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Dating Disaster
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Dating Disaster

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Barbara has finally taken the plunge and is going to tell Gaël how she really feels. Both practice runs with her mother go well, then she calls him... Find out how everything turns out when it comes to the crunch by watching this short Disney Channel excerpt, and pick up some basic examples of the 'futur proche' tense at the same time!
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C'
était
le
grand
jour
.
It was the big day.
 
Bon
,
Gaël
...
Ok, Gaël...
 
J'
avais
décidé
...
I decided...
 
—
faut
que
je
te
parle
.
... I must speak with you.
 
—
de
me lancer
pour de bon
.
... to go for it, once and for all.
 
Je
te
le
dis
comme
ça
me
vient
.
I'm just telling you this as it comes to me.
 
Je
suis
raide
dingue
amoureuse
de
toi
.
I'm super crazy in love with you.
 
Est-ce que
tu
veux
sortir
avec
moi
et
qu'
on
s'
aime
Do you want to go out with me and for us to love each other
 
comme
deux
personnes
qui
se
sont
jamais
aimées
avant
?
as two people have never loved each other before?
 
Waouh
!
C'
est
fort
,
c'
est
beau
.
Bravo
ma
chérie
.
T'
es
prête
.
Wow! That's powerful, it's beautiful. Well done my dear. You are ready.
 
T'
es
sûre
que
je
vais
y
arriver
?
Are you sure that I'm going to manage it?
 
Mais
oui
.
Faut
que
tu
te
lances
.
Allez
.
Une
dernière
fois
?
Of course. You have to go for it. Come on. One last time?
 
Oui
.
/
Allez
,
vas-y
.
Yes. / Ok, go on.
 
Bon
.
Je
te
le
dis
comme
ça
me
vient
.
/
Je
suis
raide
dingue
amoureuse
de
toi
.
Well. I'm just telling you this as it comes to me. / I'm super crazy in love with you.
 
Est-ce que
tu
veux
sortir
avec
moi
et
qu'
on
s'
aime
Do you want to go out with me and for us to love each other
 
comme
deux
personnes
qui
se
sont
jamais
aimées
avant
?
as two people have never loved each other before?
 
Tu
vas
tout
déchirer
,
ma
chérie
.
You're going to tear it up, my dear.
 
Ça
sonne
.
Vas-y
,
vas-y
,
vas-y
.
It's ringing. Go on, go on, go on.
 
Allô
?
C'
est
Gaël
.
Euh
,
non
,
c'
est
toi
.
Enfin
,
c'
est
Barbara
,
c'
est
,
c'
est
moi
.
Hello? It's Gaël. Uh, no, it's you. I mean, it's Barbara, it's, it's me.
 
Euh
,
je
te
le
dis
comme
ça
me
dit
.
Je
te
le
dis
comme
ça
me
vient
.
Uh, I'm just telling you this as it tells to me. I'm telling you this as it comes to me.

Vocab

WordDefinitionFluency
 
avais...décidé
(sing.) (masc.) (v.) (Plus-que-parfait) (je / tu) had decided
(sing.) (masc.) (v.) (Plus-que-parfait) (je / tu) had decided
 
parle
(v.) (Present - Subjunctive) (je / il/elle / on) [may/might] speak
 (v.) (Present - Subjunctive) (je / il/elle / on) [may/might] speak
 
pour de bon
(expression) for real; for good
 (expression) for real; for good
 
Raide
(sing.) (fem./masc.) (adj.) rigid; inflexible
(sing.) (fem./masc.) (adj.) rigid; inflexible
 
dingue
(sing.) (fem./masc.) (adj.) nuts; mad
(sing.) (fem./masc.) (adj.) nuts; mad
 
amoureuse
(sing.) (fem.) (adj.) in love
(sing.) (fem.) (adj.) in love
 
s'...aime
(pronominal v.) (Present - Subjunctive) (on) love each other; might love each other
 (pronominal v.) (Present - Subjunctive) (on) love each other; might love each other
 
se...sont...aimées
(pl.) (fem.) (pronominal v.) (Passé composé) (ils/elles) loved each other
(pl.) (fem.) (pronominal v.) (Passé composé) (ils/elles) loved each other
 
vais...y...arriver
(v.) (Futur proche) (je) am going to manage it
 (v.) (Futur proche) (je) am going to manage it
 
te...lances
(pronominal v.) (Present - Subjunctive) (tu) go for it; launch into it
 (pronominal v.) (Present - Subjunctive) (tu) go for it; launch into it
 
vas...déchirer
(v.) (Futur proche) (tu) are going to be killer/awesome
 (v.) (Futur proche) (tu) are going to be killer/awesome
 
sonne
(v.) (Present) (je / il/elle / on) ring[s]; sound[s]
 (v.) (Present) (je / il/elle / on) ring[s]; sound[s]
 
bref
(adj.) (informal) anyway
 (adj.) (informal) anyway
 
pouvoir + infinitive
(v.) (Past - Conditional) (il/elle / on) could have
 (v.) (Past - Conditional) (il/elle / on) could have
 
pire
(sing.) (fem./masc.) (adj.) worse
(sing.) (fem./masc.) (adj.) worse