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INTRODUCTION
Gabriella: Salut chers auditeurs ! Je m'appelle Gabriella. A Lucky French Fashion Lover!
Jeremy: Moi, c'est Jeremy.
Gabriella: Let's get started. Quel est le sujet de la leçon d'aujourd'hui ?
Jeremy: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to express probabilities.
Gabriella: This conversation is between Charlène and Laure, who are friends.
Jeremy: C’est donc une conversation familière.
DIALOGUE
Laure : Hey Charlène, tu devineras jamais !
Charlène : Quoi donc ? Tu as sans doute trouvé les bottes de tes rêves ?
Laure : Ah, pas loin ! Mais ce n'est pas ça !
Charlène : Peut-être que tu as trouvé des places pour ce défilé de mode dont tu m'as beaucoup parlé ?
Laure : Oui, c'est ça ! C'est probablement le plus beau coup de chance de ma vie ! Si tu as le temps, tu peux venir avec moi !
Charlène : Ok, pas de problème, mais je vais vérifier mon agenda, au cas où j'ai déjà un rendez-vous.... C'est bon, je suis libre !
Gabriella: Now let's hear it with the English translation.
Laure : Hey Charlène, tu devineras jamais !
Laure : Hey Charlène! You're never gonna guess!
Charlène : Quoi donc ? Tu as sans doute trouvé les bottes de tes rêves ?
Charlène : Well, what? You've probably found your dream boots.
Laure : Ah, pas loin ! Mais ce n'est pas ça !
Laure : Not yet, but that's not it.
Charlène : Peut-être que tu as trouvé des places pour ce défilé de mode dont tu m'as beaucoup parlé ?
Charlène : Maybe you've managed to get tickets for the fashion show you told me a lot about?
Laure : Oui, c'est ça ! C'est probablement le plus beau coup de chance de ma vie ! Si tu as le temps, tu peux venir avec moi !
Laure : Exactly! That's probably the best stroke of luck in my whole life! If you have time, come with me!
Charlène : Ok, pas de problème, mais je vais vérifier mon agenda, au cas où j'ai déjà un rendez-vous.... C'est bon, je suis libre !
Charlène : Ok, no problem, but I have to check my schedule, just in case I have an appointment...It's ok, I'm free!
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Gabriella: Charlène is really lucky!
Jeremy: Yes, she is, it’s never easy to get tickets for a fashion show. You’re supposed to know someone already invited for that!
Gabriella: And France is known for fashion, there must be a lot of fashion shows and so a lot of fashion designers.
Jeremy: Oui, beaucoup sont connus, Christian Dior, Chanel, Vuitton… Mais il y en a d’autres!
Gabriella: I’ve heard about Madeleine Vionnet.
Jeremy: She's known because she created a lot of dresses in a very personal way, and they're really beautiful!
Gabriella: But she was born in the 19th century. What about the latest famous designers?
Jeremy: I can talk a little about Franck Sorbier, for example. He used to work with Cartier and for many artists, such as Mylène Farmer, a singer.
Gabriella: J’irais voir ses collections sur Internet!
VOCAB LIST
Gabriella: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson.
Gabriella: The first word we shall see is...
Jeremy: sans doute [natural native speed]
Gabriella: without doubt, probably
Jeremy: sans doute [slowly - broken down by syllable] sans doute [natural native speed]
Gabriella: Next
Jeremy: probablement [natural native speed]
Gabriella: probably
Jeremy: probablement [slowly - broken down by syllable] probablement [natural native speed]
Gabriella: Next
Jeremy: si [natural native speed]
Gabriella: if
Jeremy: si [slowly - broken down by syllable] si [natural native speed]
Gabriella: Next
Jeremy: peut-être [natural native speed]
Gabriella: maybe
Jeremy: peut-être [slowly - broken down by syllable] peut-être [natural native speed]
Gabriella: Next
Jeremy: au cas où [natural native speed]
Gabriella: just in case
Jeremy: au cas où [slowly - broken down by syllable] au cas où [natural native speed]
Gabriella: Next
Jeremy: place [natural native speed]
Gabriella: ticket, seat
Jeremy: place [slowly - broken down by syllable] place [natural native speed]
Gabriella: Next
Jeremy: défilé [natural native speed]
Gabriella: show
Jeremy: défilé [slowly - broken down by syllable] défilé [natural native speed]
Gabriella: Next
Jeremy: coup de chance [natural native speed]
Gabriella: stroke of luck
Jeremy: coup de chance [slowly - broken down by syllable] coup de chance [natural native speed]
Gabriella: Next
Jeremy: agenda [natural native speed]
Gabriella: diary, schedule
Jeremy: agenda [slowly - broken down by syllable] agenda [natural native speed]
Gabriella: Next
Jeremy: rendez-vous [natural native speed]
Gabriella: appointment, rendezvous
Jeremy: rendez-vous [slowly - broken down by syllable] rendez-vous [natural native speed]
Gabriella: And last...
Jeremy: de mes rêves [natural native speed]
Gabriella: of my dreams
Jeremy: de mes rêves [slowly - broken down by syllable] de mes rêves [natural native speed]
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
Gabriella Let's have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. Jeremy, what’s our first word?
Jeremy: Coup de chance
Gabriella: “Stroke of luck”. Literally, it means “hit of luck”.
Jeremy: Oui, et c’est positif! Ca veut dire qu’on a de la chance.
Gabriella: There are a lot of expressions for talking about luck in French!
Jeremy: You can say avoir du bol, literally, "to have a bowl."
Gabriella: (laughs), that’s strange!
Jeremy: Oui, on peut dire aussi "avoir de la veine”, but it’s less used.
Gabriella: I see. And what if you’re unlucky?
Jeremy: I hope not! Mais si jamais cela arrive, on peut dire “je n’ai pas de chance”.
Gabriella: “I’m unlucky”. Or Le sort s’acharne sur moi
Jeremy: "Fate is merciless to me." Yes, but this one is a bit formal.
Gabriella: Ok, I think I get it! What’s our next word?
Jeremy: défilé. It’s used in three contexts... un défilé de mode
Gabriella: "a fashion show"
Jeremy: un défilé militaire ou de Carnaval
Gabriella: "a military parade" or simply "a parade."
Jeremy: You can also use it for ants!
Gabriella: Beurk! Ok! Let’s talk about dream stuff!
Jeremy: L’expression ‘“de mes rêves” is quite common.
Gabriella: “...of my dreams”.
Jeremy: It’s formed by De + possessive pronoun (plural only) + rêves. For example... C’est la maison de vos rêves !
Gabriella: "It’s your dream house!"
Jeremy: You just have to adapt the pronoun!
Gabriella: c’est simple! Okay, now onto the grammar.
GRAMMAR POINT
Gabriella: In this lesson, you’ll learn about the expression of probability.
Jeremy: Oui, avec les mots “peut-être”...
Gabriella: “maybe”...
Jeremy: Sans doute...
Gabriella: “without a doubt”...
Jeremy: “probablement”...
Gabriella: “Probably”. There are many others too.
Jeremy: Oui, such as sûrement, meaning “most likely”.
Gabriella: D’accord, mais certains n’expriment pas l’hypothèse… “sans doute”
Jeremy: The meaning of this one is closer to “probably”. For example... Elle doit sans doute être déjà rentré chez elle.
Gabriella: "She’s probably already home."
Jeremy: This means that the speaker is almost totally sure she’s home, but without any evidence.
Gabriella: Ok, je m’en souviendrai!
Jeremy: These words are directly followed by the verb.
Gabriella: Let’s hear some examples. Imagine you are attending a party and you would like to call a friend but it’s late, so she might be sleeping already.
Jeremy: You can ask - Tu crois qu’elle dort déjà ? And your friend could answer - Probablement
Gabriella: “Do you think she’s already asleep?” - “Probably.”
Jeremy: Peut-être que tu as trouvé des places pour ce défilé de mode dont tu m’as beaucoup parlé ?
Gabriella: "Maybe you’ve managed to get tickets for the fashion show you told me a lot about?"
Jeremy: Another one - Je vais sûrement faire des travaux de rénovation dans la maison.
Gabriella: "I’ll very probably do some renovation work in my house."
Jeremy: You can express any probability with these four words, and as we saw, it’s not necessary in a sentence!
Gabriella: En effet, si on pose une question, on peut répondre “Peut-être”
Jeremy: “Maybe” or “might be”, since French does not make a difference between these expressions.
Gabriella: Ok, j’ai bien compris!
Jeremy: Il suffit de s’entraîner un peu!
Gabriella: Donc, n’hésitez pas à pratiquer dans les commentaires!
Jeremy: Bonne chance, et à la prochaine!

Outro

Jeremy: Okay, that’s all for this lesson.
Gabriella: Thank you for listening everyone, and we’ll see you next time.
Jeremy: Salut!

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