Ever wondered what a French answering machine and its messages might sound like? It's a great source of vocab and colloquial French! Click any phrase for the English translation and related grammar lessons.
C'est très utile mais ils parlent trop vite pour moi.
Hi Wessam,
I notice that this exercise is A2 maybe go down a notch to A1 and try again?
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Why is it 'je venais' when she is saying 'I was calling' rather than using appeler e.g. J'appelais simplement...'?
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Venir aux nouvelles -- (lit.: to come to the news) to check in
The translation of the sentence in English is not literal, but it is exactly what you would say in English in this kind of situation.
Why is it 'je venais' when she is saying 'I was calling' rather than using appeler e.g. J'appelais simplement...'?
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What does "bien" translate as in the first sentence, "Vous êtes bien chez Anne-Sophie et Guy Degrenne?"
Hi Drew,
It is just one of those idiomatic uses of 'bien' (correctly translated by Chris ) but it is a statement and not a question -
You are indeed at the home of ... = you have dialled the right number
Hope this helps!
Vous êtes bien chez Anne-Sophie et Guy Degrenne? -- Are you at the home of Anne-Sophie et Guy Degrenne?
What does "bien" translate as in the first sentence, "Vous êtes bien chez Anne-Sophie et Guy Degrenne?"
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