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A2 French Conversation

My First Milking

Ma première traite

4:11 min video · 15 sentences · 4 key words

Conversation script with English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. Marcel Vous allez à la campagne, mademoiselle ?Are you going to the countryside, miss?
  2. Camille Oui, je vais visiter une ferme.Yes, I am going to visit a farm.
  3. Marcel Venez chez moi, j’ai des vaches.Come to my place, I have cows.
  4. Marcel Voilà Rosa. Vous voulez traire la vache ?This is Rosa. Do you want to milk the cow?
  5. Camille Oui, mais je n’ai jamais fait ça.Yes, but I have never done that.
  6. Marcel Ce n’est pas difficile. Asseyez-vous ici.It is not difficult. Sit down here.
  7. Camille Je tire, mais il n’y a pas de lait !I pull, but there is no milk!
  8. Marcel Doucement ! Vous tirez trop fort.Gently! You pull too hard.
  9. Camille Oh non, Rosa n’est pas contente !Oh no, Rosa is not happy!
  10. Camille Aïe ! La vache a renversé le seau !Ouch! The cow knocked over the bucket!
  11. Marcel Ha ha ! Vous êtes couverte de lait !Ha ha! You are covered in milk!
  12. Camille Mon imperméable jaune est devenu blanc.My yellow raincoat has become white.
  13. Marcel Venez, nous allons boire du lait.Come, we are going to drink some milk.
  14. Camille Avec plaisir ! Demain, je vais réessayer.With pleasure! Tomorrow, I am going to try again.
  15. Marcel Bravo ! Rosa va vous pardonner.Bravo! Rosa will forgive you.

About this lesson

On a train to the countryside, old Marcel invites young Camille to his farm. She tries to milk a cow for the first time, and it goes badly but ends with a laugh.

How to practise

  1. Listen to the conversation with English.
  2. When you see À toi · Your reply, answer out loud in your own words before the reply plays.
  3. Then repeat the real reply in the À toi · Your turn pause.

Key words

FrenchEnglishLevel
la vachethe cow
le seauthe bucket
traireto milk
doucementgently

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