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Le bus ne vient pas

The Bus Isn't Coming · A1 French story

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Il pleut et j'attends le bus.It is raining and I am waiting for the bus.

Le bus ne vient pas.The bus doesn't come.

Je n'ai pas de parapluie.I have no umbrella.

Une vieille dame est à côté de moi.An old lady is next to me.

Elle a un grand parapluie.She has a big umbrella.

Viens, dit-elle, il y a de la place.Come, she says, there is room.

Nous attendons ensemble et nous parlons.We wait together and talk.

Puis le bus arrive, et nous rions.Then the bus arrives, and we laugh.

Words in this story

pleuvoir
to rain
attendre
to wait for (l'attendait: was waiting for her)
bus
bus
ne
ne … pas = not
venir
to come
pas
ne … pas = not
avoir
to have; helper verb for the past (a pris: took)
parapluie
umbrella
vieux
old (vieux / vieille)
dame
lady
être
to be
côté
side; à côté de = next to
grand
big; tall
dire
to say
place
room; square; seat
ensemble
together
parler
to talk
puis
then
arriver
to arrive; to happen
rire
to laugh

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