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Buying Billets Or Taking Tickets? – Confusing Words In French Posted by John Bauer on Aug 23, 2017
There are some words in French that I have a hard time understanding when to use. These are the kind of words that lead to les fautes (mistakes) from thinking in English. Learning how to use les mots (words) that don’t exist in English is one of the hardest parts about learning le vocabulaire (vocabulary)…
French Music From Colombia: Monsieur Periné Posted by John Bauer on Aug 16, 2017
La langue française can be heard around the world with la Francophonie extending to les quartes coins du monde (the four corners of the world). This allows for some unique music that comes from les pays francophones (French speaking countries) outside of France: Jacques Brel, Stromae, Bernard Adamus, and Chantal Archambault to name a few…
Invested In Vêtements – Summer Clothing In French Posted by John Bauer on Aug 9, 2017
Now that it’s Août, le temps (the weather) is getting cooler, but la chaleur d’été (the summer heat) can still be felt en France. Making it through la canicule means more than making sure you have un parapluie (an umbrella), en fait (in fact) I have un placard (a closet) full of les vêtements d’été…
Finding Les Toilettes In French Posted by John Bauer on Aug 2, 2017
Sometimes you learn des nouvelles expressions (new phrases) not because you want to sing a song or cook a meal, but because you simply need something. It can be as small as needing to know how to buy a battery or as important as knowing how to call les urgences (emergency services). Living a normal…
Folk Music In French: Chantal Archambault Posted by John Bauer on Jul 26, 2017
There are many great French musicians that are know par tout le monde (by everyone). The greats like Jacques Brel, Edith Piaf, or even Stromae are known dans le monde entier (all over the world), but outside of these well known chanteur francophones (French singers), la Francophonie also has a thriving indie music scene. Il…
Waves In Paris – Le Métro Is Flooded! Posted by John Bauer on Jul 19, 2017
Un orage (a thunderstorm) passed through Paris recently and caused quite a stir. All the rain from l’orage created des inondations (floods) all over Paris, but for many people it was most notable sur le métro (on the subway)! La Seine is no stranger to la crue (flooding) and has seen many impressive storms in…
Athletic Vocabulary – Olympic Sports In French Posted by John Bauer on Jul 12, 2017
The Summer weather has les Jeux olympiques (the Olympic Games) on my mind. Like many people, I don’t follow les sports olympiques (the Olympic sports) outside of les Jeux olympiques, and it’s not a topic that usually comes up in conversations. While thinking about the possibility of les Jeux olympiques à Paris, I realized I…