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Learning French With A Wolf Posted by John Bauer on Aug 1, 2018
A catchy song is a good way to make learning a language feel more like a fun time and less like les devoirs (homework). There are many great chansons françaises (French songs) that get stuck in my head and have helped me learn le vocabulaire and la grammaire. Et si on chantait (and if we…
Un Cafard D’Eau – Accidentally Ordering Cockroach Water In French Posted by John Bauer on Jul 25, 2018
Making mistakes is a big part of learning une nouvelle langue (a new language). Even after years of practice it can still be very easy to mix up two words that sound similar. I went to une crêperie (a restaurant that sells crêpes) to have a nice dinner with some friends, il y a quelques…
On Est Les Champions ! Renaming Le Métro For The French Team! Posted by John Bauer on Jul 18, 2018
This past month has been intense as countries around the world met en Russie (in Russia) for la Coupe du monde (the World Cup). After the excitement of making it to the finals, la France pushed it to the next level and won le tournoi (the tournament) with a thunderous chant of “Allez les Bleus”…
On Est En Finale ! France Winning La Coupe Du Monde ! Posted by John Bauer on Jul 11, 2018
La coupe du monde (the World Cup) is raging on and importantly for French learners, ever since la demi-finale (the semi-finals) un pays francophone (a French speaking country) has had an assured spot en finale (in the finals). With la Belgique (Belgium) being left behind, la Francophonie marches on with les Français shouting one thing…
La Bannière Étoilée – Celebrating The Fourth Of July In French Posted by John Bauer on Jul 4, 2018
Today is le 4 juillet, je Jour de l’Independance, la fête nationale des État-Unis (the fourth of July, Independence Day, the National Day of the United States). We – and by that I mean les Américains – may not be able to cheer for notre équipe de foot (our soccer team) at la Coupe du…
Bleu, Blanc, Rouge – Let’s Go France! Posted by John Bauer on Jun 27, 2018
With la Coupe du monde (the World Cup) well underway, now is a good time to learn about le foot and how to support les bleus (the French national team). En 2010, when la Coupe du monde was en Afrique du sud (in South Africa), a couple of French comedians came out with a fun…
Early Mornings And Tired Eyes – Sleepy French Expression Posted by John Bauer on Jun 20, 2018
The last couple of weeks have been exhausting for me. The long days stretching into even longer nights have left me looking pretty groggy when I arrive au bureau (at the office) in the morning. After a stressful week of work, travel, and being on the verge of catching a cold, the bags under my…