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By Anne on June 27th, 2017
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Vivre, habiter and demeurer all mean ‘to live’
Vivre Habiter Demeurer all mean ‘to live’ in English. However, they aren’t always interchangeable.
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I live well with my retirement pension.
Je vis bien de ma retraite.
We don’t live in Occitanie anymore.
Nous n’habitons plus en Occitanie.
Where do you live?
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Mot du jour Podcast
By Anne on June 25th, 2017
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des débouchés — job opportunities — Mot du Jour
des débouchés – some uncorked. des débouché s really means ‘job opportunities’. It’s often used with AVOIR .
« C’est une filière qui l’intéresse, mais malheureusement, il n’y a pas de débouchés. »
“He’s interested in this major, but unfortunately, there are no job opportunities with that.”
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AVOIR — practice conjugating – Today’s French
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Today's French
By Anne on June 24th, 2017
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Music Expressions
What are music expressions in French? How are expressions related to music pronounced in French ?
Il y a de nombreuses expressions qui ont à voir avec la musique en français. En voici quelques unes.
There are many phrases and expressions that have to do with music in French. Here are some of them and a quiz about it.
Quelques expressions de musique
bémol — un bémol (mettre, avec) — to damper, to put a damper on
flûte — une flûte — a flute (long tall glass such as a Champagne glass)
piano — un piano — a stove range
rengaine — la rengaine (être) — same old thing, boring
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Related: Music terms in French .
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Today's French
By Anne on June 18th, 2017
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Hobbies - Les passe-temps
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A few words to start you with
basketball ... m ... basket
bird watching ... ø ... observer les oiseaux
book ... m ... livre
chess ... mp ... échecs
fishing ... f ... pêche
game board ... m ... jeu de société
guitar ... f ... guitare
hiking ... ø ... faire des randonnées, marches
hockey ... ø ... faire du hockey
hunting ... f ... chasse
jogging ... m ... jogging
piano ... m ... piano
reading ... ø ... lire
sailing ... ø ... faire de la voile
skiing ... ø ... faire du ski
soccer ... m ... foot
tennis ... m ... tennis
to cook ... ø ... faire la cuisine
to dance ... ø ... danser
to draw ... ø ... dessiner
to go to a concert ... ø ... aller au concert
to go to the beach ... ø ... aller à la plage
to go to the movie ... ø ... aller au cinéma
to play a (game) ... ø ... jouer au, à la
to play a (musical instrument) ... ø ... jouer du, de la
to play a (sport) ... ø ... jouer au (sport)
to ride a bike ... ø ... faire du vélo
to swim ... ø ... nager
to watch TV ... ø ... regarder la télé
video game ... m ... jeu vidéo
violin ... m ... violon
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Today's French
By Anne on June 17th, 2017
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Tu viendras faire du surf demain ? — Will you come and surf tomorrow?
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comme elles viennent – French expression
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Today's French
By Anne on June 16th, 2017
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J’ai pas encore acheté le cadeau d’Adeline
déjà, encore, jamais and toujours are a bit of a challenge for English speaker. Is it still, yet, again?
Exercice – Practice
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.
Français
Elle parle déjà .
Tu as bien étudié la liste, mais il faut encore que tu fasses l’exo.
Il n’a jamais bricolé de sa vie.
Ils se sont toujours aimés.
English
She’s already speaking.
You did study the list well, but you still have to do the exercise.
He’s never done house work in his life.
They always loved one another.
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