{"id":30865,"date":"2018-10-30T05:37:35","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T04:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=30865"},"modified":"2018-10-30T13:14:08","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T12:14:08","slug":"french-culture-candy-commercial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-culture-candy-commercial\/","title":{"rendered":"French Culture – Candy Commercial"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was poking around online this week and came across a great video about the first French TV commercial. And since, as John reminded us last week<\/a>, it’s almost Halloween, I thought it would be fun to look at a cute recent\u00a0pub\u00a0<\/strong>(short for (la)<\/strong>\u00a0publicit\u00e9<\/b>\u00a0\/\u00a0ad <\/em>or commercial)<\/em>\u00a0about les bonbons<\/strong><\/a> (candy<\/em>).<\/p>\n

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Watch out! While the related term un spot publicitaire<\/em>\u00a0is masculine, the word\u00a0pub<\/em> is feminine … not to be confused with\u00a0un pub<\/em> which refers to an English-style drinking (and eating) establishment (and is pronounced accordingly)!<\/div>\n

La Pub \u00e0 la t\u00e9l\u00e9 en France<\/strong> \/ TV Commercials in France<\/em><\/p>\n

Selon ce clip<\/a> de M6 info\u00a0<\/strong>(According to this video from M6 info),\u00a0<\/em>the very first TV commercials in France (including one\u00a0pour\u00a0le fromage Boursin<\/strong> \/\u00a0for Boursin cheese<\/em>)\u00a0aired\u00a0le premier octobre, 1968<\/strong> (October 1, 1968)*. <\/em>Advertising around the world has evolved a lot since those early days, but I still find French TV commercials among the most entertaining.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/dXvUHpm89vI<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n[Dans le train\u2026]<\/strong><\/td>\n[On the train\u2026]<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n[Pour votre sant\u00e9<\/a>, mangez au moins cinq fruits et l\u00e9gumes par jour. www.mangerbouger.fr<\/a>]<\/b><\/td>\n[For your health, eat at least five fruits and vegetables a day. URL: manger \u2013 to eat, bouger \u2013 to move]<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La dame blonde:<\/strong><\/td>\nOh des Fraises Tagada^! J\u2019adore !<\/strong><\/td>\nOh\u00a0! Tagada Strawberries. I love (those)!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La dame brune\u00a0:<\/strong><\/td>\nMoi aussi\u00a0!<\/strong><\/td>\nMe too\u00a0!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le monsieur aux cheveux gris\u00a0:<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00c7a fait des guilis sur la langue \u2026<\/strong><\/td>\nThey make my tongue tingle\u2026<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L\u2019homme aux cheveux noirs\u00a0:<\/strong><\/td>\nMoi j\u2019ai fait un c\u0153ur.<\/strong><\/td>\nI made a heart.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le monsieur aux cheveux gris\u00a0:<\/strong><\/td>\nNon\u00a0! C\u2019est pas^^ comme \u00e7a les c\u0153urs, c\u2019est comme \u00e7a\u00a0!<\/strong><\/td>\nNo\u00a0! Hearts aren\u2019t like that, they\u2019re like this!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La dame brune\u00a0:<\/strong><\/td>\nMoi je fais des \u00e9couteurs \u2026<\/strong><\/td>\nI made some headphones\u2026<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L\u2019homme aux cheveux noirs\u00a0:<\/strong><\/td>\nAh oui\u00a0!<\/strong><\/td>\nOh yes\u00a0!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La dame blonde:<\/strong><\/td>\nJe crois que je vais tomber par terre tellement c\u2019est bon.<\/strong><\/td>\nI think I\u2019m going to fall on the ground they\u2019re so good.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n[Tous rigolent]<\/strong><\/td>\n[They all laugh]<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le narrateur\u00a0:<\/strong><\/td>\nTagada\u00a0: On<\/a> grandira plus tard.<\/strong><\/td>\nTagada\u00a0: We\u2019ll grow up later.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le ch\u0153ur\u00a0:<\/strong><\/td>\nHaribo, c\u2019est beau la vie, pour les grands et les petits\u00a0!<\/strong><\/td>\nHaribo, life is good, for the big and for the small!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

^\u00a0Tagada<\/em> is an onomatopoeia for the sound of a horse galloping in French … it is apparently also an insane amusement park ride<\/a> in some parts of the world!
\n^^ This formulation should of course be “ce n’est pas” <\/em>but it is very common for French speakers (of all ages) to omit the ‘ne’<\/em> when speaking, especially in informal\/familiar conversations.<\/p>\n

* Donc, un peu avant ma naissance … et maintenant vous savez \u00e0 peu pr\u00e8s mon age \ud83d\ude09 …\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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I was poking around online this week and came across a great video about the first French TV commercial. And since, as John reminded us last week, it’s almost Halloween, I thought it would be fun to look at a cute recent\u00a0pub\u00a0(short for (la)\u00a0publicit\u00e9\u00a0\/\u00a0ad or commercial)\u00a0about les bonbons (candy). La Pub \u00e0 la t\u00e9l\u00e9 en…<\/p>\n

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