Jean-Marc turned the big five-oh! Here he is in his childhood stomping grounds: the calanque of Sormiou. You are seeing a nice view into Marseilles, from this angle. In the very background you can almost make out Notre-Dame de la Guard. TODAY'S WORD: Cinquante : Fifty Il a cinquante ans = He's 50 EXAMPLE SENTENCE & Sound File Click here and listen to our son, Max, … Continue reading Cinquante: Jean-Marc’s birthday and special guests
Sugiton calanque–a.k.a. "Les culs nus". I asked friends if the term was okay to share. "Ça depende…" they answered, giving an acceptable, harmless alternative ("Cul-cul" pronounced "kew-kew"). Read on, in today's story, and thanks for sharing this post with a friend. TODAY'S WORD: la calanque : rocky inlet : cove : creek Try Mastering French Vocabulary with Audio MP3 Hear Jean-Marc read the following … Continue reading More smoke–and sizzle! Calanque, Sugiton, sentier, plage naturiste, and les culs nus–scenic French vocabulary 🙂
I searched my photo archives for a picture of "fumée" or "feu", when this popped up. (The lace symbolizes smoke and the little red mailbox, fire?) Ah well, it is much prettier than the scene that took place here last night…. (Photo taken in the town of Ramatuelle, France) TODAY'S WORD: la fumée : smoke panache de fumée = plume of smoke Try Mastering … Continue reading Accident, and the French words drame, fumée, cheminee, feu, buche, poumon, respirer
From planting the vines to pressing the grapes…. It is a great pleasure today for Jean-Marc to present to you his first Provence rosé. (photo of Jean-Marc and our son Max) TODAY'S WORD: LA FEUILLE : leaf; sheet EXAMPLE SENTENCELa vigne commence à donner un peu de fruit dès la troisième feuille (Ampelographie Française)The vine begins to produce a bit of fruit around the … Continue reading Bilingual Post: Feuille & “third leaf” meaning in French?
I just discovered a stash of photos taken in La Ciotat, the town in which we hope to move on July 29th. Let's use the photos to go on a stroll and discover this lively seaside town–while learning several more vocabulary words along the way. We begin with a sleepy minou and a rainbow truite (poisson? requin?), both enjoying the salty breeze as a few … Continue reading Why visit La Ciotat? Let these photos endear you to this lively Mediterranean seaport
Today’s folk remedy may also work for sea urchin spines. Ouch! Aïe aïe aïe! TODAY’S WORD: une écharde : splinter “un petit fragment qui pénètre dans la peau” (wordreference.com) “a small fragment that penetrates into the skin” Try Mastering French Vocabulary with Audio MP3 EXAMPLE SENTENCE & Sound File Listen to Jean-Marc read the following sentence. Click here Savez-vous les remèdes de grand-mère pour enlever … Continue reading Rebelote! Argile verte & How to remove a splinter or thorn – Comment enlever une écharde ou une épine
Our first bottles of Mas des Brun Rosé just made it to Houston. You can get some at our very good friends French Country Wines. Check with them as they could also ship, depending on where you are, to other cities. Cheers! TODAY'S WORD: la promesse d'achat : promise to buy A DAY IN A FRENCH LIFE by Kristi Espinasse Aujourd'hui c'est … Continue reading Find out what city we’re moving to! La promesse d’achat
Allez, Hops! is a new "cave à bière" you don't want to miss when in Nice! Located at 15 Rue Défly, it's up the street from the Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain TODAY'S WORD: Artisanat : craft industry, arts and crafts, handicraft EXAMPLE SENTENCE:Dans l’artisanat, rien n’est laissé au hasard, et la bière n’y échappe pas ! Avec notre sélection de bières, vous … Continue reading Artisanat, Allez Hop! Come on let’s get some beer at a new brasserie in Nice!
Making parsley pesto. In today's post I make another kind (without parsley): Pesto Manqué (find out what's missing…) TODAY'S WORD: au pifométre – or simply "au pif" : at a guess, by guess work, off the cuff, off the top of your head EXAMPLE SENTENCE: Au pif. Les grands chefs cuisinent au pif.By guesswork. Great cooks cook by guesswork. The following link does not … Continue reading Au pif, kale pesto recipe, and Bookshop for sale in France!
I have no yoga pictures to illustrate this post. How about photos of water–something needed during our first yoga class! Here's a thirst-quenching body of water-La Seine, in Paris! TODAY'S WORD: orteil (m) : toe le gros orteil = big toele petit orteil = little toela bague d'orteil = toe ring Say arrondissement the French way. Watch the demonstration, here, by David from … Continue reading Orteil + Yoga & Wine? Oh, Those Frenchies!
