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Talking about love, en français Posted by Adir on May 11, 2012
Ah! Love is a many splendored thing, isn’t it? So today let’s learn some vocabulary related to love, dating and (yes!) breaking up! T’est prêt? (Are you ready?) Sortir (avec quelqu’un) = to be seeing someone, to date someone Patrcia semble être beaucoup plus heureuse depuis qu’elle a commencé à sortir avec Michel. [Patricia look…
How to talk about the weather in French Posted by Adir on May 7, 2012
Have you ever been in that awkward situation when you need to break the ice, rompre la glace, and don’t know what to say? Well, talk about the weather! Exactly, the weather is a great conversation opener and here some sentences for you to show off your French when you find yourself in this type…
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…
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…