Intermediate - Speed Dating: First Round (C0135)

A: Bonjour, tu t`appelles Marion, c`est ça ?
Hello. Your name is Marion, right?
B: Oui, c`est ça. Et vous êtes…
Yes, that's right. And you are...
A: Guillaume, expert-comptable. On n`a que trois minutes alors je vais être direct: j`ai beaucoup d`exigences envers les femmes.
Guillaume, certified accountant. We only have three minutes so I'm going to be direct. I have a lot of requirements when it comes to women.
B: Ah vraiment? Qu`est-ce que vous voulez dire? Quel genre d`exigences?
Oh really? What do you mean? What kind of requirements?
A: Je suis un homme très occupé et aussi maniaque, j`aime l`ordre. La "femme idéale", elle doit comprendre ça et m`aider, tout simplement.
I'm a very busy man and also obsessively tidy. I like order. Basically, the ideal woman must understand that and help me.
B: Vous aider? Et comment?
Help you? How?
A: Elle doit par exemple savoir cuisiner… Tu sais cuisiner?
She must, for example, know how to cook...do you know how to cook?
B: Heu… non, ce n`est pas vraiment mon truc, je ne cuisine pratiquement jamais.
Uh, no, it's not really my thing. I hardly ever cook.
A: Ce n`est pas grave, ça. Ma mère peut t`apprendre! Si tu ne sais pas repasser, elle peut aussi t`aider.
That's no problem. My mother can teach you. If you don't know how to iron, she can teach you that, too.
B: Heu … combien de temps il reste?
Umm...how much time is left?

Key Vocabulary

le comptable Noun (m) accountant
direct Adjective direct
l`exigence Noun (f) demand
maniaque Adjective fanatic
cuisiner Verb to cook
le truc Noun (m) stuff
repasser Verb to iron

Supplementary Vocabulary

macho Adjective macho
direct Adjective straightforward
franc Adjective frank
mépriser Verb to look down upon
s`impatienter Verb to get impatient

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