Our Smokey, all grown up now, would like to add: Je suis toujours le fils de mon père. ("Still the son of my father… even if he does live far away, in Marseilles.") fils (feece) noun, masculine : son C'est bien le fils de son père = he is very much his father's sonêtre le fils de ses oeuvres = to be a … Continue reading fils
One of the photos featured in our Saturday edition "Cinéma Vérité". Find out more about it, and how to help support this free word journal, here. Thank you for your consideration 🙂 *** One meaning of "host" is "lord of strangers". How's that for mystique? As well, hosting another person is considered, by some, as mystical, even sacred! And guests, in some parts of the … Continue reading chambre d’amis
The lavender is deep in bloom. This field was spotted yesterday, on the way home from Malou's garden. aléa (al ay ah) noun, masculine : risk, hazard, chance les aléas du métier = the risks of the tradeles aléas de la vie = the vagaries of lifeaprès bien des aléas = after many ups and downsles aléas thérapeutiques = unforeseeable medical complications Audio File: Listen … Continue reading alea
effrayer (eh fray yay) : to scare, to frighten . A Day in a French Life… by Kristin Espinasse The Night Shift When wine sales took Jean-Marc out of town for a few nights this week, Jackie came to bunk with me. Monday night we lie there, one of us sniffing, the other, legs reeling. We were a tortured duo, with, between us, a … Continue reading effrayeur
A good place to glander… in a cozy room, flowers on the windowsill. Photo taken in Villedieu sometime last fall. glander (glahn day) : to loaf about, to do nothing (especially when you should be working) Example Sentence On se sent un peu coupable quand on glande, n'est-ce pas? We feel a little guilty when we loaf about, don't we?. A Day in a … Continue reading glander
Forget bluegrass – have you ever listened to a field of wheat? (photo taken in Orange) le blé (blay) : wheat le blé is also slang for "dough" (cash, moola) la farine de blé = wheat flourle blé dur = durum wheatle champ de blé = wheatfield or cornfieldle blé noir = buckwheat Check out the latest prices for Kindle, click here and consider … Continue reading ble
A lesson in adjectives: windows are "charmante", women are "canon". You wouldn't say a window is canon, but you could say a woman is charmante. Read on and learn about the French art of complimenting. Photo taken this week in Orange (Vaucluse). canon [kah noh(n)] : gorgeous There are other senses of the word.. for today we'll focus on the one above elle/il … Continue reading Canon: How to compliment a French Woman
le badinage (bah dee nazh) : bantering, repartee Also: badin, badine (adj: lighthearted, playful) and badiner (to banter, to jest) sur un ton de badinage = in a bantering, or jesting, toneJe ne badine pas! = I'm not joking! Audio File: Listen to Jean-Marc pronounce these French words: (Download MP3 or Wav file) Le badinage ou la taquinerie – c'est bon pour la santé!Bantering and teasing … Continue reading badinage
"Ruff Ruff Rasta" A couple of curly-haired characters encountered over the weekend. Never miss a word or a photo – click here to receive the free word-a-day newsletter. s'amuser (saah moo zay) : to have fun Audio File: Listen to Jean-Marc pronounce these French words:(Download MP3 file or Wav) On s'amuse bien avec les amis. We have a lot of fun with friends. A Day in … Continue reading s’amuser
