Pardon ? (Je ne comprends pas) - English Translation

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Pardon ? (Je ne comprends pas)

 :

Pardon? Sorry? (I don't understand.)

pardon, (je me suis trompé)

 :

sorry, excuse me, (I got that wrong)

Examples

  • "Caissière : Pardon ?"
  • "Pardon ? Je ne vous entends pas bien."
  • "Jojo : Pardon, madame, mais je le vois !"
Exercise 1

Dictation time! Listen to the audio, then fill in the blanks by dragging and dropping the correct terms. Not all the words are used. Click on “Help me” if you get stuck!

« Bah mon , d’abord c’est une […] Mauvaise  ! »

« Bah mon patron, d’abord c’est une femme […] Mauvaise réponse ! »

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Dictation time! Listen to the audio, then fill in the blanks by dragging and dropping the correct terms. Not all the words are used. Click on “Help me” if you get stuck!

« Bah mon patron 1, d’abord c’est une femme 2 […] Mauvaise réponse 3 ! »

1 patron :

Bah mon patron (Well, my boss). We could also use the terms mon chef (masculine) and ma cheffe (feminine) to mean “my boss”. Examples: super ! Mon patron est en vacances ! (great! My boss is on vacation); ma cheffe part à Cuba (my boss is going to Cuba).

2 femme :

Bah mon patron, d’abord c’est une femme (Well my boss, first of all she's a woman). In one of the many quirks of the French language, the first e in femme is pronounced . Example: Betty Lamour est une femme extraordinaire (Betty Lamour is an extraordinary woman). Well, that's one way of describing her!

3 réponse :

Mauvaise réponse ! (Wrong answer!). Une réponse (an answer) is what we give when we are asked une question (a question). The corresponding verb is répondre répondre, présent (to answer). Example: j'attends ta réponse (I'm waiting for your answer).

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