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C’est Louis qui paie means “Louis is paying”. The pattern c’est … qui highlights who does something. With a pronoun: c’est moi qui paie means “I’m paying”.
Il paie les billets means “He pays for the tickets”. Paie sounds like /pɛ/. In billet the double ll sounds like /j/.
To thank someone: Merci, c’est gentil means “Thanks, that’s kind”. To say no politely: Non merci, je paie means “No thanks, I’ll pay”.
| FR | Sounds like | Means |
|---|---|---|
| C’est Louis qui paie. | /sɛ lwi ki pɛ/ | Louis is paying.C’est … qui highlights who. |
| Il paie les billets. | /il pɛ le bijɛ/ | He pays for the tickets.Paie is /pɛ/; ll in billet is /j/. |
| Merci, c’est gentil. | /mɛʁsi sɛ ʒɑ̃ti/ | Thanks, that’s kind.The final l in gentil is silent. |