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French bookshops Posted by Bridgette on Sep 24, 2021
Bonjour! La lecture est une amitié. – Marcel Proust Je n’ai jamais eu de chagrin qu’une heure de lecture n’ait dissipé. – Montesquieu ______________________________________________________________ It’s officially fall, and what better way to spend it then cozied up with a book? Today I want to highlight some French bookshops, past and present, and a recommendation for…
Christo’s Arc de Triomphe Posted by Tim Hildreth on Sep 21, 2021
A dream almost 60 years in the making is finally a reality. Last Thursday – on the eve of the Journées Européennes du Patrimoines – President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated l’Arc de Triomphe empaqueté de Christo. Christo’s Arc de Triomphe Thursday’s ceremony celebrated a project that Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude first imagined in 1962, “une…
French News Round-up Posted by Tim Hildreth on Sep 14, 2021
Keeping up with the news is a great way to expand your cultural knowledge and practice your vocabulary. This week we take a look at some of the latest headlines in a little French news round-up. French News Round-up It’s been a while since we’ve looked at what’s happening à la une des actualités françaises. The past…
À la bibliothèque Posted by Bridgette on Sep 10, 2021
À la bibliothèque – At the library Bonjour! As Tim mentioned earlier this week, it’s Library Card Sign-up Month in the US! In celebration, I wanted to share some vocabulary you could use à la bibliothèque (at the library). (Don’t forget the difference with the faux ami la librairie – book store 😊) Before we jump into…
French Proverbs Posted by Tim Hildreth on Sep 7, 2021
It’s September. In France, that means la rentrée. Here in the US, September is also National Library Card Sign-up Month. Les bibliothèques are amazing places where you can find all sorts of wonderful content … including, at many, access to Transparent Language’s online learning portal. Learn more here. Les proverbes français Watching the great French movie…
I wanna have a French mustache Posted by Tim Hildreth on Aug 31, 2021
One of the reasons I’ve always loved the Eurovision Song Contest is because of just how odd it can be. This year’s competition may already be dans le rétroviseur but I just had to share this little gem from 2014 by the rock-pop-hip-hop French trio Twin Twin. Moustache Earning only 2 points, the song finished a disappointing…
La francophonie du Canada Posted by Bridgette on Aug 27, 2021
La francophonie du Canada – French‑Speaking Canada Canada is officially a bilingual country (un pays bilangue), with English and French as the two official languages. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom (la Charte des droits et libertés), which was part of the Constitution Act (la loi constitutionnelle) of 1982, strengthened the status of both…