Pictured: a muguet stand here in La Ciotat. I hope you all had a relaxing premier mai, or Labor Day, and that the month is going well. On May 12th, at 6 p.m., Jean-Marc and our son Max are having a special wine-tasting for organic and natural wines. If you are in the area of La Ciotat they would love to see you. Click here … Continue reading Dépanner & How a safety pin can outwit pickpockets
Un Escroc, Escroquer, Une Escroquerie : a con (scammer), to cheat, a fraud L'ECOUTE: Practice your French Listening Skills. To hear the French in today's story, click below. Next, check your comprehension by viewing the vocabulary list (farther down). Listen to today's vocabulary in the following story. Click here A DAY IN A FRENCH LIFE by Kristi Espinasse Last Friday the 24th, after a day … Continue reading Une Escroquerie: our daughter got scammed and is returning to France
Wish I'd gotten a picture of the hero in today's story. Meantime, here's a lovable stand-in. Photo taken somewhere in the Vaucluse… le locataire (lo h-ka-tair) : tenant Audio File: Listen to Jean-Marc: Download MP3 or Wav file Le locataire ouvre grand ses bras. "Entrez, je vous en prie!" il dit.The tenant opens his arms. "Come in. Please!" he says. A Day in a … Continue reading How to say tenant in French?
The island of Porquerolles is only a 15-minute ferry ride from coast (near Giens and Hyères). More, in today's story column. tergiverser (tehr-zhee-vehr-say) : to hem and haw, to dither Also: to delay, to procrastinate, to put off, to dally, to shilly-shally or dawdle or linger or tarry… Audio File: Listen to Jean-Marc pronounce tergiverser and the example sentence, below: Download MP3 or Wav file Lorsque … Continue reading tergiverser + pictures of the French island of Porquerolles
A scooter in St. Tropez. Look closely at the sagging object my husband is carrying. Meet Mr. Sacks, Jean-Marc's lovable sidekick. The photos in the following story were taken over the years…. Today's Word: la sacoche (sah-kohsh) : handbag, saddlebag, purse, bag from the Italian saccoccia, or "little pocket" la sacoche en cuir = leather bagla sacoche d'écolier = school bagla sacoche à … Continue reading Sacoche – how to say satchel or briefcase (or “man purse”) in French
