Madame Elena's birthday
L'anniversaire de Madame Elena
Part 4 of the Lexayo story in French. The episode opens with “Wednesday: the secret plan” and follows Nuria and her neighbours scene by scene.
Scenes
- Mercredi: le plan secret Wednesday: the secret plan
- Jeudi: une mission pour Tomás Thursday: a mission for Tomás
- Un cadeau pour Elena A present for Elena
- Elena se doute de quelque chose Elena gets suspicious
- Vendredi: la pancarte Friday: the sign
- Vendredi: qui apporte quoi? Friday: who brings what?
- Samedi: Tomás invite Elena Saturday: Tomás invites Elena
- Samedi: les préparatifs de la fête Saturday: getting the party ready
- Surprise!
- Minuit: du fond du cœur Midnight: from the heart
Sample dialogue
- NarratorMercredi après-midi. La pâtisserie de Rocío.Wednesday afternoon. Rocío's cake shop.
- RocioNuria, ma chérie! Entre, entre. Elena est sortie?Nuria, love! Come in, come in. Is Elena out?
- NuriaNon. Elle est chez le médecin. On a une heure.No. She's at the doctor's. We have an hour.
- RocioParfait. Parlons du plan.Perfect. Let's talk about the plan.
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- NuriaL'anniversaire, c'est samedi. N'est-ce pas?The birthday is on Saturday. Isn't it?
- RocioOui, samedi quatorze. Elle a... bon, ça c'est un secret.Yes, Saturday the fourteenth. She turns... well, that is a secret.
- NuriaElle a vraiment quel âge?How old is she turning, really?
- RocioElle dit qu'elle a cinquante ans. Depuis vingt ans.She says she's turning fifty. For twenty years now.
Key words
- l'anniversairethe birthday
- une fête surprisea surprise party
- le gâteau à la fraisethe strawberry cake
- je vais apporterI'm going to bring
- elle fait quelle taille?what size does she wear?
- je peux l'essayer?can I try it on?
- ça te va très bienit looks very good on you
- c'est pour offrir?is it a gift?
- c'est un secretit's a secret
- je suis une tombeI am a tomb
- joyeux anniversaire!happy birthday!
- tutoie-moicall me "tu"
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