Learn French Pronunciation through a Simple Story (A1-A2)

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Then, in the next step, please listen to each sentence and repeat it after me. A difficult decision. My name is Antoine.

I am 30 years old and I live in Lyon. Today I have to make a big decision. For 5 years, I have worked in a communications company.

I love my job, but something is missing. I always dreamed of opening my own cafe. One day, while walking in my neighborhood, I saw a small place for sale.

It's perfect. A warm place, near a large square. I stop and look at the window.

My heart is drooling. Maybe this is my luck. I tell myself in the evening, I talk to my family.

My father tells me, it's a big risk, are you sure of yourself? My mother smiles. Follow your dream, Antoine, but be prepared to work hard.

I spend days thinking. I do calculations, I look for ideas. I imagine the decor, the customers, the smell of hot coffee, then I take a deep breath and call the owner of the place.

Hello, I am interested in your coffee. I said with confidence. In this moment, I know that my life is going to change.

A few days after my call, I visit the cafe. The owner is an elderly man. He takes my hand and leads me inside.

The place is small, but full of character. The large windows let in beautiful light. The smell of old wood hangs in the air.

I look around me. The walls are a little refreshed. The counter is worn, but I see potential there.

I imagine light wooden tables, a warm atmosphere, aromas of coffee and pastries filling the room. I think about it for a long time. I imagine the calm mornings.

Customers leaf through a newspaper while drinking an espresseau, gentle discussions, afternoons where time seems to slow down. I make my decision. I buy the coffee.

It's a big step, a new beginning. My heart is drooling. Divide between excitement and prevention.

The following days, I began preparations . I clean every corner of the room, I redesign the walls with a soft spade, I choose elegant but simple furniture. Round tables, comfortable chairs, a large shelf filled with books and green plants.

I spend hours selecting the best coffee, a rich blend with notes of nuts and chocolate. I try old hazelnuts, small soft cakes, golden tarts. I want everything to be perfect.

Every morning I get up early, make lists, contact suppliers, check every detail. The smell of freshly brewed coffee becomes my daily scent. After several weeks of work, everything is ready.

The day before the opening, I take a deep breath. I look around, my dream has come true. The expected morning arrives.

The sun is rising slowly. I open the door, turn on the lights, place golden croissants on the counter, the first customers enter. A man orders a black coffee, a woman chooses a capoutino.

I prepare each cup with care. The smell of hot coffee spreads. The customers smile, they chat quietly, light music floats in the air.

I stand behind the counter, hands resting on the polished wood. I feel proud, I feel my place. My café is open, the adventure begins.

Listen and repeat after me. My name is Antoine. My name is Antoine.

I am 30 years old and I live in Lyon. I am 30 years old and I live in Lyon. Today I have to make a big decision.

Today I have to make a big decision. For 5 years, I have worked in a communications company. I work in a communications company.

I love my job. I love my job. But I'm missing something.

But I'm missing something. I always dreamed of opening my own cafe. I always dreamed of opening my own cafe.

One day while shopping in my neighborhood, I saw a small place for sale. I see a small place for sale. It's perfect.

It's perfect. A warm place. A warm place.

Near a large square. Near a large square. I stop and look at the aliprin.

My heart is drooling. Maybe this is my luck. Maybe this is my luck.

I tell myself in the evening, I talk to my family. In the evening, I talk to my family. My father tells me.

It's a big risk and you're sure of yourself. It's a big risk and you're sure of yourself. My mother smiles.

My mother smiles. Follow your dream within yourself. Follow your dream within yourself.

But be prepared to work hard. But be prepared to work hard. I spend days thinking.

I spend days thinking. I'm doing calculations. I'm doing calculations.

I'm looking for ideas. I'm looking for ideas. I imagine the decoration, the customers.

I imagine the decoration, the customers. The smell of hot coffee. The smell of hot coffee.

Then I take a deep breath. And I call the owner of the place. Good morning.

I am interested in your coffee. I am interested in your coffee. I said with confidence.

I said with confidence. In this moment, in this moment, I know that my life is going to change. A few days after my call.

A few days after my call. I visit the cafe. I visit the cafe.

The owner is an elderly man. The owner is an elderly man. He takes my hand and leads me inside.

The place is small but full of character. The large windows let in beautiful light. The large windows let in beautiful light.

The smell of old wood hangs in the air. I look around me. I look around me.

The walls are a bit fresh. The walls are a bit fresh. The counter is worn.

But I see potential there. I see potential there. I imagine light wood tables.

I imagine light wood tables. A warm atmosphere. A warm atmosphere.

Coffee aromas. Coffee aromas. And pastries that fit the room.

I think about it for a long time. I imagine the calm mornings. Customers leaf through a newspaper while drinking an espresso.

Gentle discussions. Gentle discussions. Afternoons where time seems to slow down.

I make my decision. I make my decision. I buy the coffee.

I buy the coffee. It's a big step. It's a big step.

A new beginning. My heart is drooling. My heart is drooling.

Share between excitement and apprehension. Share between excitement and apprehension. The following days.

The following days. I'm getting started with the preparations. I clean every corner of the room.

I clean every corner of the room. I think again of the walls being a watery beige. I choose elegant but simple furniture.

I choose elegant but simple furniture. Round tables, comfortable chairs, round tables, comfortable chairs, a large shelf filled with books, a large shelf filled with books and green plants and green plants. I spend hours selecting the best coffee.

A rich blend with notes of hazelnuts and chocolate. I try old hazelnuts, soft little cakes, soft little cakes, golden tarts. I want everything to be perfect.

Every morning I get up early, every morning I get up early, I make lists, I make lists, I contact suppliers, I contact suppliers, I check every detail. I check every detail. The smell of freshly brewed coffee becomes my daily scent.

After several weeks of work, everything is ready. The day before the opening, the day before the opening, I take a deep breath, I take a deep breath. I look around me, my dream has come true, the awaited morning arrives, the awaited morning arrives, the sun rises slowly, I open the door, I turn on the lights, I open the door, I turn on the lights light, I place golden croissants on the counter, I place golden croissants on the counter, the first customers enter, a man orders a black coffee, a man orders a black coffee, a woman chooses a capoutchino, I prepare each cup with carefully, I prepare each cup with care, the smell of hot coffee spreads, customers smile, customers smile, they chat quietly, they chat quietly, light music floats in the air, light music floats in the air, I stand behind the counter, hands placed on the polished wood, I feel proud, I feel proud, I feel in my place, I feel in my place.