Archive for April, 2011
Allons faire du camping en France (Let’s go camping in France)! Posted by Hichem on Apr 22, 2011
If you are discovering France for the first time, it seems only logique (logical) to start with la capitale, Paris, and discover le Louvre, les Champs–Élysées, and la Tour Eiffel. But after doing all the “touristy stuff”, what else can you do? You may perhaps opt for what many French people do every year: Aller faire du camping (Going…
Conjugaison of the Verb Promettre (To Promise) Posted by Hichem on Apr 19, 2011
“PROMETTRE” (“To promise”) as in “Tu m’as promis“, in In-Grid‘s song “Tu es foutu” (“You’re done for”)… * * * …but you, mes amis (my friends), are not! Because now you have the full conjugaison of the verb “Promettre” at your disposal 🙂 I N D I C A T I F Présent je tu…
A Refreshing Zest of R&B/Hip-Hop in French Posted by Hichem on Apr 19, 2011
Our mot-clé (keyword) over here has always been *VARIÉTÉ* (VARIETY)! Comme vous l’avez déjà mentionné dans vos commentaires (as you’ve already mentioned it in your comments), The Transparent French Blog is all about la variété du contenu (variety of content): From le rap français (French Rap), with pioneering groups such as IAM and Benny-B., to cutting-edge French…
“Garçon!” How to (Politely) Complain in French Restaurants Posted by Hichem on Apr 16, 2011
Quoi qu’il arrive (whatever happens), try at all costs not to antagonize the French chef! * * * How to (Politely) Complain in French Restaurants—Or Congratulate the Chef Although the stereotypical image of the viciously rude French waiter is no doubt often exaggerated around the world, here at The French Blog we want to make…
The First Hit of French Rap Posted by Hichem on Apr 15, 2011
Ever wondered what the first French Rap song was like? Well, in case you didn’t know it yet, the first super hit of le rap français (French Rap) came out, not from France, but from “le Plat Pays” (“the Flat Country”), designating either a specific region of la Belgique (Belgium), the one to which Jacques Brel…
Who DIDN’T Know that Daft Punk is French? Posted by Hichem on Apr 13, 2011
Almost à mi-chemin (halfway)between la place Charles-de-Gaulle and Place de Clichy, the Lycée Carnot (Carnot High school) saw many young and ambitious students graduate to become influential men and woman in the world: Some, as Jacques Chirac and Dominique Strauss-Kahn (a contender in the upcoming French Présidentielles) became de fins politiciens (shrewd politicians); others, like Louis Aragon were…
Conjugaison du verbe: Choisir (To Choose) Posted by Hichem on Apr 11, 2011
Can you make up a French sentence with the verb *CHOISIR*? Here’s an example: Ce n’est pas toujours facile de *choisir* dans la vie (It’s not always easy to choose in life) * * * “À toi de choisir“, means “It’s up to you to choose“, as in Richard Anthony‘s French interpretation of Bing Crosby’s song…