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A Rainy Afternoon: A French Story for Weather Vocabulary

A2 · Elementary59 sentences·

Follow Lucas on a rainy day in Paris as he tries to use a soaked Louvre ticket. Short present-tense sentences teach weather vocabulary (la pluie, le soleil, il pleut) and common everyday actions and objects, with a read-aloud glossed script highlighting each key word.

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59 sentences · 89 new words
  • 01réveille · to wake up
    réveille d'.
    Loo-kah suh ray-vay toh dahn sah shahm-bruh doh-tel
    Lucas wakes up early in his hotel room.
  • 02vêtements · clothes
    vêtements.
    Eel may say boh vet-mahn
    He puts on his beautiful clothes.
  • 03billet · ticket
    billet .
    Eel tyahn luh bee-yay dahn sah man
    He holds the ticket in his hand.
  • 04miroir · mirror
    miroir.
    Eel ruh-gard dahn luh mee-rwar
    He looks in the mirror.
  • 05sourit · to smile
    sourit.
    Eel soo-ree
    He smiles.
  • 06va · to go
    , Louvre.
    Oh-zhoor-dwee, eel vah oh Loovr
    Today, he goes to the Louvre.
  • 07sort · to go out
    sort l'.
    Eel sor duh loh-tel
    He leaves the hotel.
  • 08ciel · sky
    ciel .
    Luh syel ay bluh
    The sky is blue.
  • 09marche · to walk
    marche .
    Eel marsh vair luh moo-zay
    He walks towards the museum.
  • 10chante · to sing
    chante .
    Eel shahnt doos-mahn
    He sings softly.
  • 11pluie · rain
    , pluie .
    Soo-dan, lah plwee tohm tray for
    Suddenly, the rain falls very hard.
  • 12court · to run
    court.
    Loo-kah koor
    Lucas runs.
  • 13parapluie · umbrella
    parapluie.
    Eel nah pah duh pah-rah-plwee
    He doesn't have an umbrella.
  • 14mouillés · wet
    mouillés.
    Say vet-mahn sohn moo-yay
    His clothes are wet.
  • 15trébuche · to stumble
    trébuche.
    Eel tray-boosh
    He stumbles.
  • 16flaque · puddle
    flaque d'.
    Luh bee-yay tohm dahn zoon flahk doh
    The ticket falls into a puddle of water.
  • 17ramasse · to pick up
    ramasse .
    Loo-kah rah-mahs luh bee-yay
    Lucas picks up the ticket.
  • 18mouillé · wet
    mouillé.
    Luh bee-yay ay moo-yay
    The ticket is wet.
  • 19lisible · readable
    lisible.
    Luh kod koo-air nay ploo lee-zeebl
    The QR code is no longer readable.
  • 20arrive · to arrive
    arrive .
    Loo-kah ah-reev duh-vahn luh Loovr
    Lucas arrives in front of the Louvre.
  • 21donne · to give
    donne .
    Eel don luh bee-yay ah lahm-plwah-yay
    He gives the ticket to the employee.
  • 22secoue · to shake
    secoue .
    Lahm-plwah-yay suh-koo lah tet
    The employee shakes his head.
  • 23reste · to stay
    reste .
    Loo-kah rest soo lah plwee
    Lucas stays in the rain.
  • 24porte · door
    porte .
    Eel ruh-gard lah port doo moo-zay
    He looks at the door of the museum.
  • 25triste · sad
    triste.
    Sohn vee-zahzh ay treest
    His face is sad.
  • 26dame · lady
    dame , .
    Oon vyay dahm ay lah, soo zun oh-vahn
    An old lady is there, under an awning.
  • 27parapluie · umbrella
    parapluie .
    El ah un grahn pah-rah-plwee roozh
    She has a big red umbrella.
  • 28regarde · to look
    regarde .
    El ruh-gard Loo-kah
    She looks at Lucas.
  • 29mouillé · wet
    mouillé.
    El ruh-gard luh bee-yay moo-yay
    She looks at the wet ticket.
  • 30ouvre · to open
    ouvre .
    El oovr sohn sak
    She opens her bag.
  • 31sort · to take out
    sort .
    El sor un bee-yay doo Loovr
    She takes out a Louvre ticket.
  • 32neuf · new
    neuf.
    Suh bee-yay ay nuhf
    This ticket is new.
  • 33montre · to show
    montre .
    El mohntr sohn bee-yay
    She shows her ticket.
  • 34malade · sick
    malade
    El dee : Mohn mah-ree ay mah-lahd oh-zhoor-dwee
    She says: "My husband is sick today."
  • 35donne · to give
    donne .
    El don luh bee-yay ah Loo-kah
    She gives the ticket to Lucas.
  • 36secoue · to shake
    secoue .
    Loo-kah suh-koo lah tet
    Lucas shakes his head.
  • 37ose · to dare
    ose .
    Eel nohz pah prahndr luh bee-yay
    He doesn't dare to take the ticket.
  • 38sourit · to smile
    sourit.
    Lah vyay dahm soo-ree
    The old lady smiles.
  • 39pose · to place
    pose .
    El pohz luh bee-yay dahn lah man duh Loo-kah
    She places the ticket in Lucas's hand.
  • 40ferme · to close
    ferme .
    El fairm lah man duh Loo-kah
    She closes Lucas's hand.
  • 41regarde · to look
    regarde .
    Loo-kah ruh-gard luh bee-yay
    Lucas looks at the ticket.
  • 42regarde · to look
    regarde .
    Eel ruh-gard lah vyay dahm
    He looks at the old lady.
  • 43yeux · eyes
    yeux .
    Say zyuh sohn roozh
    His eyes are red.
  • 44Merci · thank you
    Merci
    Eel dee tray doos-mahn : Mair-see, mah-dahm
    He says very softly: "Thank you, madam."
  • 45entre · to enter
    entre .
    Loo-kah ahntr dahn luh moo-zay
    Lucas enters the museum.
  • 46encore · still
    encore .
    Say vet-mahn sohn ahn-kor moo-yay
    His clothes are still wet.
  • 47arrête · to stop
    .
    Eel sah-ret duh-vahn lah zhoh-kohnd
    He stops in front of the Mona Lisa.
  • 48bouche · mouth
    bouche.
    Eel oovr lah boosh
    He opens his mouth.
  • 49photo · photo
    photo.
    Eel prahn oon foh-toh
    He takes a photo.
  • 50poche · pocket
    poche.
    Eel ruh-gard luh vyuh bee-yay moo-yay dahn sah posh
    He looks at the old wet ticket in his pocket.
  • 51nouveau · new
    nouveau .
    Eel ruh-gard luh noo-voh bee-yay dahn sah man
    He looks at the new ticket in his hand.
  • 52sourit · to smile
    sourit.
    Eel soo-ree
    He smiles.
  • 53pleut · to rain
    , pleut.
    Oh-zhoor-dwee, eel pluh
    Today, it rains.
  • 54beau · beautiful
    beau .
    May say tun boh zhoor
    But it's a beautiful day.
  • 55sort · to go out
    sort .
    Loo-kah sor doo moo-zay
    Lucas leaves the museum.
  • 56arrête · to stop
    .
    Lah plwee sah-ret
    The rain stops.
  • 57soleil · sun
    soleil .
    Luh soh-lay ah-pah-reh
    The sun appears.
  • 58ciel · sky
    ciel .
    Eel ruh-gard luh syel duh Pah-ree
    He looks at the sky of Paris.
  • 59lève · to raise
    lève .
    Eel lev lah man vair luh soh-lay
    He raises his hand towards the sun.
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