Smokey says: Bonne Fête des Mères – Happy Mother's Day, a little in advance! And please excuse my floppy collar, which serves to balance my floppy tongue! P.S. Check out Pronounce it Perfectly in French - now with more pronunciation exercises! Bonne Fête des Mères (bun* feht day mair) : Happy Mother's Day *do I hear giggling out there for the "bun" pronunciation (in parenthesis, above)? … Continue reading Bonne fete des meres
Beauty in abandoned places. Beside the bricked-in, condemned windows, a random poppy bouquet, born in the cracks of concrete. Photo taken in Bollène (Vaucluse) (with a handy pocket camera I'm using a lot these days (click here for more info). la goutte (goot) : gout Note: our family is about to begin bottling wine now (see story, below)… no time to go on… … Continue reading la goutte
Photo: Nothing to do with today's word… just a slice of country life as it looked here at the farm one week ago. la honte! (lah ohnt) = how embarrassing! Exercises in French Phonics bestseller on French pronunciation and how to pronouce French words correctly! (click here) A Day in a French Life… by Kristin Espinasse "Why is it We Do The … Continue reading la honte!
