouprefer?Qu'estcequevousprfrez?
IpreferitlikethatJeleprfrecommea
Ilikeit...Jel'aime
...thatway...commea
...betterthatway...mieuxcommea
...muchbetterthatway...beaucoupmieuxcommea
Idon'tliketogotherenowJen'aimepasyallermaintenant
*reallyvraiment
Idon'treallylikeitJenel'aimepasvraiment
Idon'treallyliketogothereJen'aimepasvraimentyaller,vraimentjen'aimepasy
aller
notreallypasvraiment
(vraimentmeans"really"or"truly".vraimeans"true"c'estvraimeans"it'strue"Ah
vraiment?means"Isthatso?")
(p10)
*atanyrate(inallcase)...entoutcas...
...nottonight...pascesoir
...becauseIamtootired...parcequejesuistropfatigu(e)
Iprefer(tostay)stayinghereJeprfreresterici
IlikebetterstayinghereJ'aimemieuxresterici
*Idon'tfeellike...Jen'aipasenviede
...goingout...sortir
(avoirenviedemeans"tofeellikesomething".Anounoranadjectiveneedsdeifitis
followedbyverb)
Idon'tfeellike...Jen'aipasenviede
...doingit...lefaire
...seeingit...levoir
...stayinghere...resterici
Idon'tfeellike...Jen'aipasenvied'
...goingtoseeit...allerlevoir
...goingtheretonight...yallercesoir
IreallyfeellikegoingtothemoviestonightJ'aivraimentenvied'alleraucinmace
soir
IfeellikeseeingthispictureJ'aienviedevoircefilm
IfeellikegoingtoseethispictureJ'aienvied'allervoircefilm
*Itappears,itseemsIlparat
ItappearsthatitisveryinterestingIlparatques'esttrsintressant
ItappearsthatitisaveryinterestingpictureIlparatquec'estunfilmtrsintressant
IfeellikeseeingitJ'aienviedelevoir
(p11)
*Itinterestsmeam'intresse
Itinterestsmeverymucham'intressebeaucoup
Itdoesn'tinterestmeanem'intressepas
*notatallpasdutout
Itdoesn'tinterestmeatallanem'intressepasdutout
*Ifindit,Ithinkitis...Jeletrouve
...veryinteresting...trsintressant
Whatdoyouthink?(Whatisitthatyouthink?)Qu'estcequevouspensez?
Whatdoyouthinkofit?Qu'estcequevousenpensez?
Inmyopinion...Amonavis
...one/wecangothere...onpeutyaller
...wecangothere...nouspouvonsyaller
(onmeaning"one"isveryoftenusedfor"we"insteadofthenousform)
(Track3,8.15)
*Itisworththetroubleavautlapeine
Itisworthdoingitavautlapeinedelefaire
Itisnotworthdoingitanevautpaslapeinedelefaire
Itisnotworthgoingthereanevautpaslapeined'yaller
(For"It'snotworthit"youcanalsosayCen'estpaslapeine)
*Ithink/believethat...Jecroisque
...it'sworthitavautlapeine
...it'sworthgoingtheretoseeit...avautlapeined'yallerlevoir
*perhapspeuttre
ButperhapsnottonightMaispeuttrepascesoir
Perhapstomorrownight...Peuttredemainsoir
(p12)
...ifyoulike...sivousvoulez
...ifyoufeellikedoingit...sivousavezenviedelefaire
(Youcanpushthezofavezintoenvie)
*Itappealstome,itpleasesme,Ilikeitameplat
IwouldliketohaveitbecauseIlikeitJevoudraisl'avoirparcequeameplat
Itpleasesmeverymuchameplatbeaucoup
Itpleasesyou?Doyoulikeit?avousplat?
(platasins'ilvousplatmeaning"please",literally"ifitpleasesyou")
Youwantit?Vouslevoulez?
Doyouwantit?(Isitthatyouwantit?)Estcequevouslevoulez?
Youwanttohaveit?Vousvoulezl'avoir?
(Formingaquestion:Thesimplestwayofformingaquestionistosayastatementina
questionintone.AnothereasywayistoputEstceque"isitthat..."atthebeginning
ofastatement)
*Youwantsomeofit?Vousenvoulez?
Youwanttohavesomeofit?Vousvoulezenavoir?
Howmuchofitdoyouwant?Combienenvoulezvous?
IwantsomeJ'enveux
Idon'twantanyJen'enveuxpas
Idon'twantanymoreofitJen'enveuxplus
(enmeans"ofit"itisapronounandcomesbeforetheverb)
*toobad,sowhattantpis
(tantmeans"somuch",pismeans"worse",literally"somuchtheworse")
(p13)
*somuchthebettertantmieux
somuchthebetterformetantmieuxpourmoi
somuchtheworseforyoutantpispourvous
*Howmuchisit?Combienc'est?C'estcombien?
Howmuchisitworth?Combienavaut?
It'snotworthmuch(bigthing)anevautpasgrandchose
Ilikeitverymuchameplatbeaucoup
*ImusthaveitJedoisl'avoir
*HowmuchdoIoweyou?Combienjevousdois?
(Jedoismeansboth"Imust"and"Iowe")
*Idon'tlikeitanemeplatpas
Doyoulikeit?avousplat?
Doesitappealtoyou,doyoulikeit?(Isitthatyoulikeit?)Estcequeavousplat?
Idon'tlikedoingitanemeplatpasdelefaire
*Iamveryglad...Jesuistrscontent
*...toseeyou...devousvoir
*Iamveryhappy...Jesuistrsheureux...
...toseeyou...devousvoir
...toarrangeitforyou...del'arrangerpourvous
*fortunately,happilyheureusement
FortunatelyitwillbepossibletodoitHeureusementaserapossibledelefaire
(p14)
*unfortunatelymalheureusement
ButunfortunatelyIcan'tdoittodayMaismalheureusementjenepeuxpaslefaire
aujourd'hui
IcannotdoitJenepeuxpaslefaire
Icannotdoanything...Jenepeuxrienfaire
...butpossiblytomorrow...maispossiblementdemain
*Ifitisallrightwithyou(ifitgoestoyou)Siavousva
(Track4,6.27)
*thereis,thereare...Ilya...
*TherearemanypeopleIlyabeaucoupdemonde
(lemondemeans"world",asintoutlemonde"everybody",literally"alltheworld")
EverybodyisthereToutlemondeestl
TherearetoomanypeopleIlyatropdemonde
*ThereisamessageforyouIlyaunmessagepourvous
TherearenomessagesIln'yapasdemessages
Arethereanymessages?Estcequ'ilyadesmessages?
*NothingtodayRienaujourd'hui
NothinganymorePlusrien
ThereisnothinganymoreIln'yaplusrien
*IwouldliketoleaveamessageJevoudraislaisserunmessage
CanIleaveamessage?Estcequejepeuxlaisserunmessage?Jepeuxlaisserun
message?
(laissermeans"toleave"or"toleavebehind")
(p15)
*Iamlookingforit...Jelecherche
...everywhere...partout
IseeiteverywhereJelevoispartout
I'mlookingforiteverywherebut...Jelecherchepartoutmais
...Icannotfindit...jenepeuxpasletrouver
(cherchermeans"tolookfor"or"tosearch",asinchercherlafemme,"tolookforthe
woman")
*Idon'tknowwhereitisJenesaispasoc'est
*Look!It'sthereRegardez!C'estl
It'soverthereC'estlbas
(regardermeans"tolook"cherchermeans"tolookfor")
*Iknowwhereitis(emphasisingI)Moi,jesaisoc'est
(Usemoitoemphasise"I".InEnglish,foremphasis,weraiseourvoiceinstead)
*Willyoubringit?Voulezvousl'apporter?
Willyoubringittome?Voulezvousmel'apporter?
I'mbringingitJel'apporte
I'mbringingittoyouJevousl'apporte
(apportermeans"tobring"portermeans"tocarry"andalso"towear")
*ofcoursebiensr
*naturallynaturellement
(aller+cherchermeans"toget",sojevaislechercherdoesn'tmean"I'mgoingtolook
forit",but"I'mgoingtogetit"."Iwilllookforit"isjelechercherai)
(p16)
*IknowwhereitisandIamgoingtogetitJesaisoc'estetjevaislechercher
*Imusthurry(Imustdispatchmyself)Jedoismedpcher
IamgoingtohurryJevaismedpcher
Willyouhurry?Voulezvousvousdpcher?
*Iaminahurry,IampressedfortimeJesuispress
I'mverymuchinahurryJesuistrspress
Imusthurrybecause...Jedoismedpcherparceque
...Iamverypressedfortime...jesuistrspress
(Track5,13.52)
*Thereisalotof...Ilyabeaucoupde
...traffic...circulation
Itisgoingtotakeaverylongtime...avaprendretrslongtemps
...togetthere...pouryarriver
*lateenretard
IamgoingtobelateJevaistreenretard
IwillbetherelateJeserail/J'yseraienretard
IwillbethereinafewminutesJeseraildansquelquesminutes
(InFrenchthereisadifferencebetween"late"meaning"belated"asinJesuisenretard
and"late"asin"Itistoolate"C'esttroptard)
*somethingquelquechose
Istheresomethingforme?Estcequ'ilyaquelquechosepourmoi?
No,thereisn'tanythingNon,iln'yarien
Whatdoyouhaveforme?Qu'estcequevousavezpourmoi?
(p17)
*somethingto...quelquechose
Doyouhavesomethingtoeat?Estcequevousavezquelquechosemanger?
IhavesomethingtotellyouJ'aiquelquechosevousdire
IhavemanythingstodoJ'aibeaucoupdechosesfaire
IhavenothingtodonowJen'airienfairemaintenant
NothingdoingRienfaire
*Itdoesn'tmatter(Itdoesn'tdoanything)anefaitrien
Itisn'tveryimportanttodoitan'estpastrsimportantdelefaire
Itdoesn'thavemuchimportancean'apasbeaucoupd'importance
*Itgivesmepleasure(itmakesmepleasure)amefaitplaisir
I'mverypleased...Camefaitgrandplaisir...
...toseeyou...devousvoir
...todoitforyou...delefairepourvous
Itwillgivemegreatpleasuretoseeyou,Iamlookingforwardtoseeingyouamefera
grandplaisirdevousvoir
IamtiredJesuisfatigu
IamexhaustedJesuispuis
Imustrest(Imustrestmyself)Jedoismereposer
Iamgoingtohavearest(restmyself)Jevaismereposer
*ThereismuchnoiseIlyabeaucoupdebruit
ThereistoomuchnoiseIlyatropdebruit
OneismakingtoomuchnoiseOnfaittropdebruit
Itmakestoomuchnoiseafaittropdebruit
Itdisturbsme(Itderangesme)amedrange
(p18)
Itdisturbsmeverymuchamedrangebeaucoup
Itdoesn'tdisturbmeanemedrangepas
Itdoesn'tdisturbmeatallanemedrangepasdutout
Itannoysmeam'ennuie
Itdoesn'tannoymeanem'ennuiepas
*Ihavetheimpressionthat...J'ail'impressionqu'...
...shedoesn'twantit...elleneleveutpas
...shedoesn'twanttodoit...elleneveutpaslefaire
IwanttodoitbutIwon'tdoittoday...Jeveuxlefairemaisjeneleferaipas
aujourd'hui
...becauseIamtoobusyto(inorderto)doittoday...parcequejesuistropoccuppour
lefaireaujourd'hui
(Youcanpushthepoftropintooccup)
*Itseems(me)that...Ilmesemblequ'...
...shedoesn'tfeellikegoingthere...ellen'apasenvied'yaller
*Inmyopinion...Amonavis
...Iagree(Iaminaccord)withyou...jesuisd'accordavecvous
It'sOKC'estd'accord
OK,agreedD'accord
*Itinterestsmeagreatdealam'intressebeaucoup
Itinterestsmeenormouslyam'intressenormment
Butunfortunatelyitdoesn'tinterestmeatallMaismalheureusementanem'intresse
pasdutout
*Idon'tthink(believe)that...Jenecroispasqu'
...heisgoingtobetherethisafternoon...ilvatrelcetaprsmidi
(p19)
(aprsmeans"after"andmidimeans"midday"or"noon"midimeans"atnoon")
*...butwewillsee...maisonverra
Idon'tknowifIcandoitbutwewillseeJenesaispassijepeuxlefairemaisonverra
Itwon'tbepossibletodoitthiswayCeneserapaspossibledelefairecommea
Idon'tthinkso,Idon'tbelieveitJenelecroispas
Idon'tthinksoJenelepensepas
Areyousure?tesvoussr?/Voustessr?/Estcequevoustessr?
OfcourseBiensr,naturellement
OfcourseI'msureBiensrjesuissr
Look!Regardez!
It'sonthetableC'estsurlatable
(srmeans"sure"andsurmeans"on")
Willyouputit...Voulezvouslemettre
...underthetable?...souslatable?
...onthefloor(terra,land)?...parterre?
It'sonthefloorC'estparterre
I'mgoingtoputitonthefloorJevaislemettreparterre
Willyouputitthereonthefloor?Voulezvouslemettrelparterre?
(Track6,10.04)
*Wehaveto/mustgothereNousdevonsyaller,C'estncessaired'yaller
*One/wemust...Ilfaut
...gotherenow...yallermaintenant
...gothererightaway...yallertoutdesuite
(p20)
(Youcanpushthetoffautintothevowelsoundatthebeginningofyaller)
IwouldliketohaveitrightawayJevoudraisl'avoirtoutdesuite
ImusthaveitstraightawayIlmefautl'avoirtoutdesuite,Jedoisl'avoirtoutdesuite
*One/Wemustnot...Ilnefautpas
...buyit...l'acheter
Wemustnotbuyit...Onnedoitpasl'acheter
...becauseit'stooexpensive...parcequec'esttropcher
Ineedthisbook,that'sallIlmefautcelivre,c'esttout
*That'sall(that)...C'esttoutceque
...Iwant...jeveux
...youwant...vousvoulez
That'sallIneed(allthatisnecessarytome)Oui,c'esttoutcequ'ilmefaut
Doyouneedanythingelse?Est'cequ'ilvousfautautrechose?
NothankyouNonmerci
Thatwillbeallaseratout
Willyoushowme?Voulezvousmemontrer?
*Willyouletme(mademe)see?Voulezvousmefairevoir?
IamgoingtoshowyousomethingelseJevaisvousfairevoirautrechose
IcanshowyousomethingelseJepeuxvousfairevoirautrechose
Willyoushowmewhatyouhave?Voulezvousmefairevoircequevousavez?
*Willyouletme(makeme)know?Voulezvousmefairesavoir?
Iwillletyou(makeyou)knowtomorrowJevousferaisavoirdemain
(p21)
IamgoingtoletyouknowtomorrowJevaisvousfairesavoirdemain
Willyouletmeknow...Voulezvousmefairesavoir
...atwhattimeitwillbeready?...quelleheureaseraprt?
...atwhattimeitisgoingtobeready?...quelleheureavatreprt?
*tofindout(toenquireoneself)serenseigner
toteachenseigner
enquirieswindowleguichetderenseignements
I'mgoingtofindoutJevaismerenseigner
Willyoufindout?Voulezvousvousrenseigner?
Ineed(Ihaveneedof)informationJ'aibesoind'unrenseignement
IneedsomeinformationIlmefautdesrenseignements
Imustfindout...Jedoismerenseigner...
...andIwillletyouknowtomorrow...etjevousferaisavoirdemain
...andIamgoingtoletyouknowtomorrow...etjevaisvousfairesavoirdemain
*tobeabletopouvoir
thepowerlepouvoir
HedoesnothavethepowertodoitIln'apaslepouvoirdelefaire
HecannotdoitIlnepeutpaslefaire
IcannotdoitJenepeuxpaslefaire
IamnotgoingtobeabletodoitJenevaispaspouvoirlefaire
IwillbeabletodoitJepourrailefaire
IwillnotbeabletodoitJenepourraipaslefaire
(Inthefuturetense,pouvoircontracts.Otherverbsendinginoiraresimilarinthe
futuretense:voir(jeverrai),savoir(jesaurai),devoir(jedevrai)andsoon)
Iwon'tbeabletofindithereJenepourraipasletrouverici
(p22)
*Doyouhaveany(ofit)?Enavezvous?Estcequevousenavez?
No,Idon'thaveany(ofit)Non,jen'enaipas
*Thereis/aresome(ofit)Ilyena
Thereis/arestillsome,thereis/arestillsomeleftIlyenaencore
Idon'thaveanymore(ofit)Jen'enaiplus
Thereis/arenomore(ofit)(We'reoutofit)Iln'yenaplus
Thereisn't/aren'tany(ofit)Iln'yenapas
*I'msorry...Jeregrette,Jesuisdsol...
...butthearen'tanymoreofit...maisiln'yenaplus
(Track7,8.13)
*Howareyou?(Howareyougoing?)Commentallezvous?
I'mfine(goingwell).Andyou?Jevaisbienmerci.Etvous?
I'm/It'sfine,I'm/It'sallrightavabien
*Igetby,Imanage,IammanagingJemedbrouille
IgetbyinFrenchJemedbrouilleenfranais
Iwillmanage,Iwillfindaway(todosomething)Jemedbrouillerai
Idon'tknowhowbut...Jenesaispascommentmais
...Iamgoingtomanage...jevaismedbrouiller
(Youusedeafterdemander,direanddecideriftheyarefollowedbyafull(infinitive)
verb)
*Iamgoingtodecideto...Jevaisdciderde
IamgoingtodecidetodoitJevaisdciderdelefaire
IcannotdecidetodoitJenepeuxpasdciderdelefaire
(p23)
I'mgoingtoaskhim/herJevaisluidemander
I'mgoingtoaskthemJevaisleurdemander
I'mgoingtoaskhim/her...Jevaisluidemander
...ifhecan/ifshecandoit...s'ilpeut/siellepeutlefaire
...tocomewithus...deveniravecnous
*Iwouldliketoaskyou...Jevoudraisvousdemanderde
...tocomewithus...veniravecnous
*Willyoutellhim/her...Voulezvousluidired'
...towait?...attendre?
Willyouaskhim/hertocallmelater?Voulezvousluidemanderdem'appelerplus
tard?
IthinkthathewilldecidetodoitJecroisqu'ilvadciderdelefaire
Iamdecided/determinedtodoitimmediatelyJesuisdciddelefairetoutdesuite
totry,totryonessayer
*Iwouldlike...Jevoudrais
IwouldliketotryitonJevoudraisl'essayer
MayI?Puisje...?
MayIseeit?Puisjelevoir?
CanIseeit?Estcequejepeuxlevoir?
Isitallright?MayI?(Youpermit?)Vouspermettez?
(Youusedeafteressayerandoublierifaverbfollows)
*Iamgoingtotry...Jevaisessayerde
...todoit...lefaire
Idon'tknowifIcandoit...Jenesaispassijepeuxlefaire
...butIamgoingtotrytodoit...maisjevaisessayerdelefaire
(p24)
*Iamnotgoingtoforget...Jenevaispasoublierde
...todoit...lefaire
...totellyou...vousdire
...togiveittoyou...vousledonner
...togiveittohim/her...leluidonner
(Whentherearetwolwords,asinleluiandleleur,lecomesbeforethepronoun
beginningwithl.Whenthereisonlyonelwords,allotherpronounssuchasme,te,
nous,vouscomebeforele)
IwouldliketogiveittoyouJevoudraisvousledonner
Iwouldliketogiveittohim/herJevoudraisleluidonner
I'mnotgoingtoforget...Jenevaispasoublierde
Iwon'tforget...Jen'oublieraipasde
...togiveittohim/her...leluidonner
(Track8,5.51)
*Ireallyfeellikedoingit...J'aivraimentenviedelefaire
...butIdon'tknowifIcandoit...maisjenesaispassijepeuxlefaire
*Iwill/IamgoingtotrytodoitJ'essayerai/Jevaisessayerdelefaire
ShewouldliketotryonthedressEllevoudraitessayerlarobe
HewouldliketotryitonIlvoudraitl'essayer
*Isitworthgoingthere?Estcequeavautlapeined'yaller?avautlapeined'y
aller?
It'snotworthdoingitanevautpaslapeinedelefaire
One/WecangotherenowifyouwantOnpeutyallermaintenantsivousvoulez
(p25)
(Youcanpushthetofpeutintoyaller)
*Willyouaskhim/hertowaitforme?Voulezvousluidemanderdem'attendre?
Willyoutellhim/hertowaitforme?Voulezvousluidiredem'attendre?
Willyoucomewithme?Doyouwanttocomewithme?Voulezvousveniravecmoi?
*Yes,certainlyOui,certainement
*IwouldliketoJevoudraisbien
IwanttoJeveuxbien
Agreed,certainlyD'accord,certainement
GladlyVolontiers
YouareveryniceVoustestrsgentil
It'sveryniceofyouC'esttrsgentildevotrepart
*OK?IsitOK?D'accord?C'estd'accord?
Doesitagreewithyou?(Itgoeswithyou?)IsitOKwithyou?avousva?
Isitallrightwithyou?(Itconveneswithyou?)avousconvient?
It'sallrightwithmeameconvient
It'sgoingwellavabien
It'snotallrightwithme,it'snotconvenientformeanemeconvientpas
IlikethatJ'aimea
Itpleasesmeameplat
It'sagoodideaC'estunebonneide
IlikethatideaJ'aimecetteide
Thatisagoodideaac'estunebonneide

(endofrecording)

CD2(76.06)
(Track1,3.27,p26)
*Ilike...J'aime...
Ilikeverymuch...J'aimebeaucoup
Ilikeverymuchtotravel,IverymuchliketravellingJ'aimebeaucoupvoyager
*tospendtimepasserletemps
tospendtheweekendpasserleweekend
Ithink(believe)thatIamgoingtospendmyvacationJecroisquejevaispassermes
vacances
...firstinFrance...d'abordenFrance
...andthen/laterinItaly...etpuis/plustardenItalie
*Iplanon...Jepense
(pensermeans"tothink"andalso"toplan")
Iplanonleaving(thinktoleave)soonJepensepartirbientt
Whendoyouplanonleaving(thinktoleave)?Quandpensezvouspartir?
Howlongdoyouplanonstaying?Combiendetempspensezvousrester?
IplanonleavingMondayJepensepartirlundi
IplanonleavingnextMondayJepensepartirlundiprochain
(Daysoftheweek:MostoftheDaysoftheweekarenamedafterLatinandGreekgods
andtheplanets:)
(Track2,3.46)
*Mondaylundi(moon'sday,fromlune"moon"anddies"day"inLatin)
*Tuesdaymardi(Mars'day)
(p27)
nextTuesday,Tuesdaymorningmardiprochain,mardimatin
*Wednesdaymercredi(Mercury'sday)
nextWednesday,Wednesdayeveningmercrediprochain,mercredisoir
*Thursdayjeudi(Jove'sday)
*Fridayvendredi(Venus'day)
*Saturdaysamedi(sabbathday)
*Sundaydimanche(theLord'sday,fromdominicus"ofalord"inLatin)
Sundaymorningdimanchematin
(Monthsoftheyear)
*Januaryjanvier
inJanuary,inthemonthofJanuaryenjanvier,aumoisdejanvier
thenextmonth,nextmonthlemoisprochain
inamonthdansunmois
*February,inthemonthofFebruaryfvrier,aumoisdefvrier
*March,April,May,June,Julymars,avril,mai,juin,juillet
*August,September,Octoberaot,septembre,octobre
*November,Decembernovembre,dcembre
(Track3,3.58)
*Iplanon...Jepense
...spendingafewweeksinFrance...passerquelquessemainesenFrance
*Iexpectto,Ihopeto...J'espre
...spendafewweeksinFrance...passerquelquessemainesenFrance
*Iintendto...J'ail'intentionde
...spendafewweeksinFrance...passerquelquessemainesenFrance
Iexpect/hopetospendseveralweeksinFranceJ'esprepasserplusieurssemainesen
France
(p28)
IintendtoleavenextweekJ'ail'intentiondepartirlasemaineprochaine
Iwillseeyou/I'mgoingtoseeyou...Jevousverrai/Jevaisvousvoir
...inaweek...danshuitjours
eightdaysagoilyahuitjours
*Iamgoingtoleave...Jevaispartir
...intwoweeks/inafortnight...dansdeuxsemaines/dansquinzejours
Iamgoingto/Iwillsee...Jevousverrai/Jevaisvousvoir...
...intwoweeks...dansquinzejours
WewillarriveintwoweeksNousallonsarriverdansquinzejours
(Askingfordirections:IfyoustopapolicemantoaskfordirectionsyouwillsayPardon
Monsieur.SimplysayPouraller..."togoto...",theplaceyouwanttogotoands'il
vousplat?"please?".Usingaquestioningtoneofvoiceyoucanevensayjustthename
andtheplaceands'ilvousplat?)
(Track4,4.46)
Excuseme...PardonMonsieur/Madame/Mademoiselle...
...(canyoutellme)thewayto...pouraller
Placedel'Opraplease?...laPlacedel'Opras'ilvousplat?
...(canyoutellme)thewaytoLyon/theroadforLyon?...pourallerLyons'ilvous
plat?
*Crossthestreet...Traversezlarue...
*...thenyoucontinue/keepgoingstraightahead...puisvouscontinueztoutdroit
...turnleft...voustournezgauche
...turnright...voustournezdroite
(p29)
...atthethirdstreetyouturnright...latroisimeruevoustournezdroite
*Itisontherightside/toyourrightC'estvotredroite
Itisontheleftside/toyourleftC'estvotregauche
(Notethedifferencebetweentoutdroit"straightahead"anddroite"ontheright".The
tissoundedthere)
*ItisrightinfrontC'estenface
ItisonthissideC'estdecect
*ItisontheothersideC'estdel'autrect
IthankyouverymuchJevousremerciebeaucoup
Thanksathousandtimes/manytimesMercimillefois
*ItisthiswayC'estparici
Youcanfindit...Vouspouvezletrouver
...thisway...parici
...thatway...parl
YouwillfinditthatwayVousallezletrouverparl
ItisthatwayC'estparl
ItisatthecornerC'estaucoin
ItisonthecorneroftheroadC'estaucoindelarue
Itisnotfarfromhere,itisonthecornerofthestreetCen'estpasloind'ici,c'estau
coindelarue
ItisattheendofthestreetC'estauboutdelarue
ItisrightthereattheendofthestreetC'esttoutdesuitelauboutdelarue
Itisthere,Itisoverthere(theredown)C'estl,C'estlbas
YoucanfinditoverthereVouspouvezletrouverlbas
(aussi...quemeansas...asaussibyitselfmeans"also"nonplusmeans"neither")
(Track5,3.21,p30)
Willyouaskhim...Voulezvousluidemander
...tosendittome?...demel'envoyer?
*...asquicklyaspossible?...aussivitequepossible?
IwillalsodoitJeleferaiaussi
Itpleasesmealso,Ilikeitalsoameplataussi
Idon'twantitJeneleveuxpas
Idon'twantitanymoreJeneleveuxplus
MeneitherMoinonplus
*Canyoudoitassoonaspossible?Pouvezvouslefaireaussittquepossible?
Canyoubehereasquicklyaspossible?Pouvezvoustreiciaussivitequepossible?
IamgoingtoarrangeitforyouasquicklyaspossibleJevaisl'arrangerpourvous
aussivitequepossible
*Ibegyouto...Jevouspriede...
...doit...lefaire
...arrangeitforme...l'arrangerpourmoi
Willyou...Voulezvous
...doitplease?...lefaires'ilvousplat?
...arrangeitformeplease...l'arrangerpourmois'ilvousplat?
Willyoucomewithme...Voulezvousveniravecmoi...
...please?...s'ilvousplat?
...Ibegyou?...jevousprie?
(Jevousprie,fromprier"tobeg"isamoreemphaticformof"please")
(Track6,7.46)
*Itis...C'est
...terrible...terrible
...horrible...horrible
...awful...affreux
(p31)
Iamgoingtofindout(informmyself)Jevaismerenseigner
ImustfindoutJedoismerenseigner
Ihavejustfoundout(Icomefromfindingout)Jeviensdemerenseigner
*Willyoutryto...*Voulezvousessayerde
...getitforme?...l'obtenirpourmoi?
Iamgoingtotryto...Jevaisessayerde
...getitforyou...l'obtenirpourvous
...doit...delefaire
Iamgoingtotaketheplane...Jevaisprendrel'avion
...togo(inordertogo)toLondon...pourallerLondres
*Itworks,itfunctions(itmarches)amarche
Itworkswelllikethatamarchebiencommea
*Itdoesn'tworkanemarchepas
Itdoesn'tworkwellanemarchepasbien
(Usefairefor"tohavesomethingdone")
*Iwanttoget/spacehavemyshirtswashedJeveuxfairelavermeschemises
Willyou...Voulezvous...
...havemysuitcleaned(madeneat)?...fairenettoyermoncostume?
...havethedresscleaned?...fairenettoyerlarobe?
...haveitcleaned?...lefairenettoyer?
...haveitrepaired?...lefairerparer?
...haveitwashed?...lefairelaver?
...haveitironed?...lefairerepasser?
...havehimwait,makehimwait?...lefaireattendre?
...havehimcomeuptomyroom?...lefairemonter(dansmachambre)?
...havemyluggagetakendown?...fairedescendremesvalises?
(p32)
...haveittakenup?...lefairemonter?
...havemybreakfastbroughtup?...fairemontermonpetitdjeuner?
...havemeawakened/wokenuptomorrowmorningateighto'clock?...mefairerveiller
demainmatinhuitheures?
...letmeknow?...mefairesavoir?
(montermeans"togoup","tocomeup","tobringup","totakeup","tocarryup"etc
descendremeans"togodown","tobringdown","totakedown","tocarrydown")
IwillletyouknowJevousferaisavoir
IamgoingtoletyouknowJevaisvousfairesavoir
Willyouhaveitchanged?Voulezvouslefairechanger?
Canyoushowmesomethingelse?Pouvezvousmemontrerautrechose?
Canyoushowmesomethingelse?(Canyoumakemesee...?)Pouvezvousmefaire
voirautrechose?
*I'mgoingtohaveitdone(tomakeitdo)Jevaislefairefaire
Willyouhaveitdone/madeforme?Voulezvouslefairefairepourmoi?
Willyouget(makecome)adoctor?Voulezvousfairevenirundocteur?
Willyougetataxi?Voulezvousfaireveniruntaxi?
Willyoucallataxi?Voulezvousappeleruntaxi?
Willyoupassthesugar?Voulezvouspasserlesucre?
*MayI...?Puisje...?
MayIseeit?Puisjelevoir?
(Ifyouarereachingoutthesomething,youwillsayVouspermettez?"Youpermit?",
"MayI?".Or,ifsomeonesaysthistoyou,youwillapplyJevousprie"Ibegyou"orJe
vousenprie"Ibegyouofit","pleasedo")
Willyourepairitforme?Voulezvouslerparerpourmoi?
Willyouhaveitrepairedforme?Voulezvouslefairerparerpourmoi?
(Track7,7.00,p33)

Pardon?Pardonme?Excuseme?(Whenyouwantsomeonetorepeatsomething)
Pardon?
Pardon?Pardonme?Excuseme?(How?)Comment?
Willyourepeatit,please?(Youaresaying?)Vousdites?
Iwouldliketosayit...Jevoudraisledire
...butIdon'tknowhowtoexpressitinFrench...maisjenesaispascomment
l'exprimerenfranais
IwouldliketoknowhowtoexpressmyselfbetterinFrenchJevoudraissavoir
commentm'exprimermieuxenfranais
*HowdoesonesayitinFrench?Howdoyousayit...?(Howdoesitsayitself?)
Commentaseditenfranais?
IwouldliketoknowhowitisbeingsaidinFrenchJevoudraissavoircommentase
ditenfranais
Willyou/CouldyoutellmehowonesaysitinFrench?Voulezvousmedire/
Pourriezvousmedirecommentaseditenfranais?
*HowdoyouspellitinFrench?(Howdoesitwriteitself?)Commentas'criten
franais?
Iamcertain/shortthatheisgoingtohavealotoftroubleJesuiscertain/srqu'ilva
avoirbeaucoupdedifficults
(Englishwordsendinginty:AllEnglishwordsendingintyendintinFrench:
"liberty"libert,"opportunity"opportunit,"facility"facilit,"difficulty"difficult.
Similarly,EnglishwordsendinginemendinmeinFrench:"problem"problme,
"system"systme)
(p34)
OneisgoingtohavemanyproblemsOnvaavoirbeaucoupdeproblmes
*tomeanvouloirdire
Youmean...(Youwanttosay...)Vousvoulezdire...
*Imean...Jeveuxdire...
That'snotwhatImeanCen'estpascequejeveuxdire
Whatdoyoumean?(Whatdoyouwanttosay?)Qu'estcequevousvoulezdire?
Idon'tunderstandwhatyoumeanCenecomprendspascequevousvoulezdire
*Itmeans...aveutdire...
Willyouexplainwhatyoumean?Voulezvousexpliquercequevousvoulezdire?
Canyouexplainwhatthatmeans?Pouvezvousexpliquercequeaveutdire?
*Whatdoesitmean?Qu'estcequeaveutdire?
Idon'tunderstandwhatitmeansJenecomprendspascequeaveutdire
*Doyouwantadrink?Voulezvousprendreunverre?
Willyouhaveadrinkwithme?Voulezvousprendreunverreavecmoi?
AsyoulikeCommevousvoulez
Ifyoulike,IfyouwantSivousvoulez
Idon'tcare(Itisequaltome)am'estgal
It'snotworthinsistinganevautpaslapeined'insister
Whyinsist?Don'tbotherinsistingCen'estpaslapeined'insister
*ItisevidentC'estvident
(Track8,10.20)

(Englishwordsendinginly:ToformtheequivalentoflywordsinEnglish,ingeneral
yousimplyaddmenttotheadjectiveinFrenchprobable,probablement.Forall
wordsendinginantandent,suchas"evident"and"constant",droptheendingandadd
ammentoremment,e.g.evidemment,constamment)
*possible,possiblypossible,possiblement
comfortable,comfortablyconfortable,confortablement
evident,evidentlyvident,videmment
recent,recentlyrcent,rcemment
constant,constantlyconstant,constamment
HeisdoingitconstantlyIllefaitconstamment
HeisdoingthesamethingconstantlyIlfaitlammechoseconstamment
notveryfrequentlypastrsfrquemment
tofrequent,togooftentofrquenter
IliketofrequentthisrestaurantJ'aimefrquentercerestaurant
*Itdoesn'tmatter(Itdoesn'tdoanything)anefaitrien
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Itisallthesametome,Idon'tcaream'estgal
Really,Isthatso?(Truly?)Vraiment
SomuchthebetterTantmieux
It'smuchbetterthatwayC'esttantmieuxcommea
Toobad,Somuchtheworse,Sowhat?Tantpis
TherearenoproblemsIln'yapasdeproblmes
IamangryJesuisfch
*evening,day,morningsoire,journe,matine
ThankyouforthatlovelyeveningMercipourcetteagrablesoire
togiveaneveningpartydonnerunesoire
(p36)
Itis/wasapleasant(agreeable)eveningC'est/C'taitunesoireagrable
tospenda(whole)daypasserunejourne
tospenda(whole)morningpasserunematine
*togetherensemble
Ifyouwant,wecangotothemoviestogetherSivousvouleznouspouvons/onpeut
alleraucinmaensemble
WecandrivetherebycarOnpeutyallerenvoiture
ItisridiculousC'estridicule
ItistoobadC'estdommage
IthankyouJevousremercie
*Itseemstomethat...Ilmesembleque...
...everythingisallright(isgoingwell)...toutvabien
*atleast(atless)aumoins
Iwouldliketogothere...Jevoudraisyaller
...atleastIwillseewhatitis...aumoinsjeverraicequec'est
*speciallyspcialement
ItisveryspecialC'est(trs)spcial
thespecialitylaspcialit
Whatspecialitydoyouhave?Quellespcialitavezvous?
Whatisthespecialityofthehouse?Quelleestlaspcialitdelamaison?
EspeciallyifyoucantellmewhatyouthinkSpcialementsivouspouvezmedirece
quevouspensez
*Aboveall/Mainlyifyoucantellme...Surtoutsivouspouvezmedire
*toreflect,tothinkaboutrflchir
IamgoingtothinkaboutitJevaisrflchir
LetmethinkaboutitLaissezmoirflchir
(p37)
IamgoingtoletyouknowinaweekJevaisvousfairesavoirdanshuitjours
Iwillletyouknow...Jevousferaisavoir
Itisgoingverywellavatrsbien
Itisgoingmuchbetteravabeaucoupmieux
*tofeelsentir
IfeelitJelesens
*Ifeelfine(feelmyself)Jemesensbien
IfeelbetterJemesensmieux
IfeelmuchbettertodayJemesensbeaucoupmieuxaujourd'hui
IfeelmuchbetterwhenIamaloneJemesensbeaucoupmieuxquandjesuisseul
IworkmuchbetterwhenIamaloneJetravaillebeaucoupmieuxquandjesuisseul
*Idon'tneed/haveneedofanythingJen'aibesoinderien
Idon'tneed/haveneedofitJen'enaipasbesoin
Ineed/haveneedofthatJ'aibesoindea
Ineed/haveneedofitJ'enaibesoin
(Track9,6.31)
( )
*TherearetoomanypeoplehereIlyatropdemondeici
EverybodyishereToutlemondeestici
EverybodyisgoingtobehereToutlemondevatreici
EverybodyisgoingtobetheretonightToutlemondevatrelcesoir
TherearemanypeopleIlyabeaucoupdemonde
Idon'twanttostayhere...Jeneveuxpasresterici
...becausetherearetoomanypeoplehere...parcequ'ilyatropdemondeici
...alsoitisverywarmhere...aussiilfaittrschaudici
(p38)
ThereisnoairconditioninghereIln'yapasdeclimatisationici
ItisnotairconditionedCen'estpasclimatis
IcannotstandtheheatJenepeuxpassupporterlachaleur
(Tosay"itis..."whenyouaretalkingaboutwhether,useilfait"itmakes...",not
c'est...)
*Itis...Ilfait
...warm,hot...chaud
...fine,beautifulweatherbeau
...fine,beautifulweatherbeautemps
...cold...froid
*tobe(tohave)cold/warmavoirfroid/chaud
Iam(have)warmJ'aichaud
Areyoucold?Avezvousfroid?
(Note:Ifyousaytesvousfroid?thismeans"areyouacoldperson?")
WearewarmhereNousavonschaudici
ItiswarmhereIlfaitchaudici
Iamcold...J'aifroid...
...becauseitiscoldhere...parcequ'ilfaitfroidici
*tobehungry/thirstyavoirfaim/soif
Iamhungry(Ihavehunger/famine)J'aifaim
IamnothungryJen'aipasfaim
Iwouldliketoeatsomething...Jevoudraismangerquelquechose
...becauseIamhungry...parcequej'aifaim
IamthirstyJ'aisoif
Iwouldliketodrinksomething...Jevoudraisboirequelquechose
...becauseIamthirsty...parcequej'aisoif
Whatdoyouwanttodrink?Qu'estcequevousvoulezboire?
(p39)
*totake,tohave(foodordrink)prendre
Whatwouldyouliketohave(toeatordrink)?Qu'estcequevousvoulezprendre?
(Ifyouwanttosay"have"referringtofoodordrink,neveruseavoir.Insteaduse
prendremeaning"totake,intake")
Iamgoingtohave(take)acupofcoffeeJevaisprendreunetassedecaf
IamgoingtohavemybreakfastJevaisprendremonpetitdjeuner
Willyouhavebreakfastwithme?Voulezvousprendrelepetitdjeuneravecmoi?
Atwhattimedoyouwanttohavebreakfasttomorrowmorning?quelleheurevoulez
vousprendrelepetitdjeunerdemainmatin?
Iamgoingshopping(todopurchases)Jevaisfairedesachats
(Track10,7.32)
*myselfmoimme
IthinkIcandoitmyselfJepense/croisquejepeuxlefairemoimme
IamgoingtotrytodoitmyselfJevaisessayerdelefairemoimme
*anyway,evensoquandmme
IamgoingtodoitanywayJevaislefairequandmme
IwilldoitanywayJeleferaiquandmme
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*evenif...mmesi
EvenifyoutellmethatIcannotdoit...Mmesivousmeditesquejenepeuxpasle
faire
...Iamgoingtotrytodoitanyway...jevaisessayerdelefairequandmme
(p40)
IamgoingtodoitslowlyJevaislefairelentement
Itisnotgoingverywellanevapastrsbien
Itisgoingbadlyavamal
Itastonishesme,surprisesmeam'tonne
IamsurprisedJesuissurpris
HeissurprisedIlestsurpris
*HeisquitesurprisedIlestbiensurpris
(bienbeforeanadjectivemeans"quite")
*SheissurprisedElleestsurprise
Areyousurprised?tesvoussurpris/surprise?
(Ifyouaretalkingaboutawoman,addetosurpristomakeitfeminine)
*Itdoesn'tsurprisemeanem'tonnepas
*Itis...C'est...
*...magnificent...magnifique
...superb...superbe
...great...formidable
...fantastic,tremendous...fantastique
*bad/badlymauvais/mal
ItisverybadC'esttrsmauvais
Idon'tlikeitbecauseitisverybadanemeplatpasparcequec'esttrsmauvais
HeisdoingitbadlyIllefaitmal
Itisgoingbadlyavamal
Itisnotgoingbadlytodayanevapasmalaujourd'hui
Onthecontrary,itisgoingverywellAucontraire,avatrsbien
(p41)
*ItisverylightC'esttrslger
ItisveryheavyC'esttrslourd
ItistooheavyC'esttroplourd
*tolift/togetuplever/selever
IamliftingitupJelelve
Iamgettingup(liftingmyselfup)Jemelve
IamgoingtogetupJevaismelever
IamgoingtogetupearlyJevaismelevertt
IamgoingtogetupearlierJevaismeleverplustt
ItistooearlyC'esttroptt
Iamgoingtogetupearly(ofgoodhour)tomorrowmorningJevaismeleverdebonne
heuredemainmatin
*ItisveryheavyC'esttrslourd
Icannotliftitup...Jenepeuxpaslelever
...becauseitistooheavy...parcequec'esttroplourd
*ItisfullC'estplein
ItistoofullC'esttropplein
*tofillup/tofillin(aform)
Willyoufillintheform?Voulezvousremplirlafiche?
Itisveryempty(void)C'esttrsvide
ItistooemptyC'esttropvide
*toemptyvider
IamgoingtoemptyitJevaislevider
Willyoufilluptheglass?Voulezvousremplirleverre?
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Willyoufillupthebottle?Voulezvousremplirlabouteille?
ItisnotcleanCen'estpaspropre
Willyoucleanitup?Voulezvouslenettoyer?
ItisverydirtyC'esttrssale
ItistoodirtyC'esttropsale
(Track11,6.50,p42)
*toanswer(respond)rpondre
togiveananswerdonnerunerponse
Willyougivemeananswer?Voulezvousmedonnerunerponse?
IamwaitingforyouranswerJ'attendsvotrerponse
Willyouanswerme?Voulezvousmerpondre?
ItisperfectC'estparfait
ItisreallyperfectC'estvraimentparfait
Wheredoyouwanttoputit?Ovoulezvouslemettre?
IwouldliketoknowwhereitisJevoudraissavoiroc'est
*Itis(findsitself)...asetrouve
IwouldliketoknowwhereitislocatedJevoudraissavoiroasetrouve
IwouldliketoknowwhereistherestaurantJevoudraissavoiroest/setrouvele
restaurant
TherestaurantisnearhereLerestaurantest/setrouveprsd'ici
TherestaurantisquitenearhereLerestaurantsetrouvetoutprsd'ici
YoucanwalkthereVouspouvezallerpied
ItisnotfarCen'estpasloin
*anyway,anyplace,nomatterwheren'importeo
YoucangetitanywhereVouspouvezl'avoirn'importeo
YoucanfinditanyplaceVouspouvezletrouvern'importeo
*anybodyn'importequi
AnybodycantellyouN'importequipeutvousdire
*anytime,nomatterwhenn'importequand
YoucancomeanytimeVouspouvezvenirn'importequand
*atanytimen'importequelleheure
YoucancomeatanytimeVouspouvezvenirn'importequelleheure
(p43)
Youcandoitatanytime/nomatterwhenVouspouvezlefairen'importequelle
heure/n'importequand
anyhow,nomatterhown'importecomment
*Iamlookingforiteverywhere...Jelecherchepartout...
...butyoucanfinditanyplace...maisvouspouvezletrouvern'importeo
*withoutsans
Ican'tdoitwithoutyouJenepeuxpaslefairesansvous
withoutworriessanssouci
without...sans...
...tellingme...medire
...findingit...letrouver
...leaving...partir
...sayingaword...direunmot
HeisgoingtoleavewithoutsayingawordIlvapartirsansdireunmot
(ForverbsinEnglishwhichendiningsuchas"doing","making"saysandwhichfollow
aprepositionsuchassans,youusethewholeinfinitiveverbinFrench)
*ItisenoughC'estassez
*It/Thatisenough(Itsuffices)asuffit
Itisenoughfortodayasuffitpouraujourd'hui
ItisenoughlikethatC'estassezcommea
Goodtrip!Bonvoyage!
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Goodluck!Bonnechance!
*towishsouhaiter
IwishyougoodluckJevoussouhaitebonnechance
toyourwishes(saidaftersneezing)vossouhaits
untilsoonbientt

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