Archive for 'Vocabulary'
Top 10 Best Movie Quotes of All Times – In French Posted by Hichem on Jul 7, 2012
Everyone in the world knows at least one réplique culte (classic quote) from Hollywood movies that eventually became casual catchphrases. But ever wondered how these sound in French? Today, you’re invited to discover the Top 10 Best Movie Quotes of All Times—en Français. The selection was made in 2005 by the American Film Institute (See “AFI’s 100…
Learning tip: Reading! Posted by Adir on Jul 6, 2012
Many of you may frown upon the idea of reading so let me tell you a bit of my story. I started teaching at 17 and as a non-native teacher I decided to improve my English by reading and listening. Luckily I worked at a school that had a lot of books in English, by…
Talking about movies in French Posted by Adir on Jul 2, 2012
Salut! Comment ça va? I hope you had a great weekend and let’s kick off today with some very useful sentences used to talk about movies in French. On y va?! Quel type de film vous aimez? [What kind of movies do you like?] Je n’aime pas trop les films d’horreur. [I don’t like horror…
French Idioms Related to Waiting Posted by Adir on Jun 29, 2012
Nobody likes to wait, right? At least for a very long time. So here are some idioms related to the concept of waiting, in French. Faire le pied de grue / faire le poireau – to hang around, to wait while standing. Il a fait le pied de grue pendant une heure devant le restaurant…
Your First Name May Be in This French “Prénoms” Song! Posted by Hichem on Jun 26, 2012
Does your name have a French equivalent, like “Oliver/Olivier”, “Sylvia/Sylvie”, “Peter/Pierre”, “John/Jean”, etc.? After the The French RAP of the PARTICIPES PASSÉS ” (The French Rap of Past Participles”), here is the tongue-in-cheek French song “Le Rap des Prénoms“ (“The French Rap of the First Names”), the lyrics of which are exclusively translated into English here on…
What do you like to do in your free time? Posted by Adir on Jun 26, 2012
Let’s suppose that you and your friends are on vacation so you ask each other what you like to do in your free time. Here are some suggestions! Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire pour t’amuser? [What do you like to do to have fun?] En géneral, qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire quand tu sors? [Usually…
KEN: Le Survivant de l’Enfer (The French “Fist of the North Star”) Posted by Hichem on Jun 24, 2012
In the early 1990s, French teenagers did not exactly watch TV programs like “SpongeBob SquarePants” or “Hannah Montana”… The show you are about to discover today was then considered the ultimate dessin animé (cartoon) not to miss on French TV for the 12-year-old boys on Wednesday afternoons. And nevermind that the storyline featured some pretty violent…