Mixing Up Chocolate Croissants And Croissant Chocolates In French Posted by John Bauer on Oct 10, 2018
Sometimes I surprise myself when I make une faute (a mistake) speaking le français. Même si (even if) I have years of experience, I still can oublier (forget) words or realize I don’t know how to talk about certain subjects. Occasionally, I just make really silly mistakes that don’t seem to make any sense, but…
French Grammar – Relative Pronouns Posted by Tim Hildreth on Oct 9, 2018
Relative pronouns help add clarity to language by identifying the who, what, where, or when. This week we’ll look at the three main pronoms relatifs (relative pronouns) in French: qui, que, and où. Qui When it stands alone or comes at the start of a sentence, qui generally means who? Qui ? / Who? Qui…
Sympathetically Singing – Pink Martini In French Posted by John Bauer on Oct 3, 2018
Listening to la musique française (French music) is an easy way to integrate la langue (the language) into your everyday life, even if you live outside la francophonie. Finding the right mix of les paroles (lyrics) that are easy to understand and a catchy melody is the key to making your French studies as easy…
French Culture – Don’t lose that ticket Posted by Tim Hildreth on Oct 2, 2018
As I recently shared, there are more ways to get around Paris these days than ever. With all the choices though, the metro, buses, trains, and RER remain the most common and convenient*. In fact, riders make almost 3 billion** … yes, billion! … trips a year on the various lignes de trains, de RER…
Edgar Allan Poe En Français – Le Corbeau Posted by John Bauer on Sep 26, 2018
Learning French is can often be difficult when everything about la langue et la culture (the language and the culture) is completely new. There is so much grammar and vocabulary that finding a comfort zone often feels like an impossible task. After following the reference in la chanson de Joyce Jonathan (Joyce Jonathan’s song), we…
French Culture – Bretagne bis Posted by Tim Hildreth on Sep 25, 2018
I’ve written before about the lovely French region of la Bretagne. And of course, last summer I shared a whole series of post following up on my trip to France for my step-daughter’s amazing wedding. Well my son and I recently got back from another amazing trip there and we discovered a wonderful new coin (corner) that I…
Feeling Emotional With Cœur de Pirate – Place de la République Posted by John Bauer on Sep 19, 2018
Finding de la nouvelle musique (new music) to add to your French playlist is a lifelong process for anyone learning la langue (the language). Heureusement (luckily), there is no shortage of music from all over la francophonie, making it easy to find des chansons (songs) that match your taste and help with learning le français!…