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J’aime ma famille (I Love My Family) Posted by Hichem on Aug 20, 2011
Today, get ready to “familiarize” (yes, “familiarize”) yourself with a lot of “famille“-related French vocabulary! Un or une ancêtre: Ancestor. You can also say aïeul (forebear.) La mère (the mother), or more informally “la maman.” Le père (the father), or the informal “le papa.” Le grand-père (the grandfather), who can be called informally “papi” La grand-mère (the grandmmother), also informally can be “mami.” (Like in “Mami…
Filet Mignon from the French Coast of Normandy Posted by Hichem on Aug 20, 2011
If you are among the countless fans of fine French cuisine whose péché mignon (little weakness) happens to be a filet mignon, then don’t look anywhere else, because this delicious recette (recipe) hailing from the French coasts of la Normandie (Normandy) is just for you! Pour 4 personnes (for 4 people): 800 gof filet mignon of veau (veal) cut…
Kowabunga, mes amis! Posted by Hichem on Aug 16, 2011
Now, who need to “refrench” their minds about the names of “Les Tortues Ninja“, aka “The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles“? D’abord (first), Leonardo, named after Léonard de Vinci, a master of the Katana saber, and leader of the four Renaissance-inspired mutants; Michelangelo, named after Michel-Ange, whose arme favorite (favorite weapon) is the nunchaku; Raphael, named after Raffaello Sanzio, whose weapon of choice is the…
Traveling this Summer? French Conjugaison Wishes You a *Bon Voyage*! Posted by Hichem on Aug 15, 2011
Whether you’re packing your bagages (luggage) to spend your vacances d’été (Summer holidays) in France or somewhere else, The French Blog tips you on how to conjugate the French verb VOYAGER (to Travel), and, by the same token, wishes you a BON VOYAGE ! The nominal form of the verb voyager is voyage—as in the famous chanson “Voyage, voyage“! French CONJUGAISON…
Madame Édith Piaf and “Notre-Dame de Paris” Posted by Hichem on Aug 10, 2011
Madame Édith Piaf chante (sings)… * “NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS“: Dans le Paris de Notre-Dame In the Paris of Notre-Dame De Notre-Dame de Paris, Of Notre-Dame de Paris Y a un clochard qu’en a plein le dos There’s a bum who’s fed up De porter Notre-Dame sur son dos Of carrying Notre-Dame on his back Il se prend pour Quasimodo He thinks he’s…
The “French Connection” Linking Victor Hugo, Verdi, Batman, and the Film “Se7en” Posted by Hichem on Aug 9, 2011
Today, Opera composer Giuseppe Verdi is widely celebrated as one of the major figures of what Italians proudly call “il Risorgimento“, the movement which, exactly 150 years ago, gave birth to l’unification de l’Italie (the Italian unification.) Many people, however, still ignore, even in today’s Italy, that their beloved maestro italiano was in fact born a Frenchman! The reason being that, when Verdi was born…
How to Ask for Street Directions in French Posted by Hichem on Aug 8, 2011
Unless you’re planning on constantly using a GPS to find your way in a French-speaking country, you will have aucun autre choix (no other choice) but to learn how to ask people for directions in French—and, equally as important, be able to understand them! You can randomly choose un passant (a passerby), preferably one who doesn’t…