Tag Archives: French vocabulary
A day at the museum Posted by Tim Hildreth on Jun 22, 2021
Paris is a wonderful city for art lovers. Wandering the streets is a treat for the senses. Mais quand le temps se gâche, there is so much more to discover à l’intérieur des musées de Paris. A day at the museum Tout le monde connaît le Louvre. The worlds largest art museum, is surely the most well-known…
Its just too nice to work Posted by Tim Hildreth on Jun 8, 2021
After a few too many weekends pluvieux, I was thrilled to wake up this Saturday to un beau ciel tout bleu et un grand soleil. On a day like that its hard to get anything done because its just too nice to work! Il fait trop beau pour travailler The weather got me thinking about…
French Building Vocabulary Posted by Tim Hildreth on Mar 9, 2021
Last week’s post got me thinking about French building vocabulary. The buildings people live in, the lives they live there. This week let’s look at the language of building. French Building Vocabulary Les immeubles le bâtiment the building, also construction la tour the tower le gratte-ciel the skyscraper le bureau the office, also the desk…
Mardi Gras Posted by Tim Hildreth on Feb 16, 2021
Today is Fat Tuesday … or as it is more commonly know Mardi gras! Mardi gras in French, of course, literally means ‘fat Tuesday’. While this year’s Mardi gras won’t be the same due to Covid, it’s still a day for celebration. Mardi Gras Mardi Gras marks the beginning of the Easter season for Catholics…
DIY French Style Posted by Tim Hildreth on Feb 9, 2021
Like many people around the world, people in France have used their time at home during the pandemic to make home improvements with a little DIY French Style. DIY French Style According to one poll, as early as the first confinement last spring almost 1/3 des français (31%) said they were doing more travaux d’entretien…
People on the subway Posted by Tim Hildreth on Feb 2, 2021
In a common English-language folk song “the people on the bus go up and down”. In Paris, the people on the subway do that … and a whole lot more! On trouve tout … dans le métro La Samaritaine is still closed, but these days you can find it all … on the subway! And a…
Find it all at la Samaritaine Posted by Tim Hildreth on Jan 26, 2021
Since 2005, one of Paris’s iconic grand magasin has been closed. But come the end of the pandemic, la Samaritaine will takes its place again and Parisians and tourists alike will be able to find it all at la Samaritaine. More than just a store For over a century (1870 – 2005) la Samaritaine was…