hurler

Calm restored. A pensive reveller after the all-nighter!  hurler (eur-lay)     : to shout, to shriek, to scream or yell out Audio File: Hear Jean-Marc pronounce the following sentence: Download Souler or listen to the Wav file Ils n'arrêtent pas de claquer les portes et de hurler. Ça me soûle! They don't stop slamming the doors and shouting. It's driving me crazy!   A Day in a French Life… … Continue reading hurler

Giens, France and the words mauvais perdant, fiston, allez, chiche!, poignée, tas, and deranger in French

My fourteen-year-old fiston* on the beach in Giens. He's eating "un sandwich baguette". Learn about another kind of baguette (en bois*), in today's story column. mauvais perdant (moh-vay pair-dahn)     : sore loser (feminine: une mauvaise perdante [moh-vayz pair-dahnt) Audio File & Example Sentence:Listen to my daughter, Jackie, pronounce the following French words:Download MP3 or Download Mauvais perdantBattu, il fut aussi mauvais perdant que ses … Continue reading Giens, France and the words mauvais perdant, fiston, allez, chiche!, poignée, tas, and deranger in French