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La Révolution Posted by Bridgette on Dec 3, 2020
La Révolution Salut mes amis! Hi friends! Maintenant que l’hiver approche et la pandémie se poursuit, c’est le moment idéal pour démarrer une nouvelle série télé sur Netflix. Voilà ma recommandation… La Révolution. Now that winter is approaching and the pandemic goes on, it is the ideal moment to start up a new TV series on…
French Slang Posted by Bridgette on Nov 20, 2020
L’argot français et le verlan Aujourd’hui on parle de l’argot français et du verlan… today we are talking about French slang and verlan. C’est parti! Argot, as in any language, is an ever-changing and important part of the French language and culture. The more formal French you learn in school will be perfect for les…
Politics in France Posted by Bridgette on Nov 6, 2020
Bonjour tout le monde! If you visit the French news site Le Monde, you see that they are closely following our elections here in the US just like any American news sources are. To see their carte des résultats Etat par Etat, click here. Donc, seeing as there is a atmosphère politique tendue in the US this week , I wanted…
Victor Hugo – Demain Dès L’aube Posted by Bridgette on Oct 23, 2020
Coucou! Victor Hugo. Discutablement, arguably, the most famous French writer of all time. He wrote Les Misérables, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, and many poetry collections. Today we will be looking at one of his most famous poems from the collection Les Contemplations (Contemplations). It is called Demain Dès L’aube (Tomorrow at Dawn). The French version and the English…
Passé Simple – French Simple Past Posted by Bridgette on Oct 9, 2020
Bonjour! A couple weeks ago I shared with you un conte de fée: Le Petit Chaperon Rouge, Little Red Riding Hood. I am sure it was easy enough to understand since the story is already widely known, but you may have noticed something odd while reading. Throughout the story you would have seen a different kind of…
Le Petit Chaperon Rouge – Little Red Riding Hood Posted by Bridgette on Sep 25, 2020
Some reading practice of un conte de fée (fairy tale) most of us already know in English, Le Petit Chaperon Rouge. There are some footnotes to help with your comprehension. Bonne lecture! Il était une fois, au milieu d’une forêt épaisse, une petite maison où habitait une jolie petite fille nommée Petit Chaperon Rouge. Un jour…
La Rentrée – pt. 2 Posted by Bridgette on Sep 11, 2020
Coucou mes amis! Hi friends! La rentrée is upon us and the weather is quickly turning to automne. Il y a deux semaines (two weeks ago), I talked about the differences between le système scolaire français and le système scolaire américain. Vous pouvez le lire ici. (You can read it here.) Aujourd’hui, je voudrais continuer la conversation (today I would…