A Day in the Vineyard: A French Story for Wine Lovers

A2 · Elementary37 sentences·

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 arrive
    arrive .
    loo-KAH a-REEV oh vee-NYOHBL poor luh pruh-MYER FWAH
    Lucas arrives at the vineyard for the first time.
  • 02voit · to see
    voit .
    eel vwah duh LOHNG rahn-ZHAY duh VEENY doh-RAY
    He sees long rows of golden vines.
  • 03nerveux · nervous
    nerveux.
    eel suh sahn uhn puh ner-VUH
    He feels a little nervous.
  • 04salue · to greet
    salue .
    mah-DAHM doo-POHN luh sah-LOO ah-vek uhn grahn soo-REER
    Madame Dupont greets him with a big smile.
  • 05emmène · to take
    emmène .
    el leh-MEN dahnz oon puh-TEET pee-ESS ah-vek boh-KOO duh boo-TAY duh van
    She takes him into a small room with many bottles of wine.
  • 06verse · to pour
    verse .
    el vairs uhn vair duh van roozh poor loo-KAH
    She pours a glass of red wine for Lucas.
  • 07spécial · special
    spécial
    el dee suh van eh treh spay-SYAHL poo-vay-voo duh-vee-nay poor-kwah
    She says: "This wine is very special. Can you guess why?"
  • 08regarde · to look at
    regarde .
    loo-KAH ruh-GARD luh vair
    Lucas looks at the glass.
  • 09sait · to know
    sait .
    eel nuh say pah kwah fair
    He doesn't know what to do.
  • 10goûté · to taste
    goûté .
    eel nah zhah-MAY goo-TAY duh van ah-VAHN
    He 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-MAHN
    Madame Dupont says: "Look at the color. Then smell. Then drink slowly."
  • 12regarde · to look at
    regarde .
    loo-KAH ruh-GARD luh van
    Lucas looks at the wine.
  • 13couleur · color
    couleur .
    lah koo-LUHR roozh eh treh bel
    The red color is very beautiful.
  • 14sent · to smell
    sent .
    eel sahn luh van ay fay oon gree-MAS
    He smells the wine and makes a face.
  • 15odeur · smell
    odeur .
    loh-DUHR eh ay-TRAHNJ
    The smell is strange.
  • 16rit · to laugh
    rit : « , . ! »
    mah-DAHM doo-POHN ree ay dee set oh-DUHR say lah tair ay luh bwah say bohn
    Madame Dupont laughs and says: "This smell — it's the earth and the wood. It's good!"
  • 17boit · to drink
    boit .
    loo-KAH bwah oon puh-TEET gor-ZHAY
    Lucas takes a small sip.
  • 18acide · acidic
    acide .
    luh van eh ah-SEED ay uhn puh ah-MAIR
    The wine is acidic and a little bitter.
  • 19poliment · politely
    poliment : « . »
    eel dee poh-lee-MAHN say bohn
    He says politely: "It's good."
  • 20visage · face
    visage .
    may sohn vee-ZAZH mohnt keel nuh kohm-PRAHN pah
    But his face shows that he doesn't understand.
  • 21donne · to give
    donne .
    mah-DAHM doo-POHN lwee don uhn puh-TEE pah-PYAY
    Madame Dupont gives him a small piece of paper.
  • 22nombre · number
    nombre : .
    eel yah uhn NOHMBR
    There is a number: 1987.
  • 23nombre · number
    nombre s'.
    loo-KAH vwah suh NOHMBR ay sah-RET
    Lucas sees this number and stops.
  • 24année · year
    année .
    say sohn ah-NAY duh neh-SAHNS
    It's his birth year.
  • 25explique · to explain
    explique : « . . »
    mah-DAHM doo-POHN eks-PLEEK suh van vyan duh set ah-nay-lah eel ah-TAHN dahn lah kahv duh-PWEE trahnt-set ahn
    Madame Dupont explains: "This wine comes from that year. It has been waiting in the cellar for 37 years."
  • 26tient · to hold
    tient .
    loo-KAH tyan luh vair ay luh ruh-GARD lohn-TAHN
    Lucas holds the glass and looks at it for a long time.
  • 27ému · moved
    ému.
    eel suh sahn treh ay-MOO
    He feels very moved.
  • 28boit · to drink
    boit .
    eel bwah ahn-KOR oon gor-ZHAY
    He drinks another sip.
  • 29lentement · slowly
    , lentement.
    set fwah eel bwah lahn-tuh-MAHN
    This time, he drinks slowly.
  • 30goût · taste
    goût .
    eel sahn uhn goo doo ah lah fan
    He notices a sweet taste at the end.
  • 31sourit · to smile
    sourit.
    eel soo-REE
    He smiles.
  • 32besoin · need
    besoin
    mah-DAHM doo-POHN dee uhn bohn van ah buh-ZWAN duh tahn lah pair-SON kee luh bwah oh-SEE
    Madame Dupont says: "A good wine needs time. So does the person who drinks it."
  • 33regarde · to look
    regarde .
    loo-KAH ruh-GARD par lah fuh-NETR
    Lucas looks out the window.
  • 34vignoble · vineyard
    vignoble .
    luh vee-NYOHBL dahn lah loo-MYAIR doh-RAY eh treh boh
    The vineyard in the golden light is very beautiful.
  • 35achète · to buy
    achète .
    eel ah-SHET oon boo-TAY duh poor sohn pair
    He buys a bottle of 1987 for his father.
  • 36quitte · to leave
    quitte .
    loo-KAH keet luh vee-NYOHBL ah-vek luh soo-REER
    Lucas leaves the vineyard with a smile.
  • 37comprend · to understand
    comprend .
    eel kohm-PRAHN kuh lay bel shohz ohn buh-ZWAN duh pah-SYAHNS
    He understands that beautiful things need patience.
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