Summer has arrived and for most kids getting up early, getting ready for school, and homework are all in the past (for now at least until that oh-so-distant mythical future that is la rentrée de septembre / September’s return to school!) As a result, this week’s song might seem a bit better suited to the fall, but I’ve recently discovered a great new internet radio option (more below) and this song caught my attention for it’s great “day in the life” vocabulary, the way it captures spoken French, and the cool retro vibe!

It also seemed too good to pass up after John’s post last week. J’espère que vous l’apprécierez autant que moi! (I hope you enjoy it as much as me!)

As you listen to the song, notice the use of informal language (Faut s’réveiller instead of Il faut se réveiller, ouais instead of oui, Z’avez pas vu instead of Vous n’avez pas vu, roupillent (from the verb roupiller) and dodo instead of dormir) and the frequent dropping of e‘s between or in words (j’sais instead of je sais, j’trouve instead of je trouve, and d’voir instead of devoir). These colloquialisms can be difficult to master, but are often some of the more fun elements of learning French (or any foreign language).

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