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La Chandeleur A.k.a. Crêpe Day!
Crêpes for La Chandeleur La Chandeleur is a French tradition that is celebrated on February 2nd each year. It is a day of celebration and feasting, and is also known as Candlemas or the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus.
Culture, Vocabulary
50 Verbs and Expressions to Keep the Conversation Flowing
Verbs 1. Rencontrer quelqu’un to meet someone 2. Travailler to work 3. Inviter quelqu’un à dîner to invite someone fo dinner 4. Dîner to have dinner 5. Faire une promenade to go for a walk 6. Présenter Anne à Paul to introduce Anne to Paul 7.
Vocabulary
Homonyms
Homonyms are words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings. In spoken French it can be challenging to distinguish one word from another. First step is to memorize a few and remember in what context you can use them.
Vocabulary
Wine Tasting
Bordeaux Wines. You happen to participate to a wine tasting party and you’d like to sound relevant and use the appropriate expressions. First off, you absolutely need to know this word trinquer which means to drink to, to toast to a special occasion.
Dialogues, Vocabulary
Greek and Latin Roots
As you may know English and French share lots of terms and expressions. Despite being a Germanic Language, English has been influenced by many Romance languages which derive from Latin, like French and Italian. Latin and Romance influence in English vocabulary - https://en.
Vocabulary
Idioms Quiz
Que veulent dire ces expressions ? Poser un lapin ? être végétarien adorer les femmes avoir beaucoup d’enfants ne pas venir à un rendez-vous Tomber dans les pommes ? s’évanouir détester quelqu’un aimer le cidre être ironique Se lever du pied gauche ?
Vocabulary
Slang
“Verlan”, French words spelled backwards. Verlan First type of slang that you might come across is verlan (à l’envers), which are French words spelled backwards, and often incorrectly, in slang. And while this concept might seem a bit intimidating at first, you will find that you pick it up in no time at all and probably without even realizing.
Dialogues, Vocabulary
Basics to Meet Up in French
Montmartre - Place du Tertre, Paris. Dialogue Bonjour Madame Hello Ma'am Bonjour je m'appelle Ann. Comment allez-vous ? Hi, my name is Ann. How are you? Enchanté Ann, je suis Jean. Ça va très bien merci. Nice to meet you, I'm Jean.
Dialogues, Vocabulary
Grocery Shopping
La Grande Epicerie, Paris Dialogue Marie, je vais faire des courses, as-tu besoin de quelque chose ? Marie, I'm going to the supermarket, do you need anything? Ah, oui... il faut des légumes ! Yes, I need vegetables! Quoi comme légumes ?
Dialogues, Vocabulary
At the Bakery
Different breads and pastries at a bakery. As you may know France offers an incredible repertoire of desserts. So let’s get started and make you an expert at it. For your next visit at the bakery you will know exactly what to order.
Dialogues, Vocabulary