Archive for 'Vocabulary'
The French RAP of the Participes PASSÉS Posted by Hichem on Jun 23, 2012
A French teacher from Canada has devised a fun and fantastic way to teach French grammar to her young students: A French Rap song that describes the rules of thumb of the “PP“—meaning les Participes Passés (Past Participles)! Pour plus de détails (For more details), go to: www.rapdespp.com ♦ LE RAP DES PARTICIPES PASSÉS (THE RAP…
Advanced French vocabulary: crime and criminals Posted by Adir on Jun 18, 2012
Salut, tout le monde! Comment ça va? Let’s check out today a list of very interesting words and expressions related to crime, in French. The Criminals – Les malfaiteurs le (la) pédophile – paedophile le cambrioleur – house-breaker le cambrioleur de banque – bank robber le complice – accomplice le meurtrier – murderer le narcotrafiquant…
France 2 – Ukraine 0 – Allez les Bleus! Posted by Hichem on Jun 17, 2012
Despite the unbelievably heavy pluies (rains) that flooded the stadium at first, La France has put on a great show and won 2-0 against l’Ukraine, the co-host of the Euro 2012! We hope les Bleus will achieve another great performance in two days against la Suède. In the meantime, let’s resume our “Meet the French Squad” tour…
Euro 2012: Allez la France! Posted by Hichem on Jun 14, 2012
L’équipe de France boasts several reknown names: Ribéry, Benzema, Nasri, and others. Come meet the French squad of the Euro 2012, ahead of the crucial game coming up tomorrow: France vs. Ukraine! Gardien: Hugo LLORIS: First, meet le gardien de but (the goalkeeper) as well as le capitaine since almost two years now: Hugo Lloris. Nicknamed…
Google Puts the “€” in French “€-Books” Posted by Hichem on Jun 12, 2012
Not too long ago, several French literati organizations seemed to heroically wage an “uphill crusade” against the Internet search Goliath Google, accusing it of outright book piracy. Today, the paramount motivation of these organizations appears to be more mercantile than virtuously academic. Everything else, of course, “n’est que littérature” (“nothing but literature”). Internet search giant Google…
Building Your French Vocabulary Posted by Sean Young on Jun 11, 2012
A couple of weeks ago, I put up a post on French You Already Know. Besides these cognates, learning new words is a constant activity in language learning. While memorizing vocabulary lists is helpful, it is more important to learn the words you need in a real situation. Your goal is to learn to both…
How to make “des noms dérivés” in French – the answers! Posted by Adir on Jun 5, 2012
Salut! Comment ça va? Here are the answers to last Friday’s vocabulary exercise. Pay attention to the articles used in each ending. 1. -ment recruter – le recrutement [recruiting] licencier – le licenciement [dismissal – at work] investir – l’investissement [investment] aboutir – l’aboutissement [culmination, outcome] renouveler – le renouvellement [renewal, replacement] percer – le…