A Day in the Vineyard: A French Story for Wine Lovers
Follow Lucas on his first visit to a French vineyard, where he learns to taste wine and discovers a bottle from his birth year. This lesson builds everyday wine-tasting vocabulary, present-tense narration, polite expressions, and simple past forms like 'il a goûté'.
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- 01arrive · to arrivearrive .loo-KAH a-REEV oh vee-NYOHBL poor luh pruh-MYER FWAHLucas arrives at the vineyard for the first time.
- 02voit · to seevoit .eel vwah duh LOHNG rahn-ZHAY duh VEENY doh-RAYHe sees long rows of golden vines.
- 03nerveux · nervousnerveux.eel suh sahn uhn puh ner-VUHHe feels a little nervous.
- 04salue · to greetsalue .mah-DAHM doo-POHN luh sah-LOO ah-vek uhn grahn soo-REERMadame Dupont greets him with a big smile.
- 05emmène · to takeemmène .el leh-MEN dahnz oon puh-TEET pee-ESS ah-vek boh-KOO duh boo-TAY duh vanShe takes him into a small room with many bottles of wine.
- 06verse · to pourverse .el vairs uhn vair duh van roozh poor loo-KAHShe pours a glass of red wine for Lucas.
- 07spécial · specialspécialel dee suh van eh treh spay-SYAHL poo-vay-voo duh-vee-nay poor-kwahShe says: "This wine is very special. Can you guess why?"
- 08regarde · to look atregarde .loo-KAH ruh-GARD luh vairLucas looks at the glass.
- 09sait · to knowsait .eel nuh say pah kwah fairHe doesn't know what to do.
- 10goûté · to tastegoûté .eel nah zhah-MAY goo-TAY duh van ah-VAHNHe has never tasted wine before.
- 11Regardez · to look: « Regardez . . . »mah-DAHM doo-POHN dee ruh-gar-DAY lah koo-LUHR pwee sahn-TAY pwee boo-VAY lahn-tuh-MAHNMadame Dupont says: "Look at the color. Then smell. Then drink slowly."
- 12regarde · to look atregarde .loo-KAH ruh-GARD luh vanLucas looks at the wine.
- 13couleur · colorcouleur .lah koo-LUHR roozh eh treh belThe red color is very beautiful.
- 14sent · to smellsent .eel sahn luh van ay fay oon gree-MASHe smells the wine and makes a face.
- 15odeur · smellodeur .loh-DUHR eh ay-TRAHNJThe smell is strange.
- 16rit · to laughrit : « , . ! »mah-DAHM doo-POHN ree ay dee set oh-DUHR say lah tair ay luh bwah say bohnMadame Dupont laughs and says: "This smell — it's the earth and the wood. It's good!"
- 17boit · to drinkboit .loo-KAH bwah oon puh-TEET gor-ZHAYLucas takes a small sip.
- 18acide · acidicacide .luh van eh ah-SEED ay uhn puh ah-MAIRThe wine is acidic and a little bitter.
- 19poliment · politelypoliment : « . »eel dee poh-lee-MAHN say bohnHe says politely: "It's good."
- 20visage · facevisage .may sohn vee-ZAZH mohnt keel nuh kohm-PRAHN pahBut his face shows that he doesn't understand.
- 21donne · to givedonne .mah-DAHM doo-POHN lwee don uhn puh-TEE pah-PYAYMadame Dupont gives him a small piece of paper.
- 22nombre · numbernombre : .eel yah uhn NOHMBRThere is a number: 1987.
- 23nombre · numbernombre s'.loo-KAH vwah suh NOHMBR ay sah-RETLucas sees this number and stops.
- 24année · yearannée .say sohn ah-NAY duh neh-SAHNSIt's his birth year.
- 25explique · to explainexplique : « . . »mah-DAHM doo-POHN eks-PLEEK suh van vyan duh set ah-nay-lah eel ah-TAHN dahn lah kahv duh-PWEE trahnt-set ahnMadame Dupont explains: "This wine comes from that year. It has been waiting in the cellar for 37 years."
- 26tient · to holdtient .loo-KAH tyan luh vair ay luh ruh-GARD lohn-TAHNLucas holds the glass and looks at it for a long time.
- 27ému · movedému.eel suh sahn treh ay-MOOHe feels very moved.
- 28boit · to drinkboit .eel bwah ahn-KOR oon gor-ZHAYHe drinks another sip.
- 29lentement · slowly, lentement.set fwah eel bwah lahn-tuh-MAHNThis time, he drinks slowly.
- 30goût · tastegoût .eel sahn uhn goo doo ah lah fanHe notices a sweet taste at the end.
- 31sourit · to smilesourit.eel soo-REEHe smiles.
- 32besoin · needbesoinmah-DAHM doo-POHN dee uhn bohn van ah buh-ZWAN duh tahn lah pair-SON kee luh bwah oh-SEEMadame Dupont says: "A good wine needs time. So does the person who drinks it."
- 33regarde · to lookregarde .loo-KAH ruh-GARD par lah fuh-NETRLucas looks out the window.
- 34vignoble · vineyardvignoble .luh vee-NYOHBL dahn lah loo-MYAIR doh-RAY eh treh bohThe vineyard in the golden light is very beautiful.
- 35achète · to buyachète .eel ah-SHET oon boo-TAY duh poor sohn pairHe buys a bottle of 1987 for his father.
- 36quitte · to leavequitte .loo-KAH keet luh vee-NYOHBL ah-vek luh soo-REERLucas leaves the vineyard with a smile.
- 37comprend · to understandcomprend .eel kohm-PRAHN kuh lay bel shohz ohn buh-ZWAN duh pah-SYAHNSHe understands that beautiful things need patience.
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