French–English parallel text
Des mots au café
Notes in the Café
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L’homme au manteau gris
The man in the grey coat
Sara travaille dans un petit café. Le café est dans une rue animée de la ville.
Sara works in a small café. The café is on a busy street in the city.
Il est sept heures du matin. Sara ouvre la porte et allume les lumières.
It is seven o’clock in the morning. Sara opens the door and turns on the lights.
Le café est calme. Sara prépare un café pour elle. Elle s’assoit à côté de la fenêtre.
The café is quiet. Sara makes a coffee for herself. She sits at the window.
Elle a un stylo dans la main. Elle dessine sur une serviette en papier. Elle dessine la rue, le bus et les gens.
She has a pen in her hand. She draws on a paper napkin. She draws the street, the bus and the people.
Sara aime dessiner. Elle dessine tous les matins. Mais elle ne montre jamais ses dessins à personne.
Sara loves drawing. She draws every morning. But she never shows her drawings to anybody.
À huit heures, la porte s’ouvre. Un homme entre. Il a un manteau gris et un grand sac noir.
At eight o’clock, the door opens. A man comes in. He has a grey coat and a big black bag.
« Bonjour », dit Sara.
“Good morning,” says Sara.
« Bonjour », dit l’homme. « Un café noir, s’il vous plaît. »
“Good morning,” says the man. “A black coffee, please.”
Il dit toujours les mêmes mots. Il vient tous les jours à huit heures. Il veut toujours un café noir.
He always says the same words. He comes every day at eight. He always wants a black coffee.
Sara prépare le café. L’homme paie. Il s’assoit à la table dans le coin.
Sara makes the coffee. The man pays. He sits at the table in the corner.
Il ouvre un livre. Il lit et boit son café. Il ne parle pas.
He opens a book. He reads and drinks his coffee. He does not talk.
Sara le regarde. Il a environ trente ans. Il a des cheveux noirs et un visage gentil.
Sara looks at him. He is about thirty. He has dark hair and a kind face.
« Le même café, la même table, le même livre », pense-t-elle. Elle sourit.
“The same coffee, the same table, the same book,” she thinks. She smiles.
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