

Mon grand-père était marin.
[mɔ̃ ɡʁɑ̃pɛʁ‿ etɛ maʁɛ̃.]
My grandfather was a sailor.
Ce marin connaît bien la mer.
[sə maʁɛ̃ kɔnɛ bjɛ̃ la mɛʁ.]
This sailor knows the sea well.
Tu ne veux pas être marin ?
[ty nə vø pa ɛtʁ maʁɛ̃ ?]
Don't you want to be a sailor?
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