{"id":30463,"date":"2018-06-27T20:24:16","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T18:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=30463"},"modified":"2018-06-27T21:04:35","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T19:04:35","slug":"bleu-blanc-rouge-lets-go-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/bleu-blanc-rouge-lets-go-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Bleu, Blanc, Rouge – Let’s Go France!"},"content":{"rendered":"

With la Coupe du monde<\/strong><\/a> (the World Cup) well underway, now is a good time to learn about le foot<\/strong> and how to support les bleus<\/strong> (the French national team)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Image<\/a> from Pixabay. Licensed under CC0.<\/p><\/div>\n

En 2010<\/strong>, when la Coupe du monde<\/strong> was en Afrique du sud<\/strong> (in South Africa), a couple of French comedians came out with a fun song to support les bleus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The two comedians, Omar Sy<\/em> and Fred Testot<\/em>, were known for a comedy short on le Grand Journal<\/strong> (not to be confused with le Petit Journal<\/strong><\/a>) called Omar et Fred<\/em><\/strong>. The humor of their shorts really shines in their song for the 2010 world cup and makes it a really fun way to experience the spirit of supporting your national team.<\/p>\n

There are a lot of references to l’\u00e9quipe de 2010<\/strong> (the 2010 team) in the song and any time they mention someone’s name it’s safe to assume it’s the name of un joueur<\/a><\/strong> (a player). The whole song is meant to be over the top and makes it a fun way to learn many common cultural references for les Fran\u00e7ais<\/strong>. Le nom de la chanson<\/strong> (the song’s name) itself is a reference to le drapeau de la France <\/strong>(the French flag) and its colors:<\/p>\n

Bleu, Blanc, Rouge<\/strong>
\nBlue, White, Red<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The order is important and is the proper patriotic way to say them. Coming from les \u00c9tats-Unis<\/strong> (the United States), it’s interesting to note how the order of the colors differs from the American tradition of red, white, and blue<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Most importantly, la musique<\/strong><\/a> (the music) is catchy and gives everyone a fun way to get into the spirit of supporting la France<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Before the next match, check out la chanson<\/strong> (the song) and remember to shout:<\/p>\n

Allez les bleus !<\/strong><\/a>
\nLet’s go France!<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Voici la chanson avec les paroles et une traduction anglaise :<\/strong><\/p>\n