Il Ne Craint Personne (He Fears No One) Posted by Hichem on Sep 8, 2012
Do you wish to know a fictional character who left a distinctive mark upon an entire generation of French boys -and probably legions of girls too- now aged between 25 and 40? Well, look no further mes amis: There is a consensus that “Nicky Larson” (or “City Hunter” in the original Japanese) is one of…
How to Conjugate the French Verb Pardonner (To Forgive) Posted by Hichem on Sep 7, 2012
There are many ways to say “I am sorry” in French: The quickest way would be “pardon” (“sorry”), “pardonnez-moi” (“forgive me”), or “je suis désolé” (“I am sorry.”) But you can also say “je vous demande pardon” (“I apologize”), “je vous présente mes excuses“, “Je vous prie de m’excuser” (“I beg your pardon”), or in…
French Dessert: Îles Flottantes (Floating Islands) Posted by Hichem on Aug 31, 2012
Mes amis, you are all welcome aboard the “Îles flottantes“, which in French means “Floating Islands“! When prepared with love and passion, tasting these exquisite French “Dessert Islands” is likely to offer you the sensational experience of traveling to some faraway French Caribbean “Desserted Island” 🙂 To prepare this French dessert, which is also…
Jusqu’à la Fin (To the End) Posted by Hichem on Aug 29, 2012
What happens when a famous French singing lady teams up with a famous English music group? Especially when the French lady singer in question is called Françoise Hardy, and the English group is Blur…? Well, we shall have to find out, shan’t we? Recording the song “To The End” (Blur with Françoise Hardy, of “Mon Amie la…
French Grammar: Ordinal Numbers: 1st – 100th Posted by Hichem on Aug 28, 2012
In today’s post, you will learn how to rank in French—the same way they do it in the Olympics, for example. It goes like this: le premier/la première (the first), deuxième (second), troisième (third), etc.—all the way up to centième (hundredth”)! These ranks are known by the fancy name of “ordinal numbers”, as opposed to the cardinal…
Mon Amie la Rose (My Friend The Rose) Posted by Hichem on Aug 27, 2012
This is a magnificent yet tragic story of a melodramatic rose, told in music and lyrics written in both languages, French and English. “A lifetime comes and goes, and as my friend the rose said only yesterday: This morning I was born and baptized in the dawn I flowered in the dew and life was…
How to Make and Bake a Classic French Croissant—All By Yourself! Posted by Hichem on Aug 22, 2012
Trust me, mes amis, making your own croissant has nothing of a miracle—oui, oui, you can do it yourself! Today, we’ll show you that you won’t be needing any special hardware to make and bake a classic French croissant. The whole thing is a matter of mastering “la bonne technique“. The video of Ed and Marieke…