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Journée internationale des femmes Posted by Bridgette on Mar 12, 2021
Journée internationale des femmes – International Women’s Day March 8th was Journée internationale des femmes which is widely celebrated in France. Men will gift the women in their life bright yellow mimosas to show their appreciation! In celebration, I wanted to share a poem by the 19th century French poet Anaïs Ségalas. In 1847, Ségalas published…
Le béret français Posted by Bridgette on Feb 26, 2021
Bonjour mes amis, When you envision the look of a French man stéréotypé, what is it that you imagine? Probably une marinière (striped shirt), une cigarette, une moustache, et…. un béret. First, I have to admit where this blog inspiration came from. J’ai acheté un béret de Laulhere cette semaine ! I bought a béret…
La Saint Valentin Posted by Bridgette on Feb 12, 2021
Salut tout le monde! Le 14 février, c’est La Saint Valentin en France : la fête de l’amour et des amoureux. February 14th is St. Valentine’s day in France: the holiday of love and lovers. There are many stories and traditions linked to Valentine’s day, from both Ancient Rome to more recent modern Christianity. The most…
Les parties internes du corps Posted by Bridgette on Jan 29, 2021
Salut tout le monde! If you have studied French before, you probably know the basic body parts, la tête, les bras, les jambes, etc… but have you ever learned les parties internes du corps – the internal parts of the body? There are over 80! le cerveau – brain Le cerveau pense et interprète l’information. The brain…
French Pronunciation: The Guttural R Posted by Bridgette on Jan 15, 2021
French Pronunciation: The Guttural R The French guttural ‘R’ is one of the most difficult sounds to produce in the French language. There is no equivalent sound in English, so it really takes some practicing in order to master it. To help us learn how to pronounce the French guttural ‘R’, first we need to…
La Fête des Rois Posted by Bridgette on Dec 30, 2020
Bonjour! J’espère que vous avez passé un bel noël! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. La nouvelle année is soon upon us and I am more than ready to say adieu to 2020. Speaking of saying goodbye to this year, have you seen Tim’s recent post summarizing the French blog posts of 2020? It’s a…
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Posted by Bridgette on Dec 18, 2020
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame – Notre-Dame de Paris Bonjour tout le monde! One of my favorite passe-temps during l’hiver is me mettre à l’aise and reading a captivating book. Even better when that book is in French and I get to practice, and faire d’une pierre deux coups. I am sure the majority of you are familiar with the story…