Wine

Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrivé !

By Anne on November 17th, 2016

Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrivé !

Beaujolais nouveau. What is this Beaujolais nouveau we hear so much about?

Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrivé !

Le Beaujolais, jolais, jolais

Le Beaujolais, je l’ai, je l’ai dans ma cave.

Le lait j’ai beau, j’ai beau, j’ai beau

Penser à en boire

Je préfère nettement le pinard*

D’abord le lait, c’est blanc, c’est laid

Ça s’garde qu’au frais

Ça fait qu’ça fait des frais

Tandis qu’le vin, c’est du satin d’raisin

Surtout, clients, le vin que j’vous vends

*'wine' in slang

piquette – French expression

C'est de la piquette

What does the French expression ‘ de la piquette ‘ mean? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne Audio.

la piquette est un vin de très mauvaise qualité, un mauvais vin de table en français courant. Des synomymes de « piquette » sont « bibine, pinard, vinasse »

la piquette - the little poke - means "a very bad quality wine", "a bad table wine" in everyday French. Other ways to say that are "bibine, pinard, vinasse".

« Non, ne bois pas ce vin-là, c'est vraiment de la piquette. »
"No, don't drink this wine, it's really bad quality."

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French Verbs

French verb conjugated – BOIRE

By Anne on November 16th, 2016

French verb conjugated – BOIRE – to drink

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Boire un petit coup, c'est agréable.

How is this French verb conjugated – BOIRE - TO DRINK? What does it sound like? AUDIO below, by Anne, a native speaker

Indicatif - Indicative Mode .... statements

présent .... present tense

je bois .... I drink*

je ne bois pas .... I don’t drink

tu bois .... you drink

elle boit .... she drinks

il boit .... he/it drinks

on boit .... we drink

nous buvons .... we drink

vous buvez .... you drink

elles boivent .... they drink

ils boivent .... they drink

I'm drinking

imparfait .... imperfect

je buvais .... I used to drink*

je ne buvais pas .... I didn’t use to drink

tu buvais .... you used to drink

elle buvait .... she used to drink

il buvait .... he/it used to drink

on buvait .... we used to drink

nous buvions .... we used to drink

vous buviez .... you used to drink

elles buvaient .... they used to drink

ils buvaient .... they used to drink

I was drinking, I would drink…

passé composé .... preterit or present perfect

j’ai bu .... I drank*

je n’ai pas bu .... I didn’t drink

tu as bu .... you drank

elle a bu .... she drank

il a bu .... he/it drank

on a bu .... we drank

nous avons bu .... we drank

vous avez bu .... you drank

elles ont bu .... they drank

ils ont bu .... they drank

I have drunk….

futur simple .... future tense

je boirai .... I will drink

je ne boirai pas .... I won’t drink

tu boiras .... you will drink

elle boira .... she will drink

il boira .... he/it will drink

on boira .... we will drink

nous boirons .... we will drink

vous boirez .... you will drink

elles boiront .... they will drink

ils boiront .... they will drink

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tomber en carafe – French expression

By Anne on November 16th, 2016

tomber en carafe - French expression

What does the French expression ‘ tomber en carafe ’ mean? How is it used in a sentence?

tomber en carafe – to fall in a decanter/carafe. tomber en carafe means that your vehicle is having a break down.

« Je [ne] pourrai probablement pas venir te voir ce soir. Je suis tombé en carafe dans la matinée. »
"I probably won’t be able to come and see you tonight. My car broke down in the morning."

Tenses and modes

présent : Je tombe en carafe.

passé composé : Je suis tombé en carafe.

futur : Je tomberai en carafe.

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Deux mamies – French dictation

By Anne on November 15th, 2016

Deux mamies – French dictation

DICTEE « Deux mamies » – “ Two grannies ”– French dictation with Anne.

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Deux mamies

Deux mamies qui venaient d’être expulsées de leur(s) ...

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J’ai les crocs – French expression

By Anne on November 15th, 2016

J’ai les crocs - French expression

What does the French expression ‘ j'ai les crocs ’ mean? How is it used in a sentence?

J’ai les crocs – I have the fangs – means to be really hungry. The English expression I can think of is “I could eat a horse” (sorry horses). I would love it if you'd send me a note if you have a better translation. Note that les crocs, fangs, is spelled with a C that you don't hear at the end.