{"id":31924,"date":"2020-04-07T05:30:40","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T03:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=31924"},"modified":"2020-04-12T20:03:13","modified_gmt":"2020-04-12T18:03:13","slug":"french-culture-explore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-culture-explore\/","title":{"rendered":"French Culture &#8211; Explore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Malheureusement<\/strong> (<em>Sadly<\/em>) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/one-third-of-the-world-s-population-are-now-restricted-in-where-they-can-go\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the world is still at home<\/a>. If you are one of the many people still looking at the world from inside the safety of your own home, I hope this week&#8217;s blog will being you a little\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-culture-quarantine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>divertissement<\/strong> <\/a>(<em>diversion)\u00a0<\/em>and <strong>un peu d&#8217;espoir<\/strong> (<em>a little\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-language-hope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hope<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31930 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/person-holding-compass-841286.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/person-holding-compass-841286.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/person-holding-compass-841286-350x197.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>On reste \u00e0 la maison &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are\u00a0<em>staying at home<\/em> (as you should, if your home country is currently experiencing Covid-19) you probably, like me, need a way to pass the time. While last week was all about Paris, this week we go a little further afield.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Le roi soleil<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/mind-your-manners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louis XIV<\/a>, <em>the sun king<\/em>, famously said <strong>L&#8217;Etat c&#8217;est moi<\/strong> (<em>I am the state<\/em>) &#8230; he also turned his father&#8217;s hunting lodge into one of the world&#8217;s most amazing and well known <strong>chateaux<\/strong> (<em>palaces).\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you would like to experience\u00a0<strong>un peu<\/strong> (<em>a little bit)<\/em> of the decadence that was\u00a0<strong>la cour du roi soleil<\/strong> (<em>the court of the sun king)\u00a0<\/em> you can enjoy this <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/U09KuwlDSus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">documentary on YouTube<\/a> &#8230; or you might want to look for the French\/Canadian co-production <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Versailles_(TV_series)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Versailles<\/a> <sup id=\"mfn-content-00000000000030d50000000000000000_31924-1\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"1\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"00000000000030d50000000000000000_31924\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-00000000000030d50000000000000000_31924-1\">1<\/a><\/sup><span role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"1\">Note: The episode listing on this Wikipedia page provides lots of great vocabulary &#8230; compare the French episode names with their English translations, especially in Season 3.<\/span>(<b>disponible sur Netflix<\/b> \/\u00a0<em>available on Netflix).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Qu\u00e9bec<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for something French outside of France, but you still want your history historic, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/W2-DL8xoUQo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this wonderful little video<\/a> will transport you to the beautiful city of <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/whats-new-in-old-quebec\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Qu\u00e9bec <\/a>for a few moments of\u00a0<strong>divertissement<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Une autre chanson d&#8217;espoir<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-grammar-tell-me-why\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Puisqu&#8217;ils<\/a> sont tous, comme nous, \u00e0 la maison<\/strong> (<em>Since, like us, they are at home<\/em>) many artists are using their time to create new music, videos, and songs to inspire and unite people. One of my favorites is this beautiful\u00a0<em>song of hope<\/em> from <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-music-calogero-fondamental\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calogero<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Calogero - On fait comme si\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wmfRP8rEZuk?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>C&#8217;est un dr\u00f4le de silence qui vient de la rue,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>There is an odd silence coming from the street,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Comme un dimanche impr\u00e9vu.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Like an unexpected Sunday<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Un homme chante l\u00e0-bas, sur un balcon,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>A man sings our there, on a balcony,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Sa voisine l&#8217;accompagne au violon.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>His neighbor plays along on the violin.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>On a dit aux enfants des mots qui rassurent,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>We shared reassuring words with the kids,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>C&#8217;\u00e9tait comme une aventure.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>It was like an adventure.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>On a coll\u00e9 leur dessin sur le frigo,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>We hung their drawings on the fridge,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>On a \u00e9teint les chaines d&#8217;infos.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>We turned off the news programs.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>On fait comme si, tout n&#8217;\u00e9tait qu&#8217;un jeu.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>We act as if, it was all just a game.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>On fait comme si, on fait comme on peut.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>We act as if, we do what we can.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Quand vient la nuit, en fermant les yeux.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>When night comes, and we close our eyes.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>On fait comme si ce monde, \u00e9tait encore heureux.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>We act as if this world, was still happy.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>On fait comme si, on n&#8217;\u00e9tait pas l\u00e0.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>We act as if, we weren\u2019t here.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Parents, amis, on se reverra.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Family, friends, we\u2019ll see each other again.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Et m\u00eame si, ce printemps s&#8217;en va,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>And even if this spring disappears<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Jur\u00e9, promis, le monde recommencera.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Sworn, promised, the world will restart.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Malgr\u00e9 les peurs, il y a des rires qui s&#8217;accrochent.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Despite the fears, there are laughs that endure.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00catre si loin nous rapproche.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Being so far brings us near.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>M\u00eame pour parler de rien, du bleu du ciel,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Even to talk about nothing, the blue of the sky,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Surtout donne-moi des nouvelles.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Be sure to share some news with me.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>On fait comme si, tout n&#8217;\u00e9tait qu&#8217;un jeu.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>We act as if, it was all just a game.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>On fait comme si, on fait comme on peut.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>We act as if, we do what we can.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Quand vient la nuit, en fermant les yeux.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>When night comes, and we close our eyes.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>On fait comme si ce monde, \u00e9tait encore heureux.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>We act as if this world, was still happy.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>On fait comme si, on n&#8217;\u00e9tait pas l\u00e0.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>We act as if, we weren\u2019t here.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Parents, amis, on se reverra.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Family, friends, we\u2019ll see each other again.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Et m\u00eame si, ce printemps s&#8217;en va,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>And even if this spring disappears<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Jur\u00e9, promis, le monde recommencera.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Sworn, promised, the world will restart.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>C&#8217;est un dr\u00f4le de silence qui vient de la rue,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>It\u2019s an odd silence that come from the street,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Juste un dimanche de plus,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Just one more Sunday<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>S\u00fbre que nos vies d&#8217;apr\u00e8s seront plus belles,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Surely our lives to come will be more beautiful,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Surtout donne-moi des nouvelles.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Be sure to share some news with me.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Photo by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/@valentinantonucci?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Valentin Antonucci<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/person-holding-compass-841286\/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Pexels<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"modern-footnotes-list modern-footnotes-list--show-only-for-print\"><li id=\"footnote-00000000000030d50000000000000000_31924-1\"><span>1<\/span><div>Note: The episode listing on this Wikipedia page provides lots of great vocabulary &#8230; compare the French episode names with their English translations, especially in Season 3. <a href=\"#mfn-content-00000000000030d50000000000000000_31924-1\" class=\"modern-footnotes-scroll-to-footnote\" aria-label=\"Back to reference 1 in text\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/person-holding-compass-841286-350x197.jpg\" 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\/2020\/04\/person-holding-compass-841286-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/person-holding-compass-841286.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Malheureusement (Sadly) the world is still at 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