{"id":17597,"date":"2012-12-29T18:18:19","date_gmt":"2012-12-29T17:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=17597"},"modified":"2014-06-17T16:45:52","modified_gmt":"2014-06-17T14:45:52","slug":"new-years-resolutions-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/new-years-resolutions-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"New Years Resolutions &#8211; in French!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8463\/8123547437_e6f62bd1a6_z.jpg\" alt=\"photo\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>2012&#8230; quelle ann\u00e9e<\/strong><\/em> (what a year) it was!<\/p>\n<p>The world as we know it did not come \u00fdet to an abrupt end as feared by some, but wouldn&#8217;t you still say that<strong><em>\u00a0il est\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>grand temps maintenant<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>(it is high time now) to take some dramatic, life-changing decisions?<\/p>\n<p>If you are short on ideas or inspiration to come up with some, here are a few\u00a0<em><strong>bons conseils<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>(good pieces of advice) to\u00a0adopt new\u00a0<em><strong>r\u00e9solutions de la nouvelle ann\u00e9e<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>(resolutions of the new year)<strong>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One thing you may have noticed, over the past, is that because of your\u00a0<strong><em>travail<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(work), your\u00a0<strong><em>\u00e9tudes<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(studies), or any other reasons, you always ended up spending\u00a0<strong><em>moins de temps\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(less time) with your\u00a0<strong><em>famille<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(family.) That usually happens because we tend to\u00a0take our family &#8220;for granted&#8221;, &#8220;<strong><em>les consid\u00e9rer comme acquis.<\/em><\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We assume that our fathers, our mothers, siblings, will always be around, and we could see them anytime we are free. Unfortunately, those of us who have lost their grandparents, for example, know very well that this is far from being true.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-maximum-vocab-la-famille\/\">La famille,<\/a>\u00a0c&#8217;est tr\u00e8s important<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(family, it&#8217;s very important), everything else can wait!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * *<\/p>\n<p>If the French\u00a0were able to\u00a0reach the ultimate\u00a0decision to go smoke-free, it&#8217;s a sure and encouraging sign that you too can quit smoking!<\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Smoking ban in Paris Caf\u00e9\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KJ70hTmirQc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The story of<\/strong><em><strong>\u00a0comment les\u00a0<em>Fran\u00e7ais\u00a0<\/em>&#8220;ont surv\u00e9cu&#8221;\u00a0apr\u00e8s l&#8217;interdiction de fumer dans les lieux publics<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>(how the French &#8220;survived&#8221; after smoking in public places became forbidden)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>* * *<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>For even more ideas of<strong>\u00a0<em>r<strong>\u00e9<\/strong>solutions de 2013\u00a0<\/em>:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><em><strong>&#8211; En 2013,\u00a0 je te demande en mariage\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>(In 2013, I ask you to marry me.)<\/div>\n<div><strong>&#8211;\u00a0<em>En 2013, je ne ferai plus la vaisselle\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(In 2013, I won&#8217;t do the dishes.)<\/div>\n<div><strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong>En 2013, j&#8217;arr\u00eate &#8230; &#8230; le Poker<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>(In 2013, I stop&#8230; &#8230;Poker.)<\/div>\n<div><strong><em>&#8211; En 2013, je t&#8217;offrirai plus de fleurs\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(In 2013, I&#8217;ll offer you more flowers.)<\/div>\n<div><strong><em>&#8211; En 2013, je ferai moins de shopping<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(In 2012, I&#8217;ll do less shopping.)<\/div>\n<div><strong><em>&#8211; En 2013, je n&#8217;oublierai pas ton anniversaire\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(In 2013, I won&#8217;t forget your birthday.)<\/div>\n<div><strong><em>&#8211; En 2013, je n&#8217;oublierai pas <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">notre<\/span> anniversaire\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(In 2013, I won&#8217;t forget <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">our<\/span> birthday.)<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">* * *<\/div>\n<div>And the\u00a0BEST 2013 resolution that the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/trasnparent-not-your-parents-cours-de-francais\/\"><strong>FRENCH BLOG<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0advises you to make as your own is:\u00a0<strong><em>AMELIOREZ VOTRE FRAN\u00c7AIS<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(IMPROVE YOUR FRENCH)<strong>!<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Some of the best ways to\u00a0accomplish that are:<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Systematically watching\u00a0movies while setting your\u00a0<strong><em>lecteur DVD\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(DVD player)\u00a0on the\u00a0French soundtrack option\u00a0(Most of the DVDs have either French or Spanish tracks, at the very least.)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Do you have\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.skype.com\/\"><strong>Skype<\/strong><\/a>? If you don&#8217;t, then open a new account,\u00a0<strong><em>c&#8217;est gratuit<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(it&#8217;s free.) You can arrange with someone to become your\u00a0<strong><em>partenaire de conversation\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(conversation partner), and agree to meet\u00a0<strong><em>en ligne\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(online)\u00a0once a week for a friendly chat. It would be best if your\u00a0<em><strong>partenaire<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is a\u00a0native French speaker, who would be interested in learning your own language (For example, if your mother tongue is Spanish, German, Arabic, Russian, Chinese, etc.)\u00a0 That way, you could\u00a0set half-time of the conversation\u00a0<em><strong>en fran\u00e7ais<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/em>and the other half in your native language!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>You can definitely\u00a0find such partners\u00a0on our Facebook page:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/learnfrench\">www.facebook.com\/learnfrench<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211; And, finally, of course, make sure you read as often as possible\u00a0<strong>ZE FRENCH BLOG<\/strong>\u00a0in <strong>2013<\/strong>, and tell all your\u00a0<strong><em>amis\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>about it! :)______________________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Picture shared by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dryicons\/8123547437\/\">Drylcons<\/a> via Flickr<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Start the new year with a fresh French resolution: Learn French with best tools and resources you can have at a very affordable price! Transparent Connect online language courses are the ultimate solution for learners wanting to immerse themselves in learning <em>le fran\u00e7ais<\/em>&#8211; all from the comfort of your own home!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/12\/8123547437_e6f62bd1a6_z-350x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/12\/8123547437_e6f62bd1a6_z-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/12\/8123547437_e6f62bd1a6_z-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/12\/8123547437_e6f62bd1a6_z-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/12\/8123547437_e6f62bd1a6_z.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>2012&#8230; quelle ann\u00e9e (what a year) it was! The world as we know it did not come \u00fdet to an abrupt end as feared by some, but wouldn&#8217;t you still say that\u00a0il est\u00a0grand temps maintenant\u00a0(it is high time now) to take some dramatic, life-changing decisions? 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