Celebrating Bastille Day: A French Story for Festive Vocabulary
Follow Lucas during a village Bastille Day celebration as he carries a strawberry pie, falls, and gets a second chance with Madame Arnaud. This comprehensible story highlights one key word per sentence and includes a glossary for festive, food, and everyday action vocabulary.
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- 01ouvre · opens, ouvre .suh ma-tan, loo-kah oovr lay yuh tray tohThis morning, Lucas opens his eyes very early.
- 02brille · shinesbrille .luh soh-lay breey duh-orThe sun shines outside.
- 03sourit · smilessourit.loo-kah soo-reeLucas smiles.
- 04juillet · Julyjuillet !say luh ka-torz zhwee-yayIt's July 14th!
- 05accrochent · hang, accrochent , .dahn luh vee-lazh lay zhahn za-krosh day dra-poh bluh blahn ay roozhIn the village, people hang blue, white and red flags.
- 06mettent · putmettent .eel met day tah-bl ay day shez syur lah plahsThey put tables and chairs on the square.
- 07fête · partyfête .lah fet ko-mahns byan-tohThe party begins soon.
- 08appelle · callsappelle .ma-dam ar-noh a-pel loo-kah duh-vahn sah portMadame Arnaud calls Lucas from her doorway.
- 09montre · showsmontre .el mohn-tr un grahn pla-toh a-vek oon tart oh frezShe shows a big tray with a strawberry pie.
- 10portes · carry: , portes ,el dee loo-kah too port luh gah-toh ah lah plahs seel tuh playShe says: "Lucas, can you carry the cake to the square, please?"
- 11Oui · yes: Ouiloo-kah dee wee ma-damLucas says: "Yes, ma'am!"
- 12prend · takesprend .eel prahn luh pla-toh a-vek say duh manHe takes the tray with both hands.
- 13marche · walksmarche .eel marsh lahn-tuh-mahn dahn lah roo doo vee-lazhHe walks slowly down the village street.
- 14regarde · looksregarde .loo-kah ruh-gard ahn ohLucas looks up.
- 15voit · seesvoit .eel vwah un nwa-zoh dahn luh syelHe sees a bird in the sky.
- 16regarde · looksregarde .eel nuh ruh-gard ploo say pyayHe no longer looks at his feet.
- 17touche · touchestouche .sohn pyay toosh oon pyair syur lah rootHis foot touches a stone on the road.
- 18tombe · fallstombe.loo-kah tohmbLucas falls.
- 19tombe · fallstombe .luh pla-toh tohmb oh-seeThe tray falls too.
- 20gâteau · cakegâteau .luh gah-toh ay par tairThe cake is on the ground.
- 21cassé · brokencassé .eel ay kah-say ahn mor-sohIt is broken into pieces.
- 22lève · gets uplève .loo-kah suh lev ay ruh-gard luh gah-tohLucas gets up and looks at the cake.
- 23visage · facevisage .sohn vee-zazh duh-vyan blahnHis face goes pale.
- 24dit · saysdit .eel nuh dee ryanHe says nothing.
- 25ramasse · picks upramasse .eel rah-mahs luh pla-tohHe picks up the tray.
- 26court · runscourt .eel koor veet shay ma-dam ar-nohHe runs quickly to Madame Arnaud's house.
- 27frappe · knocksfrappe .eel frahp ah lah portHe knocks on the door.
- 28désolé · sorry: « … désolé… … »eel dee too bah ma-dam zhuh swee day-zoh-lay luh gah-toh ay tohm-bayHe says quietly: "Ma'am… I'm sorry… the cake fell…"
- 29ouvre · opensouvre .ma-dam ar-noh oovr lah portMadame Arnaud opens the door.
- 30regarde · looksregarde .el ruh-gard luh pla-toh veedShe looks at the empty tray.
- 31visage · facevisage .el ruh-gard luh vee-zazh duh loo-kahShe looks at Lucas's face.
- 32crie · shoutscrie .el nuh kree pahShe doesn't shout.
- 33doucement · gentlydoucement : « . »el dee doos-mahn vyanShe says gently: "Come."
- 34emmène · takesemmène .el ahm-en loo-kah dahn lah kwee-zeenShe takes Lucas into the kitchen.
- 35voit · seesvoit .loo-kah vwah un duh-zyem pla-toh syur lah tah-blLucas sees a second tray on the table.
- 36autre · anotherautre !eel yah oon oh-tr tart oh frezThere is another strawberry pie!
- 37dernière · last: « L' dernière, . »ma-dam ar-noh dee la-nay dair-nyair luh gah-toh ay tohm-bay oh-seeMadame Arnaud says: "Last year, the cake fell too."
- 38sourit · smilessourit.el soo-reeShe smiles.
- 39donne · givesdonne .el don un puh-tee tah-blee-ay ah loo-kahShe gives a small apron to Lucas.
- 40aides · help: « m'aides ? »el dee too medShe says: "Will you help me?"
- 41Oui · yes: Ouiloo-kah dee weeLucas says: "Yes!"
- 42content · happycontent.eel ay kohn-tahnHe is happy.
- 43pose · placespose , .loo-kah pohz lay frez syur luh gah-toh oon par oonLucas places the strawberries on the cake, one by one.
- 44Bien · good: Bienma-dam ar-noh ruh-gard ay dee byan tray byanMadame Arnaud looks and says: "Good! Very good!"
- 45raconte · tellsraconte .el rah-kohnt lah fet doo ka-torz zhwee-yay kahn el ay-tay puh-teet dahn suh vee-lazhShe tells about the July 14th party when she was little in this village.
- 46écoute · listensécoute.loo-kah ay-kootLucas listens.
- 47continue · continuescontinue .eel kohn-tee-noo ah trah-vay-yayHe continues to work.
- 48prêt · readyprêt.luh gah-toh ay prayThe cake is ready.
- 49beau · beautifulbeau.eel ay tray bohIt is very beautiful.
- 50pose · placespose .loo-kah pohz oon fuhy duh mahnt syur luh duh-sooLucas places a mint leaf on top.
- 51prend · takesprend .ma-dam ar-noh prahn un koh-tay doo pla-tohMadame Arnaud takes one side of the tray.
- 52prend · takesprend l' .loo-kah prahn loh-tr koh-tayLucas takes the other side.
- 53marchent · walkmarchent .eel marsh ahn-sahmbl vair lah plahsThey walk together towards the square.
- 54posent · placeposent .eel pohz luh gah-toh syur lah grahnd tah-blThey place the cake on the big table.
- 55regardent · lookregardent .lay zhahn doo vee-lazh ruh-gard luh gah-tohThe village people look at the cake.
- 56disent · saydisent : ,eel deez oh keel ay boh kee ah fay sahThey say: "Oh, how beautiful! Who made that?"
- 57montre · points tomontre .ma-dam ar-noh mohn-tr loo-kahMadame Arnaud points to Lucas.
- 58aidé · helped: aidéel dee say loo-kah eel ah ay-dayShe says: "It's Lucas! He helped!"
- 59devient · becomesdevient .loo-kah duh-vyan too roozhLucas turns all red.
- 60sourit · smilessourit.eel soo-reeHe smiles.
- 61mange · eats, mange .la-pray-mee-dee too luh vee-lazh mahnzh ay dahns syur lah plahsIn the afternoon, the whole village eats and dances on the square.
- 62prend · takesprend .loo-kah prahn un mor-soh duh tart oh frezLucas takes a piece of strawberry pie.
- 63mange · eatsmange.eel mahnzhHe eats.
- 64meilleur · bestmeilleur .say luh may-yur gah-toh keel ah mahn-zhayIt's the best cake he has ever eaten.
- 65soir · eveningsoir, .luh swahr luh syel duh-vyan sohmbrIn the evening, the sky grows dark.
- 66feu d'artifice · fireworksfeu d'artifice .luh fuh dar-tee-fees ko-mahnsThe fireworks begin.
- 67couleurs · colorscouleurs , , .lay koo-lur mohnt dahn luh syel roozh blahn bluhThe colors rise in the sky — red, white, blue.
- 68assis · sittingassis .loo-kah ay tah-see ah koh-tay duh ma-dam ar-nohLucas is sitting next to Madame Arnaud.
- 69regardent · lookregardent .eel ruh-gard luh syel ahn-sahmblThey look at the sky together.
- 70pose · placespose .ma-dam ar-noh pohz sah man syur lay-pohl duh loo-kahMadame Arnaud places her hand on Lucas's shoulder.
- 71hoche · nodshoche .el osh lah tetShe nods her head.
- 72dit · saysdit .el nuh dee ryanShe says nothing.
- 73comprend · understandscomprend.loo-kah kohn-prahnLucas understands.
- 74regarde · looksregarde .eel ruh-gard luh syel loo-mee-nuhHe looks at the bright sky.
- 75sourit · smilessourit.eel soo-reeHe smiles.
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