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 La nouvelle année 2012 is here, finally!

Wouldn’t you agree that il est maintenant grand temps (it is now high time) to take some dramatic, life-changing decisions…?

If you find yourself out of ideas or inspiration to come up with some, here are a few bons conseils (good pieces of advice) to adopt new résolutions de la nouvelle année (resolutions of the new year)!

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One thing you may have noticed, over the past, is that because of your travail (work), your études (studies), or any other reasons, you always ended up spending moins de temps (less time) with your famille (family.) That usually happens because we tend to take our family “for granted”, “les considérer comme acquis.” We assume that they always will be there, and we could see them anytime we’ll be free. Unfortunately, those of us who have lost their grandparents, for example, know very well that this is far from being true.

La famille, c’est très important (Family, it’s very important), other things can often wait!

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If the French were able to reach the ultimate decision to go smoke-free, it’s a sure and encouraging sign that you too can quit smoking!

Comment les Français “survivent” après l’interdiction de fumer dans les lieux publics

(How the French “survive” after smoking in public places became forbidden)

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For even more ideas of résolutions de 2012 :

- En 2012,  je te demande en mariage (In 2012, I ask you to marry me.)

- En 2012, je ne ferai plus la vaisselle (In 2012, I won’t do the dishes.)

- En 2012, j’arrête … … le Poker (In 2012, I stop… …Poker.)

- En 2012, je t’offrirai plus de fleurs (In 2012, I’ll offer you more flowers.)

- En 2012, je ferai moins de shopping (In 2012, I’ll do less shopping.)

- En 2012, je n’oublierai pas ton anniversaire (In 2012, I won’t forget your birthday.)

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And the BEST resolution that the FRENCH BLOG advises you to make as your own is: AMELIOREZ VOTRE FRANÇAIS (IMPROVE YOUR FRENCH)!

Some of the best ways to accomplish that are:

- Systematically watching movies while setting your lecteur DVD (DVD player) on the French soundtrack option (Most of the DVDs have either French or Spanish tracks, at the very least.)

- Do you have Skype? If you don’t, then open a new account, c’est gratuit (it’s free.) You can arrange with someone to become your partenaire de conversation (conversation partner), and agree to meet en ligne (online) once a week for a friendly chat. It would be best if your partenaire is a native French speaker, who would be interested in learning your own language (For example, if your mother tongue is Spanish, German, Arabic, Russian, Chinese, etc.)  That way, you could set half-time of the conversation en français, and the other half in your native language!

You can definitely find such partners on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/learnfrench

- And, finally, of course, make sure you read as often as possible ZE FRENCH BLOG in 2012, and tell all your amis about it!

We want to wish UNE TRÈS BONNE ANNÉE 2012 À TOUS NOS AMIS “FRENCHIES” ! ! !

Where are you celebrating now?

Just tell us!

Some of us who are really lucky are now down at the French Caribbean!

What countries are part of it, you asked?

You don’t exactly know…?

Seriously, what would you do without the French Blog!

Well, these are la Guadeloupe, la Martinique, la Guyane (today’s featured group, “la Compagnie Créole“, hail for the most part from these three), in addition to la Dominique, Saint-Barthélemy, Sainte Lucie, Saint Martin, and, finally Haiti.

Bonne Année

Happy New Year

Meilleurs souhaits

Best Wishes

La joie dans les coeurs

Delight in the hearts

Bonne Année

Happy New Year

Meilleurs Souhaits

Best wishes

Santé et Bonheur

Health and Happiness

Que l’année nouvelle

May the New Year

Soit la plus belle et plus belle

Be the most beautiful and more beautiful

Bonne Année

Happy New Year

Meilleurs souhaits

Best wishes

Amour, Chance, et Succès

Love, Luck, and Success

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Quand minuit sonne

When the midnight bell rings

Une page es tournée 

A page is turned

On abandonne soucis et regret 

We leave behind worry and regret

L’année est morte; vive la nouvelle année !

The year is dead; long live the new year!

La nuit de la saint sylvestre

The night of Saint Sylvester

On s’amuse et on oublie tous

We have fun and we forget everything

La nuit de la saint sylvestre 

The night of Saint Sylvester

On s’amuse on fait les fous

We have fun and go crazy

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Embrassons nous, les cloches carillonnent

Let’s kiss, the bells chime

Embrassons nous, l’année sera bonne

Let’s kiss, the year will be good

Que le champagne commence à couler

Let the champagne start flowing

La nuit de la saint sylvestre

The night of Saint Sylvester

Est une nuit de folie

Is a night of craziness

La nuit de la saint sylvestre 

The night of Saint Sylvester

Tous les rêves sont permis

All the dreams are allowed

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La nuit commence sur un air de fête

The night starts on an air of partying

On chantent, on dansent, faut pas que ça arrête

We sing, we dance, it must not stop

Pour que la fête dure toute l’année

So that the party goes on the whole year

Prenons le bon côte de la vie

Let’s take the good side of life

Et la vie nous sourira

And life will smile to us

Prenons le bon côté de la vie

Let’s take the good side of life

la vie nous enchantera

Life will delight us