# A weekend in Marseille

**Language:** French  
**CEFR Level:** A2  

> Join Maxime and Juliette for a weekend in Marseille to master the southern accent and local lifestyle, one short conversation at a time. Each lesson trains your ear until you can follow every word and answer back.

**Setting:** The sun-drenched Vieux-Port of Marseille, where the salty sea air meets the bustling fish market. Maxime and Juliette, both visiting the city for a weekend break, strike up a conversation over a plate of panisses and decide to explore the local sights, calanques, and football culture together.

## Lessons

### 1. Talking about regional food

After Juliette tries a local chickpea dish, she and Maxime discuss the different regional foods eaten in Brittany and Marseille.

### 2. Identifying local ingredients

Juliette spots a giant fish at the market, and Maxime helps her identify it as a key ingredient in a classic Marseille dish.

### 3. Comparing regional pronunciations

Juliette and Maxime discuss how people in Marseille pronounce words differently compared to people in Paris.

### 4. Describing regional ways of speaking

Maxime demonstrates the difference between Parisian and Marseille accents for Juliette, showing how the southern accent sounds more musical.

### 5. Planning an afternoon activity

Maxime and Juliette discuss how to get to the calanques and decide to take a boat so they can go swimming afterward.

### 6. Discussing local social customs

Maxime and Juliette compare water temperatures before talking about the local tradition of drinking pastis before dinner.

### 7. Making plans for the evening

Juliette suggests watching the Marseille soccer match at a local bar, and Maxime recaps their exciting itinerary for the rest of the day.