Archive for January, 2017
French Question: Why is it “Le Nouvel An” and not “Le Nouveau An”? Posted by Elizabeth Schmermund on Jan 4, 2017
Bonne année! Happy New Year! I wish all of our Transparent French readers a happy and healthy 2017. Talking about the new year in French can be especially difficult. This is because there are two words that mean “year”–an (m) and année (f)–and because both of these words start with a vowel, which can change the word that…
Si, Señor! Posted by Tim Hildreth on Jan 3, 2017
No, you’re not in the wrong place. This is indeed your favorite French blog. If you know any Spanish though, you’ll recognize this week’s title as Spanish for “Yes, Sir!“.* And while most people first learning French learn that the way to say ‘yes’, is ‘oui’, did you know that there are actually two ways…