A black-and-white photo for a change and some frissons in today's edition. (Picture taken five years ago in Brignoles)le frisson (frih-sohn)     : shiver; shudder, thrill Audio File: Listen to Jean-Marc: Download MP3 or Wav file Je me demande si, comme moi, elle ressent des frissons en écoutant cette chanson?I wonder whether, like me, she has chills listening to this song.  A Day in a French Life… by Kristin Espinasse … Continue reading How to say “chills” (from emotion) in French?

It's a little more chaotic than usual around here today–there are workers in the living room, workers in the bathroom, workers in the trees! I chose this calming image to begin this post… up to you to choose today's story à votre guise.à sa guise (ah-sah-gheez)     : as one pleases, as he/she likes Audio File: Listen to our daughter Jackie, read today's example … Continue reading “a sa guise” – a wonderful expression, but what does it mean?

One of the doors on the cathedral of Notre-Dame de la Garde in Marseilles. We visited there, yesterday, after renewing the kids' passports at the American consulate. See the giant gond on the right? See today's expression, below…le gond (le gohn)     : hinge sortir de ses gonds = to come unhinged, to lose it Audio File: Listen to Jean-Marc: Download MP3 or Wav file Pendant la … Continue reading How to say “to lose it” or “to come unhinged” in French?