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L’Herbe in French & Les Tondeuses de L’Espoir (The LawnMowers of Hope)

Read Jean-Marc's story and pick out French words to share in the next Vocabulary RoundUp. (photo: Before he planted vines here, Jean-Marc sowed phacelia, a flower that attracts bees as well as being a good soil amendment. In the distance, you see a field of ancient olive trees. Today's bilingual story takes place there….) TODAY'S WORD: l'herbe         : grass "Grassy" words and how they … Continue reading L’Herbe in French & Les Tondeuses de L’Espoir (The LawnMowers of Hope)

Kristin Espinasse30 Comments
animal expressions

brebis

A troupeau of sheep grazing on another pasture. Photo by Jean-Marc. la brebis (breh-bee)   : ewe   Note: brebis (masculine) refers to the cheese brebis égarée = lost sheep du fromage de brebis = sheep's cheese une brebis galeuse = a bad apple, a black sheep, or a personne indésirable Audio File: (check back later for the recording) Il avait eu une époque où … Continue reading brebis

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Characters

berger

Cabane de berger (the shepherd's wooden hut) photo by the Neurdein brothers. Here we have a slumbering sheepherder with his border collie and german shepherd (is it?) minding the troup. (When Mom sees this photo, she'll ditch her latest treehouse scheme… in favor of this fort-on-wheels with a nifty sliding door! Mom has had a hard time deciding where to anchor, here on the olive farm. This just may be … Continue reading berger

Kristin Espinasse134 Comments