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It Comes In Pints! – Beer In French Posted by John Bauer on Apr 6, 2016
When ordering something in a new country there are always surprises waiting in all the small differences from what you would expect and what actually arrives. One of my first times dans un bar français (in a French bar), on top of not knowing how to toast, I didn’t know how to order a beer…
Sick As A Dog – Catching A Cold In French Posted by John Bauer on Mar 30, 2016
I woke up l’autre jour (the other day) feeling sick. The combination of les maux, le nez bouché et le mal à la gorge (the aches, a stuffy nose, and a sore throat) let me know I had to get myself to une pharmacie or I’d end up calling les urgences. I took une douche…
Trilingual Belgium – What Language Do They Speak? Posted by John Bauer on Mar 23, 2016
Drapeau de la Belgique (Belgian Flag) De tous les peuples de la Gaule, les Belges sont les plus braves Of all the people of Gaul, the Belgians are the bravest. – Jules César (Julius Cesar) After les attentats hier matin (the attacks yesterday morning), all our hearts are with la Belgique (Belgium). La capitale (the…
The Prisons of Nantes – French Celtic Music Posted by John Bauer on Mar 16, 2016
Drapeau de Nantes (Flag of Nantes) by Ec.Domnowall, CC BY 3.0. La fête de la Saint-Patrick est à l’approche (St. Patrick’s Day is around the corner) and that means a lot of green, music, and Guinness. The holiday brings up thoughts of Ireland and its culture with des bars et des restaurants (bars and restaurants)…
Twice As Nice With Two Sixes – Leap Years In French Posted by John Bauer on Mar 9, 2016
If you are chanceux (lucky), or maybe malchanceux (unlucky), last week was the first time in quatre ans (four years) that you were able to celebrate your anniversaire (birthday). Tous les quatres ans (every four years) there is a leap year, but it wasn’t until last week that I realized I did not know how…
Voici Jean Guromarc’h – Real French Series Posted by John Bauer on Mar 2, 2016
Living in a language can sometimes be hard to understand. It’s difficult to imagine des personnes réelles qui vivent une vraie vie, travaillent, font les courses, etc (real people living real lives, working, grocery shopping, etc), when you’re staring at des tableaux de conjugaison (conjugation tables) for hours on end. I recently thought about making…
French Music – Jazz Manouche Posted by John Bauer on Feb 24, 2016
When people think of French music, they often think of one of the more famous chanteurs (singers) like Edith Piaf or Jacques Brel. But what else is there? Le jazz is one of the most famous styles de musique (styles of music) in the world. It made its way from New Orleans all the way…