Archive for April, 2012
Basic French: Les Aventures of Monsieur Guy Posted by Adir on Apr 27, 2012
Salut! Comment ça va? The Imagiers channel on Youtube has a very cool series of basic French videos called Les Aventures de Monsieur Guy. They are short videos (3-4 min) in basic French about Mr. Guy’s adventures. Check out the first two videos with the script and translation then click on the link to watch…
French in Canada Posted by Sean Young on Apr 25, 2012
Canadian French refers to the language as spoken in Canada and is the mother tongue of nearly seven million Canadians (roughly 22% of the national population). The dialects of French spoken in Canada are Quebec, Acadian, Métis, Newfoundland and Brayon dialects. You will also find Canadian French spoken in parts of New England in the…
Colloquial French – Part 02 Posted by Adir on Apr 17, 2012
Last week we had our first post of the Colloquial French series and by the comments I see that you guys liked it, so today is the second part. Profitez! Dis-le! = Spit it out! C’est cassé! Ça ne marche pas! = It’s broken! (computer) Tout a bien fini! = It all worked out…
Colloquial French – Part 01 Posted by Adir on Apr 13, 2012
I’m Adir Ferreira, your new French blogger. I have been working with Transparent Language for 4 years on the Spanish, Portuguese and English for Brazilians blog. I hope to have a great time giving you some really cool tips to improve your French. Now, let’s start off with a series called Colloquial French. They’re sentences…
French is French…ou pas? Posted by Sean Young on Apr 12, 2012
If you’re somewhat familiar with the French language, you know that The French-speaking world is called la francophonie, and people who speak French are des francophones. So, everywhere you go in la francophonie, you can speak French and have a good time, right? Well, it’s true in a sense. If you’re familiar with the differences…
How to Make a French Baguette Posted by Hichem on Apr 12, 2012
Ok, granted, not everyone can easily learn how to “make-and-bake” a French baguette, but with just a little patience and a fair amount of practice, you hopefully won’t need a “baguette magique” (magic stick) to do that! * * * Combine the steps of the video above with the detailed tricks listed below, and you may…
Poisson d’Avril (April Fools’): Would You Like Fries with That? Posted by Hichem on Apr 1, 2012
It’s no big secret: Despite the persistent legends surrounding them, the so-called “French fries” are almost as “French” as the “French onions“, the “French toast“, and even the “French Kiss“: In other words, they are not! But whether or not you uphold their fairly established Belgian origin, and consider les “frites” as a “faux French” dish, for…