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Victor Hugo: “On vit, on parle” (We live, we talk) Posted by Hichem on Jan 8, 2011
VICTOR HUGO: ON VIT, ON PARLE (WE LIVE, WE TALK) On vit, on parle, on a le ciel et les nuages We live, we talk, we have the sky and the clouds Sur la tête ; on se plaît aux livres des vieux sages ; On the head; we enjoy the books of the old…
How to meet your French partenaire de conversation Posted by Hichem on Jan 5, 2011
All of you students who think that your French teacher doesn’t allow you to have enough time to practice your conversational French, will love this idea! You can use Skype not only to speak and get in touch with your friends or relatives, but also to meet des partenaires de conversations (conversational partners)! * *…
What are your Résolutions de l’année? Posted by Hichem on Jan 4, 2011
La nouvelle année is here, finally! Il est maintenant grand temps (it is now high time) to take some dramatic, life-changing decisions… If you were out of ideas or inspiration to come up with some, here are a few bons conseils (good pieces of advice) to adopt new résolutions de la nouvelle année 2011 ! (resolutions of…
“Vive le Vent”: the French “Jingle Bells” Posted by Hichem on Dec 24, 2010
So far, we have seen two French Carols throughout this week: – “Petit Papa Noël (A French Carol)“ – “Rodolphe le renne au nez rouge (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer)“ Today, and since you’ve already asked for this one specifically, we’ll feature “Vive le Vent”, otherwise known to les anglophones as Jingle Bells! * VIVE LE VENT…
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in French Posted by Hichem on Dec 23, 2010
Connais-tu les prénoms de tous les rennes du Père Noël ? (Do you know the names of all of Santa’s reindeer?) At their first performance ever, borrowing their noms de scènes (stage names) from an early 19th century American poem, there were only eight rennes du Père Noël (Santa Claus’s reindeer.) Those original eight are…
Petit Papa Noël (A French Carol) Posted by Hichem on Dec 23, 2010
Joyeux Noël à tous! Eh oui, c’est déjà Noël ! * * * A cette occasion (On this occasion), we wish to present you a special French chanson de noël (Christmas Carol) interpreted by a famous Corsican named Tino Rossi (Hence the accent that sounds -can you tell?-more italien than French!) * * * * Petit Papa…
Éclipse lunaire (Moon Eclipse) et Solstice d’hiver (Winter Solstice) Posted by Hichem on Dec 22, 2010
Pendant que j’écris ces lignes (While I am writing these lines), two natural phenomenons are occurring in the same time dans notre ciel (in our sky), and the last time this cosmic coincidence happened, it was almost 400 years ago! Back then, Europe was still plunged into the so-called Guerre de Trente ans(Thirty Years’ War); there was…