Photo of Port des Capucines from my Instagram where I have been posting a daily photo and French word all week. Be sure to hit the follow button on my Instagram for the daily updates.Today's Word: décompresser : relax, chill, chill out Audio/Listening: Click the following link to hear Jean-Marc pronounce the French words in the following story. Then scroll down to the … Continue reading To chill or relax in French + allergy season in France
This time of year while scaredy-cats are talking about hobgoblins, Jean-Marc introduces us to houblons…or Humulus Lupulus. On Tuesday he saw them with his very eyes in the historic quarter of Nice, France! Read on about this bois du diable and its relation to beer, in today's column. (Thank you, Eileen deCamp, for this beautiful photo!) un houblon : hop, hops … Continue reading (Bilingual Post) Brasser & Houblon: From making rosé to making beer… winemaker gets a lesson in brewing
This month's vocabulary roundup is a walk through a candy shop–pick and choose your favorite French words along the way! Relax and enjoy the sound file for a rainbow of French terms we learned this month. And if you enjoy this journal and find it helpful in any way, please take a moment to support it. Merci beaucoup! CLICK HERE to listen to Jean-Marc … Continue reading 94 Useful French Words (listen to them here)
Jean-Marc turned the big five-oh! Here he is in his childhood stomping grounds: the calanque of Sormiou. You are seeing a nice view into Marseilles, from this angle. In the very background you can almost make out Notre-Dame de la Guard. TODAY'S WORD: Cinquante : Fifty Il a cinquante ans = He's 50 EXAMPLE SENTENCE & Sound File Click here and listen to our son, Max, … Continue reading Cinquante: Jean-Marc’s birthday and special guests
This photo of my maman really makes me smile. The snapshot was taken in the little fishing village of Le Brusc, at Café Le Piadon. "Un Sourire""A Smile" Listen to Jean-Marc read this French poem. Click here Un sourire ne coûte rien et produit beaucoup,A smile does not cost anything but produces so much*, Il enrichit ceux qui* le reçoivent,It enriches the person who receives … Continue reading “Un Sourire” (Bilingual poem that will make you smile 🙂
Viewing this edition via email? You'll need to click over to the website, here, to see the video. In the clip, Smokey and I have just returned from a hike (at a nearby calanque) in time to share the French word for "to sprinkle" as well as the useful term "quitte à le faire". You'll hear Braise, Smokey's maman, complaining in the background (she's stuck, … Continue reading New video + saupoudrer + “quitte à le faire”
"The Boy I was. The Man I'm Becoming". Our 16-year-old, Max. le pantalon (pahn tah lown) : (pair of) pants, trousers le pantalon de costume = dress pantsle pantalon à pinces = pleated pantsle pantalon battle = cargo pantsle pantalon cigarette = straight-leg pantsle pantalon 5 poches = 5 pocket A Day in a French Life… by Kristin Espinasse "Plants in My … Continue reading pantalon
