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L’enfance – Vocabulaire

Childhood – Vocabulary

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* baby …. m …. bébé

* baby bottle …. m …. biberon

* child …. m …. enfant

* crib …. m …. berceau, lit de bébé

* day care …. f …. crèche

* diaper, nappy …. f …. couche

* maternity, paternity leave …. m …. congé de maternité, de paternité

* newborn …. m …. nourrisson

* nursery school …. f …. maternelle

* pacifier …. f …. tétine

* playground …. f …. aire de jeux

* rearing …. f …. éducation

* snack …. m …. goûter

* stroller …. f ….  poussette

* swaddling cloth …. m …. lange

* teenager …. m/f …. ado, adolescent/e

* to be born …. ø …. naître, être né/e

* to breast-feed …. ø …. allaiter

* to crawl …. ø …. marcher à quatre pattes

* toddler …. m …. petit, tout-petit, enfant en bas âge

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un bébé

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a baby bottle

a baby

a snack

a stroller

une crèche

a nursery school

a day care

a baby

a diaper

une maternelle

a nursery school

a playground

a baby

a pacifier

une poussette

a snack

a toddler

a stroller

a baby

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Play Games in French

Get ready for a French class full of Holiday cheer!

The holidays are coming up soon. Escape the stressful travel arrangements, the headache of planning family activities, the work deadlines pressure.

Come to the Atelier, a December workshop with lots of games that will help you improve your French in a fun way.

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Time: from 4:30 to 5PM Paris time

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a workshop

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the holidays

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ON / ONNE / ONNER – Today’s French pronunciation at FrenchHour.com

ON / ONNE / ONNER – Prononciation française – Le français d’aujourd’hui

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Learn how to pronounce and how to differentiate three sounds that are close in French: ON, ONNE and ONNER.

Practice saying these words

* ânon …. foal …. ânonne …. (she) mumbles …. ânonné ….mumbled

* don …. donation …. donne …. (he) gives …. donné …. given

* ronron …. purr …. ronronne …. (she) purrs …. ronronné ….purred

* son …. sound …. sonne …. (he) rings …. sonné …. rung

* ton …. your …. tonne …. ton …. tonné …. (it) rumbled like the thunder

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La chanson qu’il chantonne va sûrement cartonner.

The song he’s singing will be a hit, for sure.

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The color yellow

Yellow is in the air.

Yellow is one of the fall colors. There are many shades of yellow – bright, golden, pale.

Yellow is also one of the colors of Thanksgiving, which is celebrated in 2 days in the United States.

Then, there are expressions that use yellow, such as ‘fake laugh’ (rire jaune), or the much coveted yellow jersey (maillot jaune) in the Tour de France.

But the color also dominates France these days in the form of the “yellow vests”. We refer to all protesters wearing road safety vests as “yellow vests”. This week, they have been demanding a reduction in the price of gasoline. They are blocking roads and gas stations, making everyday life super difficult so that they can be heard.

What makes them different from other social movements? The yellow vests organized the movement without the backing of political parties; instead, they did it through social networks. And that’s a first in France where political parties are so powerful.

They’re still rumbling on today  – and the movement is growing. Nobody yet knows if heads will roll.

So much for the news this week. Take this quiz on colors and click on all the links to review French today.

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Choisissez la bonne réponse. Faites attention aux accords. -- Pick the right answer. Careful with the agreements.

La souris est _______ .

The mouse is _______ .

jaune

grise

rouge

J’aime le _______ des arbres.

I like the _______ of the trees.

rose

vert

gris

Ces pensées sont _______.

These pansies are _______.

violettes

noirs

gris

Les roses _______ ne sont pas rares.

_______ roses aren’t rare.

marron

bleue

roses

._______ sont les trois couleurs du drapeau français.

_______ are the three colors of the French flag.

Rose-Gris-Violet

Bleu-Blanc-Rouge

Vert-Jaune-Orange

Les citrons sont _______ .

Lemons are _______.

violets

roses

jaunes

La nuit, tous les chats sont _______.

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gris

bleues

rouges

Cet iris est presque _______.

This iris is almost _______.

verts

noire

marron

Le ciel est bien _______ ce matin, il va faire beau.

The sky is very _______ this morning, it’s going to be nice out.

noir

bleu

jaune

Cette orange est très _______ .

This orange is very _______ .

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La journée d’action de grâce – Dictée – Le français d’aujourd’hui

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La journée d’action de grâce

Je voudrais que tu ailles faire les courses pour la journée d’action de grâce. Je préfère que tu prennes la voiture pour…

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Armistice – 100 ans déjà – Le français d’aujourd’hui

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Le 11 novembre 2018, la France accueillait une soixantaine de chefs d’états et de gouvernement pour célébrer le centième anniversaire de l’Armistice, la signature de la fin de la première guerre mondiale entre les forces alliées et l’Allemagne. Cette vidéo nous parle des points forts de la commémoration.

On November 11, 2018, France hosted some 60 heads of state and government to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Armistice, the signing of the end of the First World War between the Allied forces and Germany. This video tells us about the highlights of the commemoration.

Listen to the recording at the bottom of the page if you are not able to view the video today or click to view on youtube.

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Alliés, célébrer, côte à côte, désinvolture, Il y a, journée, l’exposition, Pour l’occasion, président, soixantaine

Armistice – 100 ans déjà

Le 1._____ français, Emmanuel Macron, et son épouse arrivent au Musée d’Orsay sous l’œil des photographes. Ce samedi soir, le couple présidentiel accueillait une trentaine de chefs d’État et de gouvernement. Au programme de la soirée, une visite de 2._____ consacrée à Pablo Picasso suivie d’un dîner. Parmi les convives, le Canadien Justin Trudeau, le président guinéen Alpha Condé, ou encore Angela Merkel.

Plus tôt dans la journée, la chancelière allemande était aux côtés d’Emmanuel Macron dans la clairière de Rethondes. 3._____ 100 ans, l’Armistice était signé ici entre les 4._____ et l’Allemagne.

Le moment est d’autant plus symbolique que c’est la première fois depuis 1945 que des dirigeants français et allemands se rencontrent ici. 5._____, résonne l’hymne européen chanté par des enfants.

[Les enfants chantent]Plus de guerres pour nos enfants.

Dans cette réplique du wagon où a été signé l’Armistice, les deux dirigeants sont 6._____, là où le 11 novembre 1918, le maréchal Ferdinand Foch et les émissaires allemands se faisaient face.

Mais cette 7._____ a aussi connu une controverse. Le président américain Donald Turmp, présent à Paris pour les hommages a annulé une visite au cimetière américain de Belleau pour cause de mauvais temps. Les critiques n’ont pas tardé : manque de respect pour les uns, 8._____ pour les autres. Hormis une rencontre avec le président français, Donald Trump n’a fait aucune apparition publique.

Ce dimanche, il sera présent à l’Arc de Triomphe auprès d’une 9._____ d’autres chefs d’État pour 10._____ la fin d’une guerre qui a coûté la vie à 18 millions de personnes.

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I realize not every one celebrates Thanksgiving. The French certainly don’t. But wait! Don’t go away. This material applies to many other contexts and you can still learn from this lesson. Check your knowledge with this fun quiz.

Mini list about Thanksgiving

* corn …. m …. maïs

* cranberry …. f …. canneberge, airelle

* grateful, thankful …. m/f …. reconnaissant/e

* guest …. m/f …. invité/e

* holiday (day) …. m/f …. férié/e, jour férié

* horn of plenty …. f …. corne d’abondance

* Native American …. m/f …. Amérindien/ne

* Thanksgiving (day) …. m/f …. jour, journée d’action de grâce

* turkey …. f …. dinde

* yam …. f …. igname

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une canneberge, une airelle

invité/e

reconnaissant/e

dinde

grateful, thankful

un/e invité/e

reconnaissant/e

une dinde

une igname

 

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DONT – Relative Pronoun – Today’s French at FrenchHour.com

DONT – Pronom Relatif – Le français d’aujourd’hui

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DONT = whose, about whom, about which, of whom, of which

Translate the sentences from one column to another. From French to English (la version) is easier, from English to French (la thèse) a bit more challenging.

French to English

* La feuille dont j’ai besoin est sur ton bureau.

* Le livre dont je parle est trop cher.

* La femme dont le frère est garagiste est dans ton bureau.

English to French

* The piece of paper I need is on your desk.

* The book I’m talking about is too expensive.

* The woman whose brother is a mechanic is in your office.

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Armistice Day – Be the last one standing!

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Armistice Day – Be the last one standing!

If you were listening to French news these last few days, you’d hear segments about Armistice.

What is Armistice ? Armistice is celebrated each year on November 11 and it commemorates the end of the First World War. This year is a particularly big one, as it’s the 100th anniversary. And President Macron, as usual, is making the buzz by speaking his mind, going to places no president as gone before literally and figuratively.

In any case, this week, as I’m reflecting upon the First World War and its implication in modern life – my great-grandfather disappeared in it, it also made me think about this analogy between war and learning a language, if you’ll allow me the metaphor.

Sometimes, I find that learning French is a bit like being on a battlefield: you’re fighting for your ideals, your linguistic ideal being becoming bilingual.

Unfortunately, weapons loaded with bullets to the nth degree are hitting you right and left :

* bullet #1: you’ve been studying for months now and you feel you’re not going to make it.

* bullet #2: you have no time to study, why bother?

* bullet #3: you’ve already learned that darned subjunctive mode twice already, but somehow, you can’t remembered it still.

* bullet #4: you’re pretty advanced but you still can’t understand authentic French.

I could go on and on with the number of bullets – i.e. hurdles – one may encounter in their learning French journey.

And I have a cure for every bullet:

* bullet #1: find a French teacher who will be able to guide you towards your next step in learning French

* bullet #2: do only 5 minutes a day, listen to a podcast as you walk the dog, pick a short exercise to do each day

* bullet #3: don’t be afraid to revisit the same topic many times – every day the first week you learn it, then twice a week for 2 weeks, then twice a month, and then again once in a while. Even though you’ve “learned” that, your brains aren’t going to be able to retain it but after many repetitions.

* bullet #4: Study with my Authentic French courses: The easiest exercise is probably the Step Dictation. I created that type of practice to lower the authentic French level to an intermediate learner.

So, don’t let the enemy win and be the last one standing: partly immerse yourself by taking weekly classes or come with me for a week of Fun and French in the spring. There are 4 spots left in April and in May.

In the meantime, take this quiz and see if you’re a good candidate to learn French, and if you’ll be the last one standing against the adversities of learning French.

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Halloween ou La Toussaint ? – Mini Quiz – Today’s French at FrenchHour.com

Halloween ou La Toussaint ? – Interro – Le français d’aujourd’hui

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Halloween is celebrated in anglophone countries. Today is November 1st, and it’s All Saints’ Day that the French celebrate. I remember, when I was a young girl, having to go to the cemetery and put chrysanthemums on the graves of my great-grandparents, my grandparents, and close or distant cousins. For me it was a sad and boring chore. I envy children who have so much fun on Halloween