Day 1 of 10

The Last Guest of the Night

Late at night in a small hotel near the Gare de Lyon in Paris, the night receptionist (B) is still waiting for her last guest when a young man (A) rushes in with his suitcase, his train from Grenoble two hours late.

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  1. A

    Bonsoir, désolé, je suis en retard !

    Good evening, sorry I'm late!

  2. B

    Ah, vous êtes Monsieur Moreau ?

    Oh, are you Mr. Moreau?

  3. A

    Oui, c'est moi.

    Yes, that's me.

  4. B

    Pas de souci, voilà votre clé.

    No problem, here's your key.

Words in this dialogue20
  1. Bonsoirgood evening
  2. désolésorry
  3. jeI
  4. suisam (être)
  5. enin (en retard: late)
  6. retarddelay (en retard: late)
  7. Ahoh
  8. vousyou (formal)
  9. êtesare (être)
  10. MonsieurMr.
  11. Ouiyes
  12. c'that (ce)
  13. estis (être)
  14. moime
  15. Pasnot (pas de: no)
  16. deany (pas de: no)
  17. souciworry (pas de souci: no problem)
  18. voilàhere is
  19. votreyour (formal)
  20. clékey

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