Scene 31 of 50
Le parapluie
The umbrella
Your goalI can say what the weather is like and say what I must or needn't take.
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MadeleineBonjour. Vous allez où sans parapluie ?
Good morning. Where are you going without an umbrella?
Au travail. Regardez, il fait très beau ! Il y a du soleil, vingt-cinq degrés.
To work. Look what lovely weather! Sun, twenty-five degrees.
Au travail. Regardez, il fait très beau ! Il y a du soleil, vingt-cinq degrés.
To work. Look what lovely weather! Sun, twenty-five degrees.
- Madeleine
Aujourd’hui, vous devez prendre un parapluie.
Today you must take an umbrella.
Un parapluie ? Mais il n’y a pas de nuages ! Et pas de vent.
An umbrella? But there are no clouds! And no wind.
Un parapluie ? Mais il n’y a pas de nuages ! Et pas de vent.
An umbrella? But there are no clouds! And no wind.
MadeleineFélix ne veut pas sortir aujourd’hui. Ça veut dire : pluie.
Félix doesn't want to go outside today. That means rain.
Le chat, c’est la météo ?
The cat is a weather forecast?
Le chat, c’est la météo ?
The cat is a weather forecast?
- Madeleine
La meilleure météo de la ville.
The best forecast in town.
Merci, mais je n’ai pas besoin d’un parapluie.
Thanks, but I don't need an umbrella.
Merci, mais je n’ai pas besoin d’un parapluie.
Thanks, but I don't need an umbrella.
- Madeleine
Comme vous voulez.
As you like.
Outside, Claire is putting the café tables out on the pavement. 
ClaireBonjour ! Il fait chaud aujourd’hui, non ?
Good morning! It's hot today, isn't it?
Très chaud ! Et Mme Martin dit que j’ai besoin d’un parapluie.
Very hot! And Mrs Martin says I need an umbrella.
Très chaud ! Et Mme Martin dit que j’ai besoin d’un parapluie.
Very hot! And Mrs Martin says I need an umbrella.
- Claire
Mme Martin a toujours raison. Enfin, presque toujours.
Madeleine is always right. Well, almost always.
- Claire
Et où est Félix ? Chaque matin, il est à ma fenêtre.
And where's Félix? Every morning he sits in my window.
Aujourd’hui, il est à la maison.
Today he's at home.
Aujourd’hui, il est à la maison.
Today he's at home.
- Claire
Ah. Alors, prenez un parapluie.
Oh. Then take an umbrella.
Félix sits on the windowsill, perfectly dry, looking at the sky. 
Half past five. You come home soaked to the skin. Madeleine is already at the door with a towel. Mme Martin... vous aviez raison.
Mrs Martin... you were right.
Mme Martin... vous aviez raison.
Mrs Martin... you were right.
- Madeleine
Je sais. Voilà une serviette.
I know. Here's a towel.
Merci. Demain, je prends le parapluie.
Thank you. Tomorrow I'm taking the umbrella.
Merci. Demain, je prends le parapluie.
Thank you. Tomorrow I'm taking the umbrella.
- Madeleine
Demain, vous n’en avez pas besoin. Demain, il y a du soleil.
Tomorrow you don't need it. Tomorrow it's sunny.
Qui dit ça ?
Who says so?
Qui dit ça ?
Who says so?
- Madeleine
Félix.
Félix.
Who says this?
Bonjour. Vous allez où sans parapluie ?
Bonjour. Vous allez où sans parapluie ?
What does it mean?
Aujourd’hui, vous devez prendre un parapluie.
Which line do you hear?
The cat is a weather forecast?
The cat is a weather forecast?
Put the words in order.
Good morning! It's hot today, isn't it?
Who says this?
Mme Martin a toujours raison. Enfin, presque toujours.
Mme Martin a toujours raison. Enfin, presque toujours.
What does it mean?
Aujourd’hui, il est à la maison.
Aujourd’hui, il est à la maison.
Which line do you hear?
Mrs Martin... you were right.
Mrs Martin... you were right.
Put the words in order.
The best forecast in town.
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.
Scene complete
Le parapluie
Goal reachedI can say what the weather is like and say what I must or needn't take.
