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French Names for Young Animals Posted by Hichem on Jul 23, 2011
When l’abeille (the bee) was young, it was une larve When l’aigle (the eagle) was young, it was un aiglon When l’âne (the donkey) was young, it was un ânon When l’antilope was young, it was an antilopin When l’autruche (the ostrich) was young, it was an autruchon When la baleine (the whale) was young, it was a baleineau…
Summer Parisian Soirées Posted by Hichem on Jul 17, 2011
With the now-renown French music group “Louise Attaque“, les soirées Parisiennes (the Parisian nights) offer an experience that’s easily comparable to un vol (a flight) over a volcano! With “Louise Attaque“, a Summer night in Paris combines the Tuscan beauty of Siena with the enthralling magic of le Brésil (Brazil)… Louise Attaque: “Les Nuits Parisiennes“ Et j’vis…
Joyeuse Fête Nationale! See Sarkozy, Fireworks, and More! Posted by adam on Jul 15, 2011
What do the Champs Élysées, the Armed Forces of France, and fireworks have to do with each other? On July 14th, all of those things mean it is Bastille Day, known as the Fête Nationale (National Holiday) or 14 Juillet in French. The French capital has a long history of celebrating the country’s national holiday…
Shopaholics: Are You Ready to “Faire Les Soldes?” Posted by adam on Jul 11, 2011
If you are a diehard accro du shopping (shopaholic), a trip to a French shopping center could prove rather dangerous presently. “And why is that?” you may be wondering to yourself. Well, my friends, that would be because the SOLDES are on at the moment! If you’ve never heard of the soldes, it’s hard to…
A Brazilian Sings “La Nuit de mon Amour” (“The Night of My Love”) Posted by Hichem on Jul 9, 2011
Do you think that learning and mastering French from scratch is next to impossible? Well, think again mes amis ! Here’s a shinning example of une fille Brésilienne (a Brazilian girl), who -it’s hard in this case not to think of Linda de Souza and her “Valise en carton“ (“Cardboard Suitcase”)- was forced to travel a lot during her childhood, mainly because of the political situation that dominated her…
A Very Catchy “Bric-À-Brac” (Mish-Mash) of French Vocabulary! Posted by Hichem on Jul 4, 2011
A Very Catchy “Bric-À-Brac” (Mish-Mash) of French Vocabulary! Priscilla – “Bric-À-Brac” (“Mish-Mash”) J’ai décidé I decided Mes désirs, mes idées, My desires, my ideas De les garder To keep them Comme barricadés Like barricaded Car les aider Because helping them À s’évader, à minauder, To escape, to simper M’avait désaccordée Made me out of…
All For One, And One For Al…exandre Dumas! Posted by Hichem on Jul 1, 2011
If you take the Paris metro these days, you’ll notice a mini-story of Alexandre Dumas, who lent his name to a station de métro ! Born in 1802, a year before the outburst of the Napoleonic Wars, the same year as Victor Hugo was born, he was the son, just like Hugo, of a Général d’Empire…