{"id":27549,"date":"2017-08-29T05:23:05","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T03:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=27549"},"modified":"2017-11-06T15:12:34","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T14:12:34","slug":"and-now-vacation-is-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/and-now-vacation-is-over\/","title":{"rendered":"And now vacation is over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back at the begining of August, we welcomed <strong>les grandes vacances<\/strong> (<em>the period of French summer vacations)<\/em> with <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/vacation-has-arrived\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a fun <strong>chanson<\/strong> (<em>song)<\/em> from Doroth\u00e9e<\/a>. Now as we get ready to return to <strong>l\u2019\u00e9cole ou le travail<\/strong> (<em>school or work<\/em>), here&#8217;s another one to welcome <strong>la rentr\u00e9e<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<div class=\"woo-sc-box  normal   \">I am flying back myself from vacation in France today! In the weeks ahead I&#8217;ll share some highlights from our time in Paris, our visit to Brittany, and from my step-daughter&#8217;s wedding.<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Doroth\u00e9e : Valise 93 (Karaok\u00e9 au Club Doroth\u00e9e)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ACI2XCjJkp8?start=10&#038;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><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Finies les vacances, <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Vacation time is over<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>On s&#8217;est bien amus\u00e9s <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>We had a good time<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>[A vous]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>[Now you]<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>On en a tous bien profit\u00e9 <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>We all took full advantage<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>On a de la chance, <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>We are lucky<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>N&#8217;ayons pas de regrets <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Don\u2019t regret what was<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Mais maintenant, il faut rentrer <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>But now, it is time to return<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Oui mais voil\u00e0, <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Yes, but here\u2019s the thing<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>[Plus fort]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>[Louder]<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Je ne peux pas <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>I can\u2019t (return)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Ma valise, lise, lise, lise <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>My suitcase, case, case, case*<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Ne veut pas, pas rentrer de vacances, cances <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Doesn\u2019t want to go home from vacation, cation<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Elle pr\u00e9f\u00e8re, faire, faire, faire** <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>She (the suitcase) prefers to, to, to, to<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/faire-le-pont-may-holidays-in-france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faire le pont<\/a> jusqu&#8217;aux prochaines vacances, cances <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Make a bridge to the next vacation<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>J&#8217;avais pourtant <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>But, I already<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>[A vous tr\u00e8s fort]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>[Now you, very loud]<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Rang\u00e9 dedans <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Packed inside<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Mes serviettes et mes chemises,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>My towels and my shirts,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Mes baskets, ma jupe grise,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>My sneakers, my gray skirt,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Mon magn\u00e9to, mes cassettes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>My tape deck, my cassettes,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Mon sombrero, mes lunettes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>My sombrero, my glasses<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Mon savon, mon pantalon,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>My soap, my pants,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Mon pyjama, mes jupons***<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>My p.j.s, my petticoats<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>La belle laisse de mon chien,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>The pretty leash for my dog,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>La photo de S\u00e9bastien<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>The picture of Sebastien<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Et mes chaussettes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>And my socks<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/third-time-is-the-charm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rouges et jaunes \u00e0 p&#8217;tits pois<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>The red and yellow polkadot ones<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Et mes chaussettes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>And my socks<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Rouges et jaunes \u00e0 p&#8217;tits pois [Encore]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Red and yellow with polkadots [Again]<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>[Bien]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>[Very good]<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Finies les vacances,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Vacation is over,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Il faut se pr\u00e9parer<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>We must get ready<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Dans quelques jours, c&#8217;est <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-back-to-school-la-rentree-de-reformes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">la rentr\u00e9e<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>In a few days, it will be time to head back<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>On a de la chance<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>We\u2019re lucky<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Car on va retrouver<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Because we\u2019re going to find<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Les copains qui nous ont <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/i-miss-you-beginner-mistakes-in-french\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manqu\u00e9<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>The friends who we have missed<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Je ne comprends pas<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>I can\u2019t understand<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>[A vous]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>[Now you]<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Vraiment pourquoi<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Why ever<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Ma valise, lise, lise, lise <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>My suitcase, case, case, case<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Ne veut pas, pas rentrer de vacances, cances <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Doesn\u2019t want to go home from vacation, cation<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Elle pr\u00e9f\u00e8re, faire, faire, faire <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>She prefers, fers, fers, fers,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>[Quoi donc\u00a0?]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>[What\u00a0?]<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Faire le pont jusqu&#8217;aux prochaines vacances, cances <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Make the bridge until the next vacation, cation<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>J&#8217;avais pourtant <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>But I really did<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>[A vous]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>[Now you]<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Rang\u00e9 dedans <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Pack inside<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Mes serviettes et mes chemises,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>My towels and my shirts,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Mes baskets, ma jupe grise,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>My sneakers, my gray skirt,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Mon magn\u00e9to, mes cassettes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>My tape deck, my cassettes,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Mon sombrero, mes lunettes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>My sombrero, my glasses<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Mon savon, mon pantalon,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>My soap, my pants,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Mon pyjama, mes jupons<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>My p.j.s, my petticoats<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>La belle laisse de mon chien,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>The pretty leash for my dog,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>La photo de S\u00e9bastien<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>The picture of Sebastien<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Ma t\u00e9l\u00e9, mon transistor,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>My t.v., my transistor radio,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Ma jolie gourmette**** en or,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>My pretty gold bracelet,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Mon foulard, mon grand peignoir,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>My scarf, my big bathrobe\/house coat,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Une petite laine***** pour le soir<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>A little sweater for the evening<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Et mes chaussettes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>And my socks<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Rouges et jaunes \u00e0 p&#8217;tits pois<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>The red and yellow polka dot ones<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>[Tout le monde]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>[Every body]<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Et mes chaussettes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>And my socks<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Rouges et jaunes \u00e0 p&#8217;tits pois<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Red and yellow polka dot ones.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>* Watch out\u00a0: \u2018<em>lise\u2019<\/em> doesn\u2019t mean \u2018<em>case\u2019. <\/em>It\u2019s just song repetition!<br \/>\n** \u2018<em>faire\u2019<\/em> is the verb \u2018<em>to make\u2019 <\/em>or \u2018<em>to do\u2019<\/em>, but here it just represents the final sound of \u2018<em>pr\u00e9f\u00e8re\u2019.<br \/>\n***<\/em> \u2018<em>jupons\u2019<\/em> can mean \u2018petticoat\u2019 or \u2018under-skirt\u2019 but it can also mean \u2018<em>little skirts\u2019.<br \/>\n**** \u2018Une gourmette\u2019<\/em> is a particular type of \u2018<em>bracelet\u2019<\/em>, specifically a \u2018<em>chain-link bracelet<\/em>\u2019.<br \/>\n***** \u2018<em>La laine\u2019<\/em> is literally <em>\u2018wool\u2019<\/em>. <em>\u2018Une laine\u2019<\/em> (with the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/back-to-the-basics-french-articles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">indefinite article vs. the definite article<\/a>) is a light wool sweater.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/08\/hiker-traveler-trip-travel-160483-350x233.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/08\/hiker-traveler-trip-travel-160483-350x233.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/08\/hiker-traveler-trip-travel-160483.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Back at the begining of August, we welcomed les grandes vacances (the period of French summer vacations) with a fun chanson (song) from Doroth\u00e9e. Now as we get ready to return to l\u2019\u00e9cole ou le travail (school or work), here&#8217;s another one to welcome la rentr\u00e9e! 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