Archive for 'Vocabulary'
French singer – Anais Posted by Tim Hildreth on Oct 3, 2017
It’s octobre (October) and that means l’automne (fall), but it also means all the kids are (for the most part) settled back in school. School is where we learn some of life’s most important lessons comme le français (like French) and, for some, it’s where they first learn about l’amour (love). This week’s song pour les filles…
Pick Une Carte Any Carte – A Deck Of Cards In French Posted by John Bauer on Sep 27, 2017
I like to use les jeux vidéo to practice french, but the idea of learning with games is not limited to consoles and computers. Les jeux de cartes (card games) exist à travers le monde (all over the world) and the standard deck of cards that I grew up with aux États-Unis (in the United…
The monarchy is dead Posted by Tim Hildreth on Sep 26, 2017
Long live the nobility! One thing I’ve always found funny about France is that a country that so dramatically tried to eliminate all traces of the monarchy* (and ultimately did) would still have a fascination for – and many examples of – a noble class of landed aristocracy lying around. I came across two more…
Welcoming Le Froid – Cold Weather In French Posted by John Bauer on Sep 20, 2017
It’s getting cold en France and more than making it harder to sleep, le changement (the change) has also left me feeling sick as a dog. While I rest in mon nouveau lit I also have to to pack up les vêtements d’été and start thinking about le temps hivernal (the winter weather) ahead. When…
Typical and charming Posted by Tim Hildreth on Sep 19, 2017
In one of my early posts on Paris, I referred to the opening scene of the movie Julie and Julia in which Meryl Streep playing Julia Child asks about finding somewhere eat, somewhere typique et charmant. At the time I was talking about one of my favorite restaurants in Paris. During my recent travels around…
Food and drink in Brittany bis Posted by Tim Hildreth on Sep 12, 2017
Last month as I got ready for my trip to France I put together a post about some of the things I was looking forward to eating and drinking while I was in Paris and la Bretagne (Brittany). I’m happy to report that my culinary trip was a success . . . and included so…
Hurricane Season, ou La Saison Cyclonique Posted by Elizabeth Schmermund on Sep 8, 2017
Every year, hurricane season, or la saison cyclonique, begins in the Atlantic Ocean region in late summer, usually peaking around late August and September. Unfortunately, some years—like this one—large and frequent hurricanes—in French, les ouragans—can bring great damage and destruction to any place that falls within their path. So far, Texas and areas of the Caribbean…