Archive for the year 2009
French Music – Grégory Lemarchal Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 21, 2009
As I was checking out the French Amazon site and the top sellers in the CD category, I found it interesting that the top selling CD for the last two months is an Italian singer and the highest-ranking French singer is Grégory Lemarchal, currently at number 7 with Rêves. To tell you the truth, I…
French Food – Fondue Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 18, 2009
Ever since I had a delicious albeit overpriced fondue with a close friend in Le Quartier Latin eleven years ago in Paris, I have been in love with fondues and my fondue pot. So, I thought I’d share a recipe for Fondue aux trois fromages: Ingrédients 200 g de gruyère 200 g de fromage à raclette…
French Literature – Madame Bovary Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 15, 2009
I was basically introduced to French literature during my third year in college which I spent in Paris studying the Cours de Civilisation Française offered at the Sorbonne through Central College Abroad. Although it felt like I was never going to get it in the beginning, with help from the teachers at the Sorbonne and…
French Vocabulary – The Months of the Year Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 12, 2009
Here’s a little chant/song called Janvier, Février to help you learn the months in French. The lyrics were written by Anny Versini and Jean-Marc Versini, who also sang them on the children’s song album Les Comptines de la Marmotte – Vol. 2 Une Souris Rose. Janvier, février, Mars, avril, Mai, juin, Juillet, août, Septembre, octobre…
French Proverbs – Creole Language Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 9, 2009
La France d’outre-mer (French overseas territory) includes the DROM or les Départements d’outre-mer (Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana and La Reunion) which are subject to French law and therefore their citizens have the exact same rights as mainland France citizens; the COM or les Collectivités d’outre-mer (Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Mayotte, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis…
French Grammar – How to Be Negative Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 6, 2009
I was once an aupair for some French-speaking kids and so, in homage to them, I will give some examples of what kids might say in French: Je n’aime pas le brocoli. Je ne veux plus jouer avec toi. Ma maman ne me laisse jamais faire ce que je veux. Ma maman ne m’achète rien…
French Grammar – Possessive Adjectives Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 3, 2009
First of all, here are the answers to the family relationships vocabulary exercise I gave you a few days ago. 1. La mère de ma mère c’est ma grand-mère. 2. Les enfants de mon oncle ce sont mes cousins. 3. La fille de ma mère c’est ma sœur. 4. Le frère de mon père c’est…