Story in French, level A1

Two or three kisses in Montpellier

Anna has just arrived in southern France and meets Hugo.

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« Salut ! On se fait la bise ? »

"Hi! Shall we greet each other with cheek kisses?"

« Oui ! On fait deux bises ? »

"Yes! Do we do two kisses?"

« Ici, on en fait trois. »

"Here, we do three."

Une bise. Deux bises. Anna s’arrête. Hugo continue… et nez contre nez.

One kiss. Two kisses. Anna stops. Hugo keeps going... nose to nose.

« Pardon ! Alors, on fait combien ? »

"Sorry! So how many do we do?"

« Ici, trois. Avec toi… zéro ! »

"Here, three. With you... zero!"

On can mean we.

On se fait la bise ? On en fait trois.

Shall we greet each other with cheek kisses? We do three.

Good to know

On uses a singular verb: on fait. Greetings vary.

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