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Le marché aux puces

The Flea Market · A2 French story

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Chaque samedi, il y a un marché aux puces sur notre place.Every Saturday there is a flea market on our square.

Les gens vendent de vieux livres et des lampes.People sell old books and lamps.

La semaine dernière, j'ai vu une petite table marron.Last week I saw a small brown table.

Le vendeur voulait trente euros.The seller wanted thirty euros.

À la fin, j'ai payé quinze euros.In the end I paid fifteen euros.

À la maison, j'ai trouvé une vieille lettre dans le tiroir.At home I found an old letter in the drawer.

C'était une lettre d'amour de 1952, et je la garde encore.It was a love letter from 1952, and I still keep it.

Words in this story

samedi
Saturday
avoir
to have; helper verb for the past (a pris: took)
marché
market
puce
flea
place
room; square; seat
gens
people
vendre
to sell
vieux
old (vieux / vieille)
livre
book
lampe
lamp
semaine
week
dernier
last
voir
to see
petit
small; little
table
table
marron
brown
vendeur
seller (vendeuse = female seller)
vouloir
to want
euro
euro
fin
end
payer
to pay
maison
house; à la maison = at home
trouver
to find
lettre
letter
tiroir
drawer
être
to be
amour
love
garder
to keep
encore
still; again

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