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Trotro : Le bain de Trotro

se laver · daily routine · trop vs très

Trotro the little donkey is France’s favourite stubborn toddler — and bath time is a battle! This episode is a gift for learners: the whole daily-routine vocabulary (se laver, l’eau, le bain) in five adorable minutes. Perfect first exposure to reflexive verbs in the wild.

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📶 CEFR level: A1

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Trotro the little donkey is France’s favourite stubborn toddler — and bath time is a battle! This episode is a gift for learners: the whole daily-routine vocabulary (se laver, l’eau, le bain) in five adorable minutes. Perfect first exposure to reflexive verbs in the wild.

🔊 Key phrases — listen for these

C’est l’heure du bain !It’s bath time!
Trotro ne veut pas se laver.Trotro doesn’t want to wash.
L’eau est trop chaude !The water is too hot!
Encore cinq minutes !Five more minutes!
Comme c’est amusant !How fun this is!

🔑 The language point

  • Se laver = to wash ONESELF — the pronoun changes with the person: je me lave, tu te laves, Trotro se lave.
  • C’est l’heure de… = it’s time for… — the phrase of every French childhood: l’heure du bain, du goûter, du dodo (bedtime).
  • Trop + adjective = TOO (a complaint!) vs très = very: trop chaude = too hot.
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