Archive for 'Culture'
French Culture – Don’t lose that ticket Posted by Tim Hildreth on Oct 2, 2018
As I recently shared, there are more ways to get around Paris these days than ever. With all the choices though, the metro, buses, trains, and RER remain the most common and convenient*. In fact, riders make almost 3 billion** … yes, billion! … trips a year on the various lignes de trains, de RER…
Edgar Allan Poe En Français – Le Corbeau Posted by John Bauer on Sep 26, 2018
Learning French is can often be difficult when everything about la langue et la culture (the language and the culture) is completely new. There is so much grammar and vocabulary that finding a comfort zone often feels like an impossible task. After following the reference in la chanson de Joyce Jonathan (Joyce Jonathan’s song), we…
French Culture – Bretagne bis Posted by Tim Hildreth on Sep 25, 2018
I’ve written before about the lovely French region of la Bretagne. And of course, last summer I shared a whole series of post following up on my trip to France for my step-daughter’s amazing wedding. Well my son and I recently got back from another amazing trip there and we discovered a wonderful new coin (corner) that I…
Feeling Emotional With Cœur de Pirate – Place de la République Posted by John Bauer on Sep 19, 2018
Finding de la nouvelle musique (new music) to add to your French playlist is a lifelong process for anyone learning la langue (the language). Heureusement (luckily), there is no shortage of music from all over la francophonie, making it easy to find des chansons (songs) that match your taste and help with learning le français!…
French Music – Indochine Posted by Tim Hildreth on Sep 18, 2018
L’été touche à sa fin (Summer is coming to a close). It might seem a bit early to get nostalgic about it, but I find I’m already feeling ‘fallish’. La rentrée is behind us and les nuits sont plus fraîches (nights are cooler). What better time to review the seasons … and share another great song (one…
French Culture – Alternative Transportation Posted by Tim Hildreth on Sep 11, 2018
Last week I talked about my love of driving in France. I even love to drive in Paris (zipping around Paris at night to catch the sights in their full lit-up splendeur is hard to beat for sheer joy!) but it’s not for everyone. Fortunately there are more and more ways to get around the…
Beauty In French – Introducing The Poet, Charles Baudelaire Posted by John Bauer on Sep 5, 2018
Learning about la culture (culture) is an important part of learning une langue (a language). For more modern music or movies, it can be easy to appreciate and often fun to use while studying French. However, looking at l’histoire (history) and all l’art et la poésie (the art and poetry) over the centuries, or sometimes…