Le Défi: An upcoming challenge for Jean-Marc + full story recorded in French

One of the many "points d'eau" Jean-Marc talks about in his update, below. The English version follows and the entire story is available on sound file, below. Today's French Word: "le défi"     : challenge, dare Sound File: Click below to listen to Jean-Marc read his story.  Note:  Jean-Marc repeats a few of the sentences in this long recording (where an error was made). … Continue reading Le Défi: An upcoming challenge for Jean-Marc + full story recorded in French

How to say “it’s a no-no” in French?

"If these chairs could talk" Photo taken after last year's wine harvest… when we stole away to the restful southern coast of Corsica.   ça ne se fait pas (saah-neuh-seuh-fay-pah)     : it's a no-no Follow French Word-A-Day on Twitter Learn French in context: read these vocabulary-rich memoirs: Words in a French Life or Blossoming in Provence  Audio File & Example SentenceListen to Jean-Marc pronounce this sentence: Download MP3 or Wav file Hé … Continue reading How to say “it’s a no-no” in French?