Archive for 'Culture'
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 – 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…
Currencies in French Speaking Countries Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 18, 2009
Now is not necessarily the time for Americans to visit France as the dollar is not at all strong against the Euro at the moment and; therefore, Americans have less spending power there than some years ago. The Euro, also referred to as la monnaie unique in French, was put into circulation back in January…
French Wedding Traditions Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 15, 2009
I was doing a wedding menu (menu mariage) translation today and I came across the word pièce montée, otherwise known as croquembouche. I have to say that I hadn’t specifically remembered this dessert from the French wedding I attended back in the summer of 2003, but it is all sort of a blur now anyway. …
Francoscopie – Understanding the French Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 6, 2009
Do you want to know what the French people are really like, but either can’t travel to France or can’t find any real French people to come to know? Or are you French and want to know more about your own society? Well, maybe the analyses undertaken and published by the study and advisory bureau…
French Music – Alizée Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 25, 2009
French pop/electro-rock singer Alizée Jacotey was born on Corsica on August 21, 1984. She started studying dance at the age of 4 and continued at a renowned dance school until she was 15. A friend signed her up for a national television singing contest. She performed the song ‘Ma Prière’ and won the talent show Graines…
French Horoscopes Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 15, 2009
For personal reasons, I have been looking more and more at l’horoscope lately. I feel as though I’ve had a streak of bad luck, so I thought reading my horoscope (mon horoscope) could either clear this up for me or just help me avoid this bad luck in the future. And so I thought about…