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Qui était saint Valentin? (Who was Saint Valentine?) Posted by on Feb 13, 2017

Tomorrow is a day that is both loved (and possibly loathed) around the world. However, in France, la Saint-Valentin is celebrated a bit differently than in the United States. While my son and I are making valentines for all of his classmates in a show of friendship, kids don’t do this in France. Rather, la…

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Do you love conjugaison? Le verbe aimer (to love) Posted by on Feb 19, 2011

You must have already noticed that, on the “French Blog“, the verb “aimer” is very much “à l’honneur” this week of la Saint-Valentin… * CONJUGAISON DU VERBE AIMER: I N D I C A T I F Présent j’aime tu aimes il aime nous aimons vous aimez ils aiment Passé composé j’ai aimé tu as…

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Joyeuse Saint-Valentin!—Avec une chanson d’amour française Posted by on Feb 14, 2011

Whether you see la Saint-Valentinas an authentic fête de l’amour(love celebration) or merely un prétexte purement commercial(A purely commercial pretext), today’s post presents to you a French song by a singer who has been singing for l’amour, and about l’amour, not only in Valentine’s, but also during the other 364 days of the year. His name is Frédéric François(—Not Chopin, just…

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