French A1.4 Listening Practice: Stress Pronouns
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A short French listening chapter with transcript.
Unit 1: make first identity answers sound more French by adding a small emphasis word before the sentence.
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1. Hélène · Teacher
Welcome! Today we are learning how to add light emphasis in French using stress pronouns before subject pronouns: moi je, toi tu, lui il, and elle elle. Listen to Alain and Mathieu.
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2. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Moi, je m'appelle Alain.
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3. Mathieu · Native Speaker 2
Toi, tu t'appelles Alain ?
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4. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Oui. Lui, il s'appelle Marc.
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5. Mathieu · Native Speaker 2
Et elle, elle s'appelle Anna ?
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6. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Oui, elle, elle s'appelle Anna.
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7. Hélène · Teacher
Alain started with 'Moi, je m'appelle Alain.' Placing 'moi' before 'je' adds a friendly emphasis, like saying 'As for me, my name is Alain.'
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8. Étienne · Student
So 'moi' just highlights 'je'?
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9. Hélène · Teacher
Exactly, it brings quick attention to who you are talking about.
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10. Hélène · Teacher
Next, Mathieu asked 'Toi, tu t'appelles Alain?' using 'toi' paired with 'tu'.
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11. Étienne · Student
Do I need to say 'toi' every time I use 'tu'?
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12. Hélène · Teacher
No, it is optional and used mainly to contrast or emphasize 'you'.
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13. Hélène · Teacher
Then Alain said 'Lui, il s'appelle Marc.' The word 'lui' pairs with 'il' for a male third person.
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14. Étienne · Student
So 'lui' works like 'as for him'?
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15. Hélène · Teacher
That's right. And for a female, you pair 'elle' with 'elle', as in 'Elle, elle s'appelle Anna.'
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16. Étienne · Student
So 'elle' is the same word for both stress and subject?
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17. Hélène · Teacher
Yes, you simply repeat 'elle' for emphasis!
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