Story in French, level A1
Mondays in Strasbourg
Clara has a day off and wants breakfast in the old town.
Watch the video, 41 secondsLundi matin, Clara veut un kouglof. Mais la boulangerie est fermée.
On Monday morning, Clara wants a kouglof cake. But the bakery is closed.
Un monsieur passe, avec une baguette.
A man walks past with a baguette.
« Pardon, monsieur, pourquoi c’est fermé ? »
"Excuse me, why is it closed?"
« La boulangerie est fermée le lundi. »
"The bakery is closed on Mondays."
« Ah bon ? Et vous, vous travaillez le lundi ? »
"Really? Do you work on Mondays?"
« Moi ? Non. Je suis le boulanger ! »
"Me? No. I’m the baker!"
Le lundi means on Mondays. Lundi means on a particular Monday.
Lundi, je suis à Strasbourg. Le lundi, la boulangerie est fermée.
On Monday, I’m in Strasbourg. On Mondays, the bakery is closed.
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