{"id":1563,"date":"2010-09-15T00:23:25","date_gmt":"2010-09-15T00:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=1563"},"modified":"2017-10-18T13:23:57","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T11:23:57","slug":"learn-french-in-one-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/learn-french-in-one-step\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Learn French in One Very Simple Step"},"content":{"rendered":"

Step One: D\u00e9menagez au <\/em><\/strong>Canada<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Move to Canada. That\u2019s all it takes. I\u2019ve been here depuis dimanche<\/em>, and I forgot how amazing it is to be in a country where everything is labeled in French. But even better than actual France, le tout <\/em>Canada<\/em>is bilingue<\/em>, so everything is labeled in French and then translated! Incroyable<\/em>. Seriously, get on a plane.<\/p>\n

Je suis dans la Terre-Neuve<\/em>, Newfoundland, the easternmost province of<\/p>\n

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Carte de la Terre-Neuve (Newfoundland) via Google Maps<\/p><\/div>\n

Canada. C\u2019est un pays de f\u00f4rets et de lacs <\/em>(it\u2019s a land of forests and lakes). Pop quiz: How can you remember that f\u00f4ret <\/em>is feminine?<\/p>\n

From the Victor Hugo poem\u00a0\u201cDemain, d\u00e8s l\u2019aube\u201d<\/a>that Hichem wrote about: \u201c\u2026J\u2019irai par la<\/strong> f\u00f4ret, j\u2019irai par la montagne\u2026\u201d <\/em>That\u2019s exactly what I\u2019m doing: going through this gorgeous, wild land of forests and mountains.<\/p>\n

They may not be sign-posted bilingually, but here are the words you would need to explore la Terre-Neuve en fran\u00e7ais<\/em>:<\/p>\n

The forest:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 la f\u00f4ret<\/em><\/p>\n

The lake:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 le lac<\/em><\/p>\n

The pond:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 l\u2019\u00e9tang<\/em><\/p>\n

The iceberg:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 l\u2019iceberg <\/em>(tip of the i.: le sommet de l\u2019iceberg<\/em>)<\/p>\n

The fir tree:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 le sapin<\/em><\/p>\n

The blueberries: les myrtilles \/ les bleuets (au <\/em>Canada<\/em>)<\/em><\/p>\n

The boat:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 le b\u00e2teau<\/em><\/p>\n

Newfoundland dog: un chien terre-neuve<\/em><\/p>\n

To fish: p\u00eacher<\/em><\/p>\n

To hike:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 faire des randonn\u00e9es, faire de l\u2019alpinisme<\/em><\/p>\n

To visit:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 rendre visite \u00e0\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

PS: The best thing about bilingual Canada is naming things in English and French, like \u201cCaf\u00e9 Starbucks Coffee\u201d and \u201cAction Plan d\u2019Action.\u201d \u00a0Trop forts <\/em>ces<\/em> canadiens.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Step One: D\u00e9menagez au Canada. Move to Canada. That\u2019s all it takes. I\u2019ve been here depuis dimanche, and I forgot how amazing it is to be in a country where everything is labeled in French. But even better than actual France, le tout Canadais bilingue, so everything is labeled in French and then translated! Incroyable…<\/p>\n

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