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American-style coffee, en français Posted by Jennie on Apr 16, 2010
Merci, BfromWR, de votre question: thank you for your question! Le commentateur BfromWR asked a very useful question about the post on ordering coffee from le 5 avril (April 5): “…How would one go about ordering the equivalent of your standard “North American style” coffee with cream and sugar? Commonly referred to as a “double double”…
April Fools! … The Truth About the French Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 24, 2010
April Fools Day is almost here, so start planning your pranks! Have you actually wondered how the tradition started? It is hard to tell where April Fools day was first celebrated because no records about the custom were ever recorded until the eighteenth century. The custom is said to originate from Europe in the sixteenth…
French Food – Fondue Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 18, 2009
Ever since I had a delicious albeit overpriced fondue with a close friend in Le Quartier Latin eleven years ago in Paris, I have been in love with fondues and my fondue pot. So, I thought I’d share a recipe for Fondue aux trois fromages: Ingrédients 200 g de gruyère 200 g de fromage à raclette…
How to Pronounce French Vowels Posted by Transparent Language on Oct 24, 2009
Perhaps most if not all of our readers will agree that one of the hardest things about learning and dominating the French language is pronunciation!! So, today, I’m going to try to help you out a little bit on this one with some technique talk. This is what you should do to correctly pronounce the…
French Cuisine – Mousse au chocolat Posted by Transparent Language on Sep 21, 2009
Today I’m going to give you a recipe in French for chocolate mousse. Ingrédients: 200 g de chocolat noir à pâtisser (around 2 cups) 50 g de beurre (around 3 1/2 tbsp) 3 jaunes d’oeufs 5 blancs d’oeufs 125 g de sucre en poudre (just a little under 1 cup) 1. Dans une casserole au…
French Grammar – This and That Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 9, 2009
Demonstrative articles are a little bit different in French as opposed to English. And since they are words that you often want to use when speaking, well, I thought we’d discuss them today. First of all, not only is there a singular and plural form, but there are also masculine and feminine forms. So, that…
French Cuisine – Coquilles Saint Jacques Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 3, 2009
The summer is underway and the pilgrims on St. James’ Way can be seen making their way to Santiago. One of my very favorite appetizers or first course dishes is Coquilles Saint Jacques or what is known in English as simply ‘scallops’. I don’t know about you, but I find Coquilles Saint Jacques much more…