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Who Is That? A French Story to Describe People

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Follow Léa at an information desk as she helps a grandfather describe his lost grandson Tom. This lesson focuses on describing physical appearance—hair, eyes, clothing, and a yellow teddy bear—using simple present-tense sentences and high-frequency verbs like être, avoir, porter, and regarder.

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  • 01assise · seated
    assise .
    lay-ah eh tah-seez deh-ryair luh kohn-twahr dan-for-mah-syohn
    Léa is seated behind the information counter.
  • 02tient · holds
    tient .
    el tyahn uhn mee-kroh dahn la man
    She holds a microphone in her hand.
  • 03regarde · looks at
    regarde .
    el ruh-gard luh ahl
    She looks at the hall.
  • 04vide · empty
    vide.
    eel eh presk veed
    It is almost empty.
  • 05sourit · smiles
    sourit.
    el soo-ree
    She smiles.
  • 06peu · few
    , peu .
    oh-zhoor-dwee eel ee ah puh duh klee-yahn
    Today, there are few customers.
  • 07pose · puts down
    pose .
    el pohz luh mee-kroh ay prahn sohn kah-fay
    She puts down the microphone and takes her coffee.
  • 08ouvrir · to open
    ouvrir .
    el vah oo-vreer luh koo-vairk-luh duu kah-fay
    She is going to open the lid of the coffee.
  • 09court · runs
    court .
    uhn om koor vair luh kohn-twahr
    A man runs towards the counter.
  • 10arrête · stops
    arrête .
    eel sah-ret duh-vahn lay-ah
    He stops in front of Léa.
  • 11respire · breathes
    respire .
    eel res-peer veet
    He breathes fast.
  • 12perdu · lost
    : perdu
    eel dee mohn puh-tee-fees eh pair-duu
    He says: "My grandson is lost!"
  • 13tout de suite · immediately
    tout de suite.
    lay-ah pohz luh kah-fay too duh sweet
    Léa puts down the coffee immediately.
  • 14demande · asks
    demande :
    el duh-mahnd eel sah-pel koh-mahn
    She asks: "What is his name?"
  • 15répond · answers
    répond :
    lom ray-pohn eel sah-pel tom
    The man answers: "His name is Tom."
  • 16ans · years old
    ans.
    eel ah sees ahn
    He is six years old.
  • 17grand · tall
    :
    lay-ah duh-mahnd eel eh koh-mahn grahn puh-tee
    Léa asks: "What is he like? Tall? Small?"
  • 18Monsieur · Mister
    Monsieur .
    lom sah-pel muh-syuh duu-pohn
    The man's name is Monsieur Dupont.
  • 19pense · thinks
    pense.
    eel pahnss
    He thinks.
  • 20sait · knows
    sait .
    eel nuh say pah byan
    He doesn't know well.
  • 21cheveux · hair
    cheveux
    eel dee eel ah lay shuh-vuh koor
    He says: "He has short hair."
  • 22marron · brown
    marron.
    lay shuh-vuh sohn mah-rohn
    The hair is brown.
  • 23manteau · coat
    manteau
    lay-ah duh-mahnd eel port uhn mahn-toh duh kel koo-luhr
    Léa asks: "What color coat is he wearing?"
  • 24secoue · shakes
    secoue
    muh-syuh duu-pohn suh-koo la tet zhuh nuh say pah
    Monsieur Dupont shakes his head: "I don't know."
  • 25souviens · remember
    souviens .
    zhuh nuh muh soo-vyan pah
    I don't remember.
  • 26regarde · looks at
    regarde .
    lay-ah ruh-gard luh ahl
    Léa looks at the hall.
  • 27voit · sees
    voit .
    el vwah sank oo sees ahn-fahn
    She sees five or six children.
  • 28tous · all
    tous .
    eel zohn too lay shuh-vuh koor ay mah-rohn
    They all have short brown hair.
  • 29assez · enough
    assez .
    suh neh pah zah-say poor troo-vay tom
    That's not enough to find Tom.
  • 30yeux · eyes
    yeux
    lay-ah duh-mahnd eel ah lay zyuh duh kel koo-luhr
    Léa asks: "What color are his eyes?"
  • 31réfléchit · thinks
    réfléchit.
    muh-syuh duu-pohn ray-flay-shee
    Monsieur Dupont thinks.
  • 32verts · green
    : verts
    pwee eel dee lay zyuh vair
    Then he says: "Green eyes!"
  • 33très · very
    très .
    say zyuh sohn tray vair
    His eyes are very green.
  • 34jouet · toy
    : jouet
    lay-ah duh-mahnd eel port uhn zhway uhn sak
    Léa asks: "Is he carrying a toy? A bag?"
  • 35Oui · Yes
    : Oui
    muh-syuh duu-pohn dee wee
    Monsieur Dupont says: "Yes!"
  • 36nounours · teddy bear
    nounours
    eel ah too-zhoor uhn noo-noor zhohn
    He always has a yellow teddy bear!
  • 37prend · takes
    prend .
    lay-ah prahn luh mee-kroh
    Léa takes the microphone.
  • 38parle · speaks
    parle .
    el parl klair-mahn
    She speaks clearly.
  • 39enfant · child
    : enfant
    el dee uhn ahn-fahn pair-duu
    She says: "A lost child."
  • 40s'appelle · is named
    s'appelle
    eel sah-pel tom
    His name is Tom.
  • 41cheveux · hair
    cheveux .
    eel ah lay shuh-vuh koor ay mah-rohn
    He has short brown hair.
  • 42yeux · eyes
    yeux .
    eel ah lay zyuh vair
    He has green eyes.
  • 43porte · carries
    porte .
    eel port uhn noo-noor zhohn
    He is carrying a yellow teddy bear.
  • 44pose · puts down
    pose .
    lay-ah pohz luh mee-kroh
    Léa puts down the microphone.
  • 45lève · stands up
    lève.
    el suh lev
    She stands up.
  • 46cherche · searches for
    cherche .
    el shairsh tom oh-toor duu kohn-twahr
    She searches for Tom around the counter.
  • 47entrée · entrance
    d'entrée.
    el ruh-gard vair la port dahn-tray
    She looks towards the entrance door.
  • 48garçon · boy
    garçon .
    el vwah uhn puh-tee gar-sohn deh-ryair uhn grahn peel-yay
    She sees a little boy behind a big pillar.
  • 49garçon · boy
    garçon .
    luh gar-sohn ah lay shuh-vuh koor ay mah-rohn
    The boy has short brown hair.
  • 50tient · holds
    tient .
    eel tyahn uhn noo-noor zhohn dahn la man
    He holds a yellow teddy bear in his hand.
  • 51regarde · looks
    regarde .
    eel ruh-gard oh-toor duh lwee
    He looks around him.
  • 52marche · walks
    marche .
    lay-ah marsh vair lwee
    Léa walks towards him.
  • 53baisse · bends down
    baisse.
    el suh bes
    She bends down.
  • 54doucement · gently
    doucement :
    el duh-mahnd doos-mahn too tah-pel tom
    She asks gently: "Are you Tom?"
  • 55oui · yes
    oui .
    luh gar-sohn fay wee duh la tet
    The boy nods his head yes.
  • 56regarde · looks at
    regarde .
    eel ruh-gard lay-ah
    He looks at Léa.
  • 57yeux · eyes
    yeux .
    say zyuh sohn vair
    His eyes are green.
  • 58prend · takes
    prend .
    lay-ah prahn la man duh tom
    Léa takes Tom's hand.
  • 59revient · comes back
    revient .
    el ruh-vyan oh kohn-twahr
    She comes back to the counter.
  • 60voit · sees
    voit .
    muh-syuh duu-pohn vwah tom
    Monsieur Dupont sees Tom.
  • 61tremblent · tremble
    tremblent.
    say man trahn-bl
    His hands tremble.
  • 62court · runs
    court .
    eel koor vair tom
    He runs towards Tom.
  • 63bras · arms
    bras.
    eel prahn tom dahn say brah
    He takes Tom in his arms.
  • 64Merci · Thank you
    Merci
    eel dee mair-see mair-see boh-koo
    He says: "Thank you, thank you very much!"
  • 65rouges · red
    rouges.
    say zyuh sohn roozh
    His eyes are red.
  • 66sourit · smiles
    sourit.
    lay-ah soo-ree
    Léa smiles.
  • 67retourne · returns
    retourne .
    el ruh-toorn ah sah plass
    She returns to her seat.
  • 68regarde · looks at
    regarde .
    el ruh-gard sohn kah-fay
    She looks at her coffee.
  • 69froid · cold
    froid .
    luh kah-fay eh frwah man-tuh-nahn
    The coffee is cold now.
  • 70hausse · shrugs
    hausse .
    el ohss lay zay-pohl
    She shrugs her shoulders.
  • 71boit · drinks
    boit .
    el bwah luh kah-fay frwah
    She drinks the cold coffee.
  • 72lève · raises
    lève .
    tom lev luh noo-noor zhohn vair lay-ah
    Tom raises the yellow teddy bear towards Léa.
  • 73secoue · shakes
    secoue .
    lay-ah suh-koo la tet doos-mahn
    Léa shakes her head gently.
  • 74touche · touches
    touche .
    el toosh lay shuh-vuh duh tom
    She touches Tom's hair.
  • 75ton · your
    : ton .
    el dee say tohn noo-noor
    She says: "It's your teddy bear."
  • 76Garde · Keep
    Garde-le !
    gard-luh byan
    Keep it safe!
  • 77assoit · sits down
    s'assoit .
    lay-ah sah-swah deh-ryair luh kohn-twahr
    Léa sits down behind the counter.
  • 78regarde · looks at
    regarde .
    el ruh-gard muh-syuh duu-pohn ay tom
    She looks at Monsieur Dupont and Tom.
  • 79marchent · walk
    marchent .
    eel marsh vair la port
    They walk towards the door.
  • 80prend · takes
    prend .
    el prahn luh mee-kroh
    She takes the microphone.
  • 81prête · ready
    prête .
    el eh pret poor la proh-shen uhr
    She is ready for the next hour.
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