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The French phrase "J'ai faim" explained

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Pronunciation example

Slow pronunciation

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Example in a story with slow audio

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

Une question embarrassante...

An embarrassing question...

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Joe et Angèle ont décidé de se voir après le travail.

Joe and Angèle decided to see each other after work.

Joe est arrivé à son bureau et lui a envoyé un message.

Joe went to her office and sent her a message.

Angèle a répondu qu’elle arrivait bientôt.

Angèle said she was coming soon.

Quand elle arriva enfin, ils se firent la bise et commencèrent leur conversation.

When she finally arrived, they made la bise (cheeks kissing) and began their conversation.

Joe: Salut Angèle ! Comment était ta journée ?

Hi Angèle! How was your day?

Angèle: Parfait ! Je t’expliquerai plus tard. Et la tienne ?

Perfect! I’ll explain you later. And yours?

Joe: Très bien aussi, merci. On fait quoi ?

Fine too, thank you. What do we do?