Coming home

You arrive home after a long day โ€” simple gestures, a quiet moment, and a transition from outside to inside.


๐ŸŽฌ Listen and pick up keywords

In this video, youโ€™ll hear:

  • enlever ses chaussuresย =ย to take off your shoes
  • prendre son tempsย =ย to take your time
  • rien ne presseย =ย thereโ€™s no urgency

Key vocabularyย 

  • les chaussures =ย shoes
  • les clรฉs =ย keys
  • le sac =ย bag
  • la veste =ย jacket
  • le sol =ย the floor
  • pieds nus =ย barefoot

Key verbsย 

  • rentrer =ย to come home
  • fermer =ย to close
  • poser =ย to put down
  • enlever =ย to take off / remove
  • marcher =ย to walk
  • sโ€™asseoir =ย to sit down
  • respirer =ย to breathe

Everyday actionsย 

  • Je ferme la porte =ย I close the door
  • Je pose mon sac =ย I put down my bag
  • Jโ€™enlรจve mes chaussures =ย I take off my shoes
  • Je pose mes clรฉs =ย I put down my keys
  • Je pose ma veste =ย I take off / put down my jacket
  • Je marche pieds nus =ย I walk barefoot

Natural expressionsย 

  • Je prends mon temps =ย I take my time
  • Je souffle un peu =ย I take a breather
  • Rien ne presse =ย thereโ€™s no rush
  • ร‡a peut attendre =ย it can wait
  • Je suis chez moi =ย Iโ€™m home

Deeper meaning (very French)ย 

  • Tout est ร  sa place =ย everything is in its place
  • Je ne dรฉcide rien tout de suite =ย I donโ€™t decide anything right away
  • La journรฉe peut rester dehors =ย the day can stay outside

These are not just sentences โ€” they reflect a mindset


Cultural noteย 

In many French homes, people:

  • take off their shoes

Mini reflectionย 

  • Quโ€™est-ce que tu fais quand tu rentres chez toi ?
  • Tu enlรจves tes chaussures ?
  • Tu prends ton tempsโ€ฆ ou tu fais tout rapidement ?

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