Improve your ear for French with this clip from the advert “Pour Nous Tous” for SNCF. It’s 25 words in 9 seconds. How many can you hear and understand?
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From the six corners of the country
I found this ad on Youtube and wanted to share it. It’s like spoken word set to train track beat talking about the French. An interesting take as a learner looking to dive into the culture.
This echos the previous episode, with 6 parts of regional cuisine/culture. I heard that recently that the French refer to their country as the hexagon. It is a true hexagon geographicaly in my mind, and it’s fascinating that that’s how they call their country, and things French. I couldn’t believe it until I googled it.
And now that I know it I’m seeing references all over. Including this reference.
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On vibre, on pleure, on rit. Des six coins du pays on respire le même vent. Pessimistes souvent. Face à l’adversité comme face à l’adversaire.
We vibrate, we cry, we laugh. From the six corners of the country we breathe the same wind. Pessimists often. In the face of adversity as well as in the face of the adversary.
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six coins
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