Dialogue

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Introduction
Becky: Possession. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about possession in French.
Body
Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'Do you have a pen?' in French.
Yasmine: [Normal] Tu as un stylo?
Becky: First is a word meaning 'you'
Yasmine: [Normal] tu [Slow] tu
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'have'
Yasmine: [Normal] as [Slow] as
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'a'
Yasmine: [Normal] un [Slow] un
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'pen'
Yasmine: [Normal] stylo [Slow] stylo
Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Do you have a pen?'
Yasmine: [Slow] Tu as un stylo? [Normal] Tu as un stylo?
Becky: Ok, now let's see the formal way to say 'Do you have a pen?'
Yasmine: [Normal] Avez-vous un stylo?
Becky: First is a word meaning 'have'
Yasmine: [Normal] avez [Slow] avez
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you'
Yasmine: [Normal] vous [Slow] vous
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'a'
Yasmine: [Normal] un [Slow] un
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'pen'
Yasmine: [Normal] stylo [Slow] stylo
Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Do you have a pen?'
Yasmine: [Slow] Avez-vous un stylo? [Normal] Avez-vous un stylo?
Becky: Following is the formal way to say 'Yes, I have.'
Yasmine: [Normal] Oui, j'en ai un.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'yes'
Yasmine: [Normal] oui [Slow] oui
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I'
Yasmine: [Normal] j' [Slow] j'
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'of it'
Yasmine: [Normal] en [Slow] en
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'have'
Yasmine: [Normal] ai [Slow] ai
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'one'
Yasmine: [Normal] un [Slow] un
Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Yes, I have.'
Yasmine: [Slow] Oui, j'en ai un. [Normal] Oui, j'en ai un.
Becky: Finally is a informal way to say 'Yes, here you are.'
Yasmine: [Normal] Oui, voilà.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'yes'
Yasmine: [Normal] oui [Slow] oui
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'here you are'
Yasmine: [Normal] voilà [Slow] voilà
Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Yes, here you are.'
Yasmine: [Slow] Oui, voilà. [Normal] Oui, voilà.
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Yasmine: The informal phrase - Tu as...? or the formal phrase Avez-vous...? are used the same way as "Do you have...?" in English.

Outro

Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson!

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