TODAY’S WORD: la joie : joyPRONUNCIATION: [zhwah]Example sentence:Ce truc que j’avais enfant avait un nom : la joie.That thing I had as a child had a name: joy. Ce truc by Jacqueline Espinasse Do you remember ce truc you had as a little kid? Do you remember how scents, sounds, textures, and colors felt so vivid, intense, amplified? Just a few years ago, I realized that ce … Continue reading Ce Truc: Finding Joy, Finding Courage
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
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
