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Writing a Letter in French Posted by Transparent Language on Sep 28, 2009
Do you ever need to write a letter in French either for work, school or pleasure? Well, today, I’m going to try to help you out a bit with this task. First, let’s talk about a formal/business letter. Let’s say you need to write a letter to a company asking for information. You can put…
French Cuisine – Mousse au chocolat Posted by Transparent Language on Sep 21, 2009
Today I’m going to give you a recipe in French for chocolate mousse. Ingrédients: 200 g de chocolat noir à pâtisser (around 2 cups) 50 g de beurre (around 3 1/2 tbsp) 3 jaunes d’oeufs 5 blancs d’oeufs 125 g de sucre en poudre (just a little under 1 cup) 1. Dans une casserole au…
French Numbers 1-100 Posted by Transparent Language on Sep 15, 2009
This is a post for all of you who are just beginning French. We’ve included both written pronunciations as well as a video with spoken pronunciation. For even more numbers, check out “French Numbers: Learn How to Count from 1 to 1000” If you are looking to learn French, check out our website at Transparent.com for free resources…
French Phrases – Idioms For Work II Posted by Transparent Language on Sep 12, 2009
I love French idioms and expressions! They can be so challenging to a language learner, yet so empowering once mastered. Today, we’re going to talk about some idioms and phrases you can use in any setting including at work when chatting to friends or colleagues. Let’s imagine you’re not feeling very well. Maybe you need…
Let’s Talk About French Verbs Once Again Posted by Transparent Language on Sep 6, 2009
Today, we’ll begin talking about the past…the French past tense that is. What does imparfait mean? Well, let’s find out! First of all, Le Robert Micro (my favorite French-French dictionary) defines the adjective imparfait as qui n’est pas achevé, pas complet; or in other words, something that is incomplete. The definition it gives for the…
French Cuisine – Fromage Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 31, 2009
A few things happened to me when I lived in France that made me begin to understand one of the major points of French culture – le fromage! First of all, as a student who had to go out and get her own groceries for lunch, one of my first excursions was to a supermarket…
French Verbs – The Present Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 24, 2009
Let’s talk a little grammar! First of all, French verb phrases can be indicatif which expresses an event as being certain whether it occurs in the past, present or future. They can be in le subjonctif which is used in a subordinate clause to express an assessment or interpretation or it can be used after some…