Random photo of a Faïence/earthenware shop in Moustiers Sainte-Marie. The picture is off-topic, but it's a lot prettier than a photo of "la grippe". Also, there is a picture of Mom and me in our pajamas at the end of this post, so if you don't usually click over to the full version of this letter, you might try to today 🙂 Today's Word: La … Continue reading Cloué au lit (Nailed to the bed): La grippe, les frissons
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
Is it a cold or maybe hay fever? With so much blossoming going on, and le printemps around the corner, it is probably le rhume des foins causing this sneezing and stuffy nose and not simply le rhume. TODAY'S WORD: le rhume des foins : hay fever, rhinitis EXAMPLE SENTENCE & Audio File Démangeaisons du nez, éternuements, écoulement nasal clair, sensation de nez bouché … Continue reading Allergies and hay fever in French: rhume des foins, rhinite
