Photo of front porch, where Mom and I will soon have coffee. The wind blew off the makeshift curtain (an attempt to shade the area at lunchtime…) la chaise-longue (shez- lowng) : lawn chair Elle est dans le jardin, en train de lire sur sa chaise-longue. She's in the garden, reading on her lawn chair. A Day in a French Life… by … Continue reading How to say lawn chair in French
Hello faithful readers–and a warm bonjour to those who have recently signed up to this free word journal. This blog usually goes out three times a week, but we are on a new schedule since the arrival of my mom. For the past three weeks Mom and I have been digging in the garden, enjoying walks by the seaside… braiding wild rosemary through our hair… … Continue reading bavarder
I'm having the time of my life with my wonderful mom! I love this innocent, serendipitous photo with Mom and her little fish purse. The sign says: "You are at the right place. Look no further." Vous êtes au bon endroit. Ne cherchez plus. peuchère (peuh-sher) : poor dear, poor thing Peuchère is a Provençal expression of sympathy, used to indicate compassion for … Continue reading Peuchère or What Not to Say to a Disabled Person
a couple of perruches, or parakeets, camped out in Sanary sur Mer Today's word is yet another example of how I learn English from the French… bivouaquer (bee-vwack-ay) : to bivouac un bivouac = an improvised camp site. An individual sleeping shelter under the stars (or more often rain clouds) made out of natural materials or very rudimentary supplies. (from Wiki Answers) Question … Continue reading bivouaquer
Earlier this week, on Facebook, I posted Snoopy's message (even if I didn't believe a word of it): Chaque fois que tu trouves de l'humour dans une situation difficile, tu gagnes. une broutille (broo-tee) a trifle, a small matter, a little thing, nothing Audio File: Listen to Max Download MP3 or Wav file Ils se sont disputés pour une broutille. They got in a fight over … Continue reading How to say “a small matter” or “something trifle” in French
Larkspur? These are not lavender… and they're not the lily of the valley (a big subject today in France). Read on… retour du bonheur (reuh-toor-doo-buh-neur) : return of happiness Audio File: listen to the following words: Download MP3 or Wav fileD'après le langage des fleurs, le muguet signifie "retour du bonheur".According to the language of flowers, lily of the valley signifies "return of happiness". Great book … Continue reading What does “retour du bonheur” mean and what does this have to do with the word “muguet”?
