À qui tu admires dans la vie ? 🤩

Who do you look up to?

Aug 15, 2023

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Dialogue du Jour

Gabin : À qui tu admires dans la vie ?

Margot : Ah, c'est une bonne question. Je crois que c'est ma grand-mère. Elle est vraiment une bosseuse ✪ et une source d’inspiration pour moi. Et toi ?

Gabin : Pour moi, c'est Elon Musk. Comprends-moi bien ✪, ce n'est pas parce qu'il est milliardaire ✪. C'est parce qu'il ne cesse de repousser les limites de ce qui est possible.

Margot : C'est vrai, c'est très inspirant. Ma grand-mère, elle a vécu tant de choses et elle est toujours si forte et positive. Elle est mon héros ✪.

Gabin : Je vois ce que tu veux dire. Quand on a des personnes comme ça dans notre vie, ça nous donne une sorte de guide, n'est-ce pas ✪?

Margot : Oui, exactement. Et c'est intéressant de voir comment nos héros peuvent être très différents, mais ils ont tous quelque chose en commun.

Gabin : Oui, c'est vrai. Que ce soit ta grand-mère ou Elon Musk, ils ont tous deux un fort sentiment de détermination et de travail acharné ✪.

Margot : Absolument. C'est ce qui les rend dignes d'admiration. Et j'espère que je peux apporter ces mêmes qualités dans ma propre vie.

Gabin : Je suis sûr que tu le peux, Margot. Tu as déjà beaucoup de ces qualités.

Margot : Mais c’est vraiment gentil de ta part ✪ de dire ça.

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✪ Notes

un bosseur = a hard-worker. Ex ‘Véronique est une bosseuse, elle ira loin’ (Veronica is a hard worker; she'll go far)

comprends-moi bien✨ = don’t get me wrong. A wonderful snippet to throw into any conversation and sound super French!

un milliardaire = a billionaire! a millionnaire? un/une millionnaire. Easy. riche à millions = filthy rich

mon héros = catches English-speakers out because of the ’s’ at the end. It’s just weird like that.

n'est-ce pas ? ✨ = isn’t it ? / right ?. It’s not used a lot in spoken French anymore so be careful. We’d say "...hein?" or "...pas vrai?”.

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travail acharné = hard work. Alt. = sport ✨ (colq.) (and yes.. you read that right! lol) Ex. ‘Monter une côte à vélo, c'est du sport !’ (Riding a bike uphill is hard work.)

gentil de ta part = nice of you / good of you. “Sylvie te passe le bonjour — C’est sympa de sa part” (Sylvie says hello - That's nice of her)

*✨ = especially ‘Frenchie’ words/phrases you should try and use more
*🧩 = ‘canned’ expressions or phrases that are best learned as a whole, like puzzle-pieces.

Writing Prompt ✍️

I’m with Margot on this one! I looked up to my grandmother. Unconditional love is something we all thrive off of and need. Her resilience in overcoming life's challenges, her kindness towards others, and her unwavering support really made me who I am. 🥲

Alors, à qui tu admires dans la vie ?

All answers are welcome. One word.. or one sentence.
Write me your answer in the comments. I can’t wait to read them! 👇🏼

Translation

G: Who do you admire in life?

M: Ah, that's a good question. I think it's my grandmother. She's really a hard worker and an inspiration to me. What about you?

G: For me, it's Elon Musk. Don't get me wrong, it's not because he's a billionaire. It's because he's constantly pushing back the boundaries of what's possible.

M: It's true, it's very inspiring. My grandmother, she's been through so much and she's still so strong and positive. She's my hero.

G: I know what you mean. When you have people like that in your life, it gives you a kind of guide, doesn't it?

M: Yes, exactly. And it's interesting to see how our heroes can be very different, but they all have something in common.

G: Yes, that's true. Whether it's your grandmother or Elon Musk, they both have a strong sense of determination and hard work.

M: Absolutely. That's what makes them worthy of admiration. And I hope I can bring those same qualities into my own life.

G: I'm sure you can, M. You already have many of those qualities.

M: But it's really nice of you to say that.

Exercise - Fill in the blank 💪

Quickly test your comprehension, accelerate your learning. 🚀

_, je ne dis pas ça parce que je te déteste, mais parce que je veux que tu réussisses.
Understand me well, I'm not saying this because I hate you, but because I want you to succeed.
Mon amie est vraiment __, elle passe des heures à étudier pour ses examens.
My friend is really a hard worker, she spends hours studying for her exams.
Nous avons beaucoup de choses __ , c'est pourquoi nous sommes de bons amis.
We have a lot of things in common, that's why we're good friends.
Mon père a toujours été __ , il a surmonté tant d'obstacles dans sa vie.
My father has always been my hero, he has overcome so many obstacles in his life.
L'obtention de mon diplôme n'a pas été facile, mais grâce à mon __, j'ai réussi.
Getting my degree was not easy, but through my hard work, I succeeded.

If you’re struggling the ✪ Notes section is always a good place to look. 😉 The answers are all in the dialogue or notes section.

[NO PEAKING] Answer Key: 1. comprends-moi bien 2. une bosseuse 3. en commun 4. mon héros 5. travail acharné

Une Façon d'utiliser ce Dialogue

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