Je vous souhaite à tous un joyeux Noël!!!
Herman
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Bonjour les amis,
Last weekend, posted a new lesson on the school subjects in French. I hope you’ve had some time to study it during the weekend and today, I would like you to quickly test what you’ve remembered from it. Remember, you can always find the original lesson on French School Subjects here. Bonjours les amis!
It’s already back-to-school here in the United States, and this post couldn’t be more timely. Philosophy, French, Geometry, Music, etc, etc. I’m sure you easily guessed the topic I’m about to discuss here: school subjects! Bravo! Why don’t we learn how to pronounce these school subjects in French? How about using the verb AVOIR to do this? I am giving you below a hint of what our current lesson is about:
If you want to continue this Frenchtastic journey, simply click on this link to learn more about French disciplines and courses.  Tomber dans les pommes
This French idiomatic expression means ‘To faint/lose consciousness/pass out‘. Its literal meaning is ‘to fall in the apples‘. Listen to an application of this idiom: ‘Marie était si fatiguée qu’elle est tombée dans les pommes.’ (Marie was so tired that she fell in the apples.) Its etymology is still unclear, but one theory is that it may be derived from ‘tomber dans les pâmes’, which is also coming from ’se pâmer‘ (to faint). But again, this is just a tentative explanation. Another possible explanation has been drawn from a letter George Sand, a famous female French writer sent to her mother in which she explains “being in cooked apples” while she was recovering from an illness. She wrote: ‘Je suis un peu dans les pommes cuites‘, which denotes a state of great physical exhaustion. We may never know the real etymological source of this French idiom, but whatever this may be, I wish I could fall in a chocolate bucket if I fainted. Salut,
Now that you know how to say days and months in French, wouldn’t be good to see if you can remember some valuable things from it? I would like then to propose you two little exercises for good practice. The first activity is a very simple one (yes, I know, I’m too nice The second activity deals specifically with months and requires a little more skills (some writing skills, I mean). You will be required to fill in gaps based on some cues that will be provided in text. Click on the link below if you want to start it: http://frenchtasticpeople.com/the-months-in-french-activity.php . Bonne chance! Salut à tous!
One piece of information that you may have to give when filling out an official document is your birth date. Now follow this pattern if you are asked about your birthday: And follow this one if you are asked about your birth date. Note: If a woman is answering this question, she will have to write née (additional (e)) – Gender agreement. There is a complete lesson addressing this topic with lots of audio clips to help you on the way… Click on the link below:
Bonjour les amis, Yet another fun vocabulary exercise with animals. This is a crossword filled with images. All you need to do is look at an image of an animal and provide the correct name in French. So tell me, how long do you think it will take you to complete it? I’ve set the timer to 45 minutes. Hmm, too long? too short? I am convinced that you’ve studied very well the Animal section of the Talking Dictionary and that you’ll spend only 10 minutes to finish it. Not so sure about that? Well, there is only one way to know… Click on the link below to begin your crossword and come back to post a comment about how long it took you to complete it. Bonne chance! http://frenchtasticpeople.com/french-animal-names-crossword.php Herman Bonjour chers amis,
I am confident you’ve had enough time to work on the first chapter I uploaded a couple of weeks ago. I also hope you’ve checked the Talking Dictionary (especially, the ‘Animals’ section ) since you will have now the opportunity to test your knowledge with some pretty cool activities. You will be tested on French words and expressions you remember from The Talking Dictionary and some of the lessons in Chapter 1 (especially the one on How to Describe Others and Yourself) Now, understand that each exercise is timed [5 minutes / and 30 minutes for the longer one] and therefore, you may feel a little bit of pressure to complete your assignments under the time allowed. But don’t panic yet. They are not that difficult, and with a little bit of preparation, I am certain that you will do just fine. Post comments and questions if you have any problem. Click here for Activity 1. http://frenchtasticpeople.com/french-dictionary-animals-activity1.php Click here for Activity 2. http://frenchtasticpeople.com/french-lesson-clothing-activity1.php Merci et bonne chance.  Bonjour les amis,
One thing that comes almost immediately to mind when we talk about the country of France is her wine. France has the world’s largest wine production with a production of about 7–8 billion bottles every year according to OIV (International Organization of Vine and Wine). (Hehe, that’s more than enough to get us all quite drunk for a while The reason I am talking about wine today is because I have just completed the Drinks and Beverages section of the Talking Dictionary in French. There, you will learn how to correctly pronounce many of the most common drinks and beverages in the French language. One important verb to learn when talking about drinks is, of course, the verb boire (to drink). I hope the audio clips below will help you with the pronunciation. Don’t forget to return to the Beverage section to learn more words and expressions with cool images and sounds. A bientôt!
Bonjour tout le monde,
As we say in French, “Chose promise, chose due”. (Promises must be kept). I promised everyone I would open a French Proverb section on this website by the end of July. It’s now completed…or almost. I still need to record a few audio clips and VOILÀ!!! But I didn’t want to keep many of you waiting for too long. So here are 31 proverbs starting with the letters A and B that I am offering you as linguistic appetizers
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