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The French sentence "Ça vaut le coup" explained

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Example in a story with French audio

Now, let’s see a complete example of this phrase in a story with slow French audio and the English translation below.

L'île de beauté

The island of beauty

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Avez-vous déjà visité la Corse ? Si “non” alors…

Have you ever visited Corsica? If “no” then…

Allez-y ! Faites-nous confiance, ça vaut le coup !

Go ahead! Trust us, it’s worth it!

La Corse est une île Française en mer Méditerranée.

Corsica is a French island in the Mediterranean Sea.

C’est là qu’est né Napoléon Bonaparte.

This is where Napoleon Bonaparte was born.

La Corse est célèbre pour ses magnifiques paysages.

Corsica is famous for its beautiful landscapes.

Même si la beauté de cet endroit est vraiment impossible à expliquer avec des mots ou même des photos…

Even though the beauty of this place is really impossible to explain with words or even pictures…

Ce n’est pas pour rien que nous appelons cette île : “L’île de beauté”…

There is a reason why we call this island: “The island of beauty”…