Archive for 'Culture'
French Culture – Driving in France Posted by Tim Hildreth on Sep 4, 2018
My son and I just got back from ten amazing days in France. We were going back to revisit some of the great places we saw the year before. We had a great time seeing family, eating great food, and exploring the sights (and in the coming weeks, I’ll share some of the highlights). And…
French Music and Vocabulary – Just say no Posted by Tim Hildreth on Aug 28, 2018
The French verb vouloir is a handy one for expressing what you want. It can also be handy for expressing what you don’t want, as in this song from Camelia Jordana. Camelia is preforming live at Les Victoires de la Musique a sort of French version of the Grammy Awards. If after listening to this catchy tune you…
Fall In Love With A French Pop Song: Joyce Jonathan – Ça Ira Posted by John Bauer on Aug 15, 2018
La musique (the music) is a great way to keep practicing le français when you’re tired of doing drills and looking at vocabulary lists. For French learners, the catchier la chanson (the song) the better! Le but (the goal) is to sing la chanson for fun and forget it’s actually studying! I’ve mentioned it a…
Recommended for vous Posted by Tim Hildreth on Aug 14, 2018
Back at the end of mai (May) / début juin (start of June) I shared a couple of contes (stories, short tales) that I found online. I shared them both because they had some good vocabulary and because I was fascinated by the morality they (attempted) to share. Both tales reflected both a simpler and a more simplistic…
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…
On a wing and a prayer Posted by Tim Hildreth on Jul 31, 2018
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about contemporary musicals in France. One of the songs featured got me thinking about the word ailes (wings) and all the things that fly – or don’t! – with wings. Aile (wing) Before we get to the song, a few examples of the different ways the word aile can be…
Ticket Chic No More Posted by Tim Hildreth on Jul 24, 2018
From its rubber tires to its station signs and art deco entrance-ways, the Paris Metro is one of the oldest, one of the busiest, and perhaps one of the most recognized public transportation systems in the world. In a city of so many iconic sights, it might seem strange that one of the most iconic is…