{"id":30705,"date":"2018-09-18T05:37:36","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T03:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=30705"},"modified":"2018-09-03T22:15:16","modified_gmt":"2018-09-03T20:15:16","slug":"french-music-indochine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-music-indochine\/","title":{"rendered":"French Music – Indochine"},"content":{"rendered":"

L’\u00e9t\u00e9 touche \u00e0 sa fin<\/strong> (Summer is coming to a close<\/em>). It might seem a bit early to get nostalgic<\/a> about it, but I find I’m already feeling ‘fallish’.<\/p>\n

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La rentr\u00e9e <\/strong><\/a>is behind us and les nuits sont plus\u00a0<\/strong>fra\u00eeches<\/b>\u00a0(nights are cooler).<\/em>\u00a0 What better time to review the seasons … and share another great song (one that is not just seasonal, but also will help review the days of the week<\/a>!).\u00a0Le clip<\/strong> (the video)<\/em> also features some amazing shots of la D\u00e9fense<\/a> – the Paris financial and business district –\u00a0 and of the Arche de la D\u00e9fense<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n

Vocabulaire utile\u00a0<\/strong>\/\u00a0Useful vocabulary<\/em><\/p>\n

The seasons (les saisons<\/strong>) in French are all masculine. The seasons are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Fran\u00e7ais<\/b><\/th>English<\/i><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
l'automne<\/b><\/td>autumn\/fall<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
l'hiver<\/b><\/td>winter<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
le printemps<\/b><\/td>spring<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
l'\u00e9t\u00e9<\/b><\/td>summer<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

La chanson<\/strong> \/\u00a0The song<\/em><\/p>\n

The song which follows is from the French rock\/new wave band\u00a0Indochine. <\/em>Around since the early 1980s, the band, which takes its name from the French colonies in Indochina (modern day Vietnam), continues to produce new songs and tour today. J’esp\u00e8re que l’aimez<\/strong> (I hope you like it!)<\/em><\/p>\n