April 10th, 2013

Learn French in Nice, France

Lessons are at the café Le Guitry, 4 rue Sacha Guitry except for Saturdays (Café DeVallis, 16 rue Foncet, angle rue Pastorelli).
No lessons on Saturdays in June.

May 2013 Learn French in Nice, France

*  Total Immersion is for students who can already build phrases in French.


Start today and

Speak FRENCH

Unlimited Month: 98€ (3 months minimum, payment upfront)
Single Unlimited Month:  150€

With the Unlimited Month you can take all the lessons you want!
Payment due at the first session, lessons last 60-70mn.
Show up with pen, paper and a smile.

Ida: 06.72.39.59.15 – ida@efrenchcafe.com
skype: young.bondi – Facebook:  e-FrenchCafe

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March 7th, 2013

Basic French Greetings

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Ready for more?  Get more French pronunciation practice with this children song.

Looking for something more advanced?  Check out some French expressions with the verb FAIRE.


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March 4th, 2013

French Punctuation

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How do you give your email to someone in French?

My email is: ida@efrenchcafe.com

In French I would spell it this way: I D A arrowbase E F R E N C H C A F E point com

(Phonetically:
ee day ah arrowbase euh eff err euh en say ash say ah eff euh pwanh com)

Did this help? Send me a video of you practicing spelling your email and I will be very happy to correct you if needed.

If you would like to learn the alphabet in French, click here.

And to learn about French Greetings, click here.

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February 23rd, 2013

French Numbers

Wondering how many baguettes or croissants you could ask for in French?  Look no further…

French Numbers 1 A French Numbers

I mean… vingt!  That is a lot of croissants or pains au chocolats.

But now you can say, you can say… well…  How do you say your phone number in French?
Quel est votre numéro de téléphone?

To learn the French Alphabet click here.

And/or to learn some basic French Greetings click here.

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February 14th, 2013

La Saint Valentin. In French.

“La courbe de tes yeux fait le tour de mon coeur” Fr StValentin La Saint Valentin. In French.

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January 29th, 2013

French Questions to Ask Each Year

As some of you already know, je suis une maman.  L’autre jour, I found this great “questionnaire” on Pinterest (oui!  Nous sommes sur Pinterest aussi!  Click ICI here to check us out) and donc, I decided to do a French version.

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For the “puristes” reading this, I promise I will give you the questionnaire de Proust one day also.

If you have any questions, just ask them ci-dessous in the comment section.  And give me your email if you would like a copy of the doc. ( c’est-à-dire if you don’t feel like retyping the questions icon smile French Questions to Ask Each Year ).

A bientôt!

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December 28th, 2012

French New Year

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To say “Could you speak more slowly” in French click here.

To learn how to say “when, where, how” in French click here.

And click here to learn some French and practice pronunciation with a children’s song.

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December 18th, 2012

Frenchify your Christmas (2)

FrenchSantaClaus Frenchify your Christmas (2)

Click here to Frenchify your Christmas un petit peu plus.

Click here for French punctuation and to learn how to give your email in French.

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December 14th, 2012

Frenchify Your Christmas

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Bonnes fêtes to all!

To prepare your New Year’s Eve in French click here.

And click here for more French greetings.

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September 5th, 2012

Ago-Since and “I just arrived” in FRENCH

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August 30th, 2012

French Villefranche-sur-Mer

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August 29th, 2012

Learn FRENCH online


Online FRENCH lessons

Don’t waste anymore time getting to your French class. Study online.
Learn with a French teacher in France.

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Total Immersion is for students that can already build phrases in French.
Central European Time (France).  Click here to convert to your time zone.


Unlimited Month:  take all the lessons you want for just 98€/month (3 months minimum, according to exchange rate approximately $119).  Start today.

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Drop-ins: 18€/session

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4 session pack: 60€

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Start today and

Speak FRENCH


  1. Select the format that suits you best and pay via Paypal.  Once Paypal confirms payment you will receive an invitation at the hour of the first next lesson.
  2. Show up with pen, paper and a sourire for your lesson.
  3. Repeat for as many lessons as you wish!  Pick and mix your lessons.  The Total Immersion is a conversation format (you need to know already how to build phrases in French).

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August 27th, 2012

French Numbers (2)

After wondering combien de baguettes et de croissants (how many baguettes or croissants) you could ask for in French, you are now wondering how many macarons or pains au chocolat you could order?  Look no further…

French Numbers 2 A French Numbers (2)

I heard you can buy the macarons by the meter (acheter les macarons au mètre).  My health didn’t allow me to try that yet.  And probably will never allow me.  So I am waiting for your feedback.

If you just want to order 2 pains au chocolat or 5 or 7 macarons, head to the first French Number page.

If you want to know how to say “Please”, “Thank you” and “Goodbye” to the French baker, consider checking out the French greetings post.

A bientôt!

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July 26th, 2012

French – Mingling

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For more information on how to pronounce “Monsieur” and “Enchanté(e)” please feel free to listen to the following chanson.

And for more Basic French:

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July 21st, 2012

Basic French Questions

Are the Frenchies around you speaking too fast?

Or are preparing for your trip to France?

Here are several questions to help you get someone to repeat, to speak slowly etc.

Basic French Questions2 Basic French Questions

Ready for more?  Check out the Basic French Greetings.

And French Punctuation.

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July 10th, 2012

La Riviera l’été

L’été est bien là sur la Riviera!
Connaissez-vous Villefranche-sur-Mer?
Voici un petit avant-goût…

 La Riviera lété

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July 5th, 2012

Translations

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Translations are available at a rate of 40€/hour.

We go by time spent working on your translation, therefore if there are repetitions in the document/website, you are on the safe side.

Estimates can be sent to you fast once the document is received.

We are known for our attention to details and confidentiality and have worked in many fields:  marketing, pharmaceutics, real estate, insurance, legal docs etc.

Each translation is reviewed by two translators.

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For an estimate contact young.bondi@gmail.com

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July 4th, 2012

When-Where-How in French

Naturellement, the official name of these little French question words is… LES ADVERBES.  Les adverbes d’interrogation s’il-vous-plait.

French WhenWhereHow When Where How in French

Wondering what the little red triangle above means?  It means “Unformal French”…

And wondering what the two phrases mean?  They mean “What are you doing?”
Have a great day and don’t forget… Frenchify your life!

Click here for some Basic French Greetings.

Click here to view our French curation page.

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June 8th, 2012

French pronunciation of the alphabet

French Alphabet A French pronunciation of the alphabet

Click here for Basic French Greetings.

Looking for something more advanced?  Check out some French expressions with FAIRE.

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May 27th, 2012

Do you need help with your French pronunciation?

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  • Are you having a bad time with your French pronunciation?
  • Do people not understand you in stores?
  • Are you frustrated and seem to never get it no matter how many efforts you put in?
  • Is your pronunciation hindering your credibility?
  • Or worse, are you losing clients and money because of your pronunciation?

If you have answered “Yes” to one of these questions and are ready to tackle the problem, I would LOVE to work with you because I am also called the French Pronunciation Doctor.  I have been there myself and I have conquered the nasals, the “r”, the awfully cute acute “u” etc.  Today people literally think I am a native speaker.

If you are struggling, why not take advantage of this great pack that I am so proud of and that established my know-how and transformed so many of my clients into happy raving francophones?  The 30 DAY FRENCH PRONUNCIATION BREAKTHROUGH is up and running for one month only (until June 25 midnight PDT)…   AND is available for 990€, instead of 1250$.

It is full of ressources, useful exercises, funny tips and trucs to help you take your French pronunciation to the next level.  Not only will you finally be successful, but you will gain a sense of ease and of authority in French.  And you will also improve your general level of conversation and discover more about the local culture!

30 Day Breakthrough   –   990$ (instead of 1250$)
We will work together for 30 days via Skype.
The sessions will be 45 minutes long on week days.
Schedules allowing we will also work 10-15mn on weekends

P.S. 1 Guaranteed results or Money refund.  If at the end of the sessions you are not satisfied, I will reimburse you.
Yes, you read correctly.  I will simply reimburse you.  No risks involved.

P.S. 2  For those of you looking for something more intense, you might want to consider the VIP day.  Contact me at ida@efrenchcafe.com for more details.
If you simply need a brush up in French, or wish to practice for an hour in total immersion:  30$/hour.


Looking forward to hearing from you,

A bientôt!
Ida

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May 24th, 2012

French verb: FAIRE

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Faire du vélo sous l'eau (Photographie de Sam Shere, Février 1947)

Several French expressions come with “Faire” (“to make” or “to do”) as:

  • Faire du vélo, faire de la bicyclette sous l’eau (to bicycle underwater, “sous l’eau” means “underneath the water”)
  • Faire attention (to pay attention)
  • Faire plaisir à quelqu’un (to please someone)
  • Faire les courses (to do the shopping)

To keep it simple, here are the basics to express yourself…
Yesterday:  Hier j’ai fait du vélo…
Today:  Aujourd’hui je fais du vélo, tu fais, on fait, nous faisons, vous faites, ils font du vélo sous l’eau
Tomorrow:  Demain je vais faire…

Tip:  whenever in doubt about the conjugation of a verb go to http://www.wordreference.com/, type in the verb and select “conjugate” right next to where you typed.  Et voilà!!

“Qu’est-ce que tu fais ce soir?”,  ”Qu’est-ce que vous faites ce soir?” (What are you doing tonight?)

Any questions?  Je vais FAIRE de mon mieux pour y répondre (I will do my best to answer them)…  Just post them beneath.

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October 29th, 2011

Défilé Haute-Couture. De Courges.

La célébration de la Toussaint approchant, la courge apparaît un peu partout en ville.  Alors, le mot du jour, c’est surprenant j’en conviens, mais le mot du jour est…

  • COURGE,
  • courge musquée,
  • calebasse,
  • potiron,
  • coloquinte,
  • citrouille,
  • et tutti quanti.

Voilà.  De la famille des cucurbitacées s’il-vous-plaît, elle-même une famille parmi les plantes dicotylédones.  (A vos souhaits.)

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Courge avec Boucles d’Oreilles spike, et exégèse de Couvre-Chef en Persil

Alors je vous offre:

  • un maigre défilé (il n’y a QUE deux photos pour l’instant, J’ATTENDS LES VOTRES, toi qui est maintenant derrière ton écran, brave ta zone-confort et envoie-les moi tout de suite),
  • mais un Défilé Haute-Couture Courge quand même.  Fruit de ma ballade de ce jour.

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Duo de Cucurbitacées. Dont une gravée s'il-vous-plaît. Et l'autre Bicolore.

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October 23rd, 2011

Des Grenades à Saint-Jeannet

Le weekend dernier il faisait très beau et nous sommes allés nous promener à Saint-Jeannet en Provence.
Nous sommes arrivés à la place du marché où il y avait quelques étals proposant du fromage de chèvre frais, des oeufs, des légumes et des grenades.
Les grenades étaient sublimes et je n’ai pas résisté à prendre une photo…

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Les Grenades de la gentille Marchande de Saint-Jeannet

J’ai adoré que les grenades aient encore du feuillage vert attaché et qu’elles aient explosé tellement elles étaient mures.

La marchande était très gentille et elle en a offert une spontanément à ma fille.  C’était super, ça m’a permis d’expliquer d’où venait le sirop de grenadine qu’elle aime tant.

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French Eggs (Oeufs Made in Provence)

St Jeannet est le village de départ pour tous les randonneurs qui veulent faire le Baous.  Sur cette photo vous pouvez l’entrapercevoir au-dessus du lavoir de Saint-Jeannet.

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Lavoir de Saint-Jeannet et Baous

A bientôt!

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June 7th, 2011

J’adoore l’Opera!! Et unedited family life

This is a melting pot (ratatouille?) of French phrases, French prononciation, English to French translation… and family life.

How do you say “I am going to the Opera” in French?  Discover it in this little short video and soyez indulgent…  je découvrais la video avec mon iPad2 flambant neuf.  C’était une première (This is my first video with my brand new iPad2).

Comment dit-on “I am going to the Opera” en Français?  On dit “Je vais à l’Opéra”.  Listen to the video for the French prononciation.

What does my daughter ask me in the video? Que me demande ma fille en plein milieu de la vidéo?

Elle me demande, d’une voix ennuyée:  “Maman!  Qu’est-ce que tu fais??”.  (Mommy!  What are you doing?) Je sais, je sais, a great example of family life of French phrases and French prononciation icon wink Jadoore lOpera!!  Et unedited family life

Et n’oubliez pas!  Frenchify your life un petit peu day by day!

What phrase would you like to know in French? Just type “Comment dit-on ……… en Français?” in the comments below et je vous répondrai icon smile Jadoore lOpera!!  Et unedited family life

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May 19th, 2011

C’est la fête à l’ombre des oliviers à Nice

Tous les dimanches du mois de mai les Niçois se rassemblent sous les oliviers pour partager de la socca et des pains bagnats. A cette occasion il y a aussi des jeux typiquement niçois et des danses.

Every Sunday of the month of May, the Niçois get together under the olive trees of Cimiez, in front of the Matisse Museum, to share some socca and a pain bagnat. There are also some typical niçois games and danses.

Qu’est-ce que la socca? C’est une sorte de galette faite de farine de pois chiche (avec de l’eau et de l’huile d’olive) cuite au feu de bois et c’est très bon!

Wondering what socca is? It’s a type of giant crêpe made from chickpea flour, water and olive oil. It’s cooked in a wood stoked oven.

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April 24th, 2011

Joyeuses Pâques selon le pâtissier Lac

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La vitrine de chez Lac, rue Barla ressemblait à ceci ce matin.This is what the window of Lac looked like this morning.
How do you say Happy Easter in French?

Comment dit-on
Happy Easter en Français?

J’ai choisi un gâteau de chez Lac pour l’illustrer. Lac est une des plus belles pâtisseries de Nice et c’est également une de mes préférées.  Les gâteaux y sont des sculptures et l’accueil est soigné.
I chose a cake from Lac to illustrate this phrase.  Lac is one of the most gorgeous pâtisseries of Nice and also one of my favorites.  The cakes are sculptures and the vendor’s welcome is polished.

J’ai sélectionné ce gâteau:

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Et sur le côté de la photo vous pouvez déchiffrer…  Happy Easter…

Joyeuses Pâques!  Bonnes Fêtes de Pâques!

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April 16th, 2011

J’adore les chouquettes

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Avez-vous déjà goûté des chouquettes?  (Have you already tasted some chouquettes?)

A Nice, ces gourmandises s’appellent aussi bijoux.

L’endroit où je préfère les acheter est une toute petite boulangerie dans la vieille ville.  Les chouquettes y sont tout simplement succulentes, divines, moelleuses et aériennes à la fois… bref, à tomber par terre.

Quelle est votre dessert français préféré?  L’île flottante? La tarte tatin?

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March 30th, 2011

French Phrases and French Pronunciation with a children’s song

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This is a classic children’s song.

However, I find it useful for all French learners because

  • in a very short space, you have a lot of French structures (“n’y est pas”, “si” + conditionnel).
  • the phrases are written out which allows us to clearly identify the words.

N.B.  The formal French for the last line of the refrain is:  “Il NE nous mangera pas.”

Click on the image or the following link and practice your French pronunciation!  Lots of new French phrases!

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March 8th, 2011

Nice la Belle

Nissa Miniatura from Pan Bagnat on Vimeo.

Voici Nice la Belle.

Décrivez en 3 phrases ce que vous avez vu et envoyez-les moi dans les commentaires ci-dessous. Write 3 phrases in French, describing scenes from this video.

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March 2nd, 2011

Learning French with a song… Zaz

Meet Zaz and her bubbly style! Zaz – Je Veux Donnez-moi une suite au Ritz, je n’en veux pas Des bijoux de chez Chanel, je n’en veux pas Donnez-moi une limousine, j’en ferais quoi?  Papalapapapa… Offrez-moi du personnel, j’en ferais quoi? Un manoir à Neuf, ce n’est pas pour moi… Offrez-moi la tour Eiffel, j’en ferais quoi? [Refrain:] Je veux de l’amour, de la joie, de la bonne humeur Ce n’est pas votre argent qui fera mon bonheur Moi j’veux crever la main sur le coeur Allons ensemble découvrir ma liberté Oubliez donc tous vos clichés Bienvenue dans ma réalité

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March 2nd, 2011

French learning in Paris: Live the Language

Tell me what you think of this fresh little “Live the Language” video in Paris.

I recognized the park as the Jardin du Luxembourg, the language school as the one in the 6ème arrondissement, the Jardin des Tuileries with the Grande Roue in the background…

Do you recognize something else?  Can someone help me with the name of the Passage where the language school is, near the marché de Buci and before the Pont-Neuf…  icon smile French learning in Paris:  Live the Language

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March 1st, 2011

French expression: Trouver chaussure à son pied

Looking around for the classic Bescherelle for the Verb Drills session, I discovered they had a whole site, and even several cute little videos.

Here is one explaining the meaning of “trouver chaussure à son pied”.

 

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February 27th, 2011

Cliché! In French and English

Cédric Villain goes through French clichés, for our pleasure.

Click here for the English version of Cliché (with a rigorously French accent s’il vous plaît)!

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February 25th, 2011

French For Kids: The Alphabet

This video is for any Francophone wannabee from 2 to 99 years old.  Learn the French alphabet in charmante compagnie…

 

And I guess what we are announcing is the debut of our French For Kids page…

 

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February 24th, 2011

French Song… French pronunciation with Rose

Au dessus de mon front
Il tire les ficelles
De mes rêves et mes démons
Se font toujours la belle
Du large des grands fonds
Et jusqu’après la terre
Je les sens ainsi font les yeux de mon grand père

[ REFRAIN ]
Ciao bella, les autres ont s’en fout
Ciao bella, les autres c’est pas nous
Ciao bella, tu manques à ma vie
Ciao bella, jamais je n’oublie ta voix

Au-delà des étoiles
Des rires du bon Dieu
Et sur sa jolie toile
Il tisse tous mes vœux
Au détour d’un chagrin
À l’angle de mes larmes
Il se fraie un chemin
Et défait tous mes drames

[ REFRAIN ]
Ciao bella, les autres ont s’en fout
Ciao bella, les autres c’est pas nous
Ciao bella, tu manques à ma vie
Ciao bella, jamais je n’oublie ta voix

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In this song, Rose, a school teacher born in Nice, sings about her grandfather.

Click here to discover more of Rose’s tunes.
And check out our French Music page.
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February 23rd, 2011

French book… and spirit: Le Petit Prince

 

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Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupéry is a great book for beginning-to-intermediate French students. 

It is a French classic, suitable for anybody between 7 and 97.

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February 22nd, 2011

Carnaval: French Phrases

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Le Carnaval vient de commencer à Nice!  Il dure plusieurs semaines.

Carnaval just started in Nice.  It lasts several weeks.

Your turn to translate.  Click on “Comments” below, give me your translation and I will answer you.
Il y a des confettis par terre dans toute la ville.  Les enfants aiment beaucoup se déguiser.

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