Let’s visit French terms about newspapers. Download the audio file and print this worksheet. Learn French and listen to Anne, a French native, say it at FrenchHour.com.
6 common terms to talk about newspapers in French
un canard …. a newspaper (fam.)
à la Une …. on the front page
une coquille …. a typo
un marronnier …. a recurrent topic, one that comes back every so often
les faits divers …. local news section
les petites annonces …. classifieds and personal ads
Download the audio file and print this worksheet. Learn French and listen to me, a French native, say it at FrenchHour.com.
The Cartesian spirit – Descartes and all – of the French drives them logically to numbers. Here is a list of 10 French common expressions with numbers.
L’esprit cartésien – Descartes et tout et tout – des Français les mène logiquement vers les chiffres. Voici une liste de 10 expressions courantes contenant des chiffres en français.
Learning from one’s mistakes has never been so true – Tirer des leçons de ses erreurs n’a jamais été aussi vrai ? Download the audio file and print this worksheet. Learn French and listen to Anne, a French native, say it at FrenchHour.com.
Today we’re playing a little game – Anne is reading a short article. As she transcribed it, she made spelling and grammar mistakes every time. As you listen to her read the text several times, spot the errors in the text. Anne got this article from Ouest-France, a regional newspaper.
Aujourd’hui, nous jouons un petit jeu – Anne vous lit un court article. À chaque fois qu’elle l’a retranscrit, elle a fait des fautes d’orthographe et de grammaire. En l’écoutant lire le texte plusieurs fois, repérer les erreurs dans le texte. Anne a trouvé cet article dans un journal régional, Ouest-France.
What does ” un bouchon ” mean? How do you say ‘ a traffic jam ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com.
un bouchon – a cork – In everyday French, un bouchon means ‘ a traffic jam ‘ .In everyday French though, un bouchon is a synonym of un embouteillage – a traffic jam.
« Entre les juilletistes et les aoûtiens, y a (il y a) des bouchons tout le temps. »
“Between the July and the August vacationers, there is no end to traffic jams.”
limousine liberal or champagne socialist – French expression
What does ” la gauche caviar ” mean? How do you say ‘limousine liberal or champagne socialist’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com.
la gauche caviar – the left caviar. In everyday French, la gauche means ‘the left’, but la gauche also describes the left wing of the French Parliament and all the liberals in general. The expression la gauche caviar is slightly derogatory and underlines the paradox between being a liberal – often a socialist in France – and still having a privileged and cozy way of life. I’ve heard a limousine liberal in English. And Colin, a student had this translation of ‘a champagne socialist’ that I find wonderful. Thank you, Colin.
« Comment veux-tu qu’elle comprenne ce que les SDF vivent ? Elle a deux maisons de campagne. Elle est une gauche caviar. »
“How do you suspect she could understand what the homeless are going through? She owns two vacation houses. She’s a limousine liberal/champagne socialist.”
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