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em At school   »   fr A l’école

4 [four]

At school

At school

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A l’école

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Where are we? Où --m-es-n-us-? O_ s__________ ? O- s-m-e---o-s ? ---------------- Où sommes-nous ? 0
We are at school. Nous so--es - -----le. N___ s_____ à l_______ N-u- s-m-e- à l-é-o-e- ---------------------- Nous sommes à l’école. 0
We are having class / a lesson. Nou- a---s co--s. N___ a____ c_____ N-u- a-o-s c-u-s- ----------------- Nous avons cours. 0
Those are the school children. C---o-t -es----ves. C_ s___ l__ é______ C- s-n- l-s é-è-e-. ------------------- Ce sont les élèves. 0
That is the teacher. C’-st----n-t---tric-. C____ l______________ C-e-t l-i-s-i-u-r-c-. --------------------- C’est l’institutrice. 0
That is the class. C---t -a -----e. C____ l_ c______ C-e-t l- c-a-s-. ---------------- C’est la classe. 0
What are we doing? Qu--fa--o-----u- ? Q__ f___________ ? Q-e f-i-o-s-n-u- ? ------------------ Que faisons-nous ? 0
We are learning. N-u-----r--ons. N___ a_________ N-u- a-p-e-o-s- --------------- Nous apprenons. 0
We are learning a language. N-u---p-r-non- --e-l-----. N___ a________ u__ l______ N-u- a-p-e-o-s u-e l-n-u-. -------------------------- Nous apprenons une langue. 0
I learn English. J’-p-r---s-l--ngla--. J_________ l_________ J-a-p-e-d- l-a-g-a-s- --------------------- J’apprends l’anglais. 0
You learn Spanish. Tu -pp-ends l’-spa--ol. T_ a_______ l__________ T- a-p-e-d- l-e-p-g-o-. ----------------------- Tu apprends l’espagnol. 0
He learns German. Il appre-- l----e--n-. I_ a______ l__________ I- a-p-e-d l-a-l-m-n-. ---------------------- Il apprend l’allemand. 0
We learn French. No-- a-pr-n-n- -e--ranç-is. N___ a________ l_ f________ N-u- a-p-e-o-s l- f-a-ç-i-. --------------------------- Nous apprenons le français. 0
You all learn Italian. V-u---p-r-n----’it---en. V___ a_______ l_________ V-u- a-p-e-e- l-i-a-i-n- ------------------------ Vous apprenez l’italien. 0
They learn Russian. Ils--p--en--nt -e -us--. I__ a_________ l_ r_____ I-s a-p-e-n-n- l- r-s-e- ------------------------ Ils apprennent le russe. 0
Learning languages is interesting. A-pre------e- ---gue- est-i--ére--an-. A________ d__ l______ e__ i___________ A-p-e-d-e d-s l-n-u-s e-t i-t-r-s-a-t- -------------------------------------- Apprendre des langues est intéressant. 0
We want to understand people. N-us vo-l-ns -omprend-e--es-gens. N___ v______ c_________ l__ g____ N-u- v-u-o-s c-m-r-n-r- l-s g-n-. --------------------------------- Nous voulons comprendre les gens. 0
We want to speak with people. Nous--oulons-pa-le- -v-c-l-s--en-. N___ v______ p_____ a___ l__ g____ N-u- v-u-o-s p-r-e- a-e- l-s g-n-. ---------------------------------- Nous voulons parler avec les gens. 0

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