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A French New Year Posted by Bridgette on Dec 31, 2021
Bonne année! Happy New Year! 2022 is almost here and I am chanceuse (lucky) to be spending it amongst friends in France. I wanted to share a poem with you so you can celebrate à la française (French style) as well: _______________________________ Bonne année Tristan Derème Voici la nouvelle année Souriante, enrubannée, Qui pour notre…
Les Comptines – Nursery Rhymes Posted by Bridgette on Dec 17, 2021
Bonjour! Children learn through song and nursery rhymes and I’m sure you know plenty from your childhood, but do you know the French ones below? 😊 Share them with any little ones in your life, or listen on your own and see if you can learn something just as a French native child would! Dodo…
Aimer, Adorer, Plaire Posted by Bridgette on Dec 3, 2021
Bonjour! Today it’s all about the verbs aimer, adorer, and plaire (to like/love, to adore, to please/like) and how to express these sentiments in French to your petit-copain or petite-copine (boyfriend or girlfriend)! I love you The French use the verb ‘aimer’ to express love in the following expressions: Je t’aime – I love you…
À la banque Posted by Bridgette on Nov 19, 2021
Bonjour from France! As I mentioned in a previous post, I have recently moved to France. I’ve been spending the last few weeks with some logistical things, and one of those included opening a French bank account. When opening up a bank you will need the following documents: une pièce d’identité officielle comportant une photographie…
Les Plus Beaux Villages de France Posted by Bridgette on Nov 5, 2021
Coucou vous! J’ai des nouvelles! I have some news! You may remember when I first starting contributing to this blog back in May 2020 that I wrote about my plans and dream to move to Paris… well it’s official, my dog and I have moved to France (but not Paris, sadly.) Before officially settling in, je…
Les textos en français Posted by Bridgette on Oct 22, 2021
Les textos en français – Texts in French A few weeks back Tim posted a blog all about emojis in French. This week I want to talk about les textos en français. For some, text slang may be a nuisance that’s ‘ruining the language’ but some may argue that modern online conversations require quick and…
Chanson d’automne Posted by Bridgette on Oct 8, 2021
Bonjour! C’est l’automne! Fall is officially here, and as such I’d like to share one of the best known poems in the French language; Chanson d’automne (Autumn Song) by Paul Verlaine. Published in 1866 in Verlaine’s first collection Poèmes saturniens, using the symbolism of fall, it is a sad and melancholic view on growing old…