Archive for 'Vocabulary'
Une seconde, une minute, une heure Posted by Hichem on Sep 18, 2011
Today, you will review with us the basic unités du temps (units of time.) * D’abord (first), il y a la seconde (there’s the second.) “Le tour du monde en 80 secondes” (“Around the world in 80 seconds”)! Directed by two voyageurs: Romain Pergeaux and Alex Profit. A project completed in only 3 semaines (3 weeks.) This route is a tribute to the famous Jules Verne’s…
Thumbs Up for La Fête des doigts verts (green thumbs) Posted by Hichem on Sep 18, 2011
It all started as an informal “underground” social meeting, before blossoming over the years into a big rendez-vous uniting every doigt vert (green thumb) around the French capital! The “graines“(“seeds”) of the event, so to speak, were planted some thirty years ago, in the small town of Thiais, south of Paris, when les amoureux de…
Meet the Craziest French Prankster On the Planet Posted by Hichem on Aug 25, 2011
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you must have seen or heard of the hilariously crazy phénomène called “RÉMI GAILLARD”… If not, then my friends, il est grand temps (it’s high time) for you to discover him!
Who’s the Best – Brel or Bowie? Posted by Hichem on Aug 24, 2011
Maybe this will sound like somewhat of a rhetorical question to some of you, but laquelle des deux versions préférez-vous (which one of the two versions do you prefer): The Jacques Brel or the David Bowie version? Of course, Jacques Brel is far from being un étranger (a stranger) to The French Blog! (See for example the still “hot topic”…
J’aime ma famille (I Love My Family) Posted by Hichem on Aug 20, 2011
Today, get ready to “familiarize” (yes, “familiarize”) yourself with a lot of “famille“-related French vocabulary! Un or une ancêtre: Ancestor. You can also say aïeul (forebear.) La mère (the mother), or more informally “la maman.” Le père (the father), or the informal “le papa.” Le grand-père (the grandfather), who can be called informally “papi” La grand-mère (the grandmmother), also informally can be “mami.” (Like in “Mami…
Filet Mignon from the French Coast of Normandy Posted by Hichem on Aug 20, 2011
If you are among the countless fans of fine French cuisine whose péché mignon (little weakness) happens to be a filet mignon, then don’t look anywhere else, because this delicious recette (recipe) hailing from the French coasts of la Normandie (Normandy) is just for you! Pour 4 personnes (for 4 people): 800 gof filet mignon of veau (veal) cut…
Kowabunga, mes amis! Posted by Hichem on Aug 16, 2011
Now, who need to “refrench” their minds about the names of “Les Tortues Ninja“, aka “The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles“? D’abord (first), Leonardo, named after Léonard de Vinci, a master of the Katana saber, and leader of the four Renaissance-inspired mutants; Michelangelo, named after Michel-Ange, whose arme favorite (favorite weapon) is the nunchaku; Raphael, named after Raffaello Sanzio, whose weapon of choice is the…