Tag: lunch

Recette / Recipe

Recipe + Hospitality + gardons les choses simples (one pot meal in the Land of 5 Courses)

Bringing in the New Year at a party in Marseilles. Thank you Christine and Thierry, for your wonderful hospitality! TODAY'S WORD: avoir hâte de         : to look forward to EXAMPLE SENTENCE: En 2017, nous avons hâte de passer de bons moments avec notre famille et nos amis.In 2017 we are looking forward to spending good times with our family and friends. ECOUTEZ – Hear … Continue reading Recipe + Hospitality + gardons les choses simples (one pot meal in the Land of 5 Courses)

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Food and Drink, Gastronomie

Mealtime and How to say “I’m full” in French

A typical country lunch in southern France… read on, in today's story. rassasier (rah-sah-zee-ay)     : to satisfy, to satiate; (reflexive) to have enough, to be filled Audio file: listen to Jean-Marc teach us three ways to say I'm full (and not "je suis plein"!):  Download MP3 file or  hear the Wave file Non, merci. Je n'ai plus faim. Non, merci. Je suis rassasié(e). Non, merci. J'en … Continue reading Mealtime and How to say “I’m full” in French

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veuve de la vendange

I wrote the story “crush widow” two years ago. Were you reading then? (Photo of a modern cabanon with its carpet of white flowers taken in Sainte Cécile-les-Vignes. In wintertime, the old, leafless vines always look, to me, like upended chicken feet—as do all the pollarded trees.) la veuve de la vendange (lah vuv deuh lah von danzh)     : crush widow Audio file: Listen to Jean-Marc pronounce … Continue reading veuve de la vendange

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Harvest, Nostalgia

Halt! Harvest Time. The next edition may or may not go out on Monday… depends on the state of the grapes! une impatience grandissante     : a growing anticipation   Audio File: Download MP3 or Wave file Comment décrire les sentiments d'un vigneron la veille des vendanges? C'est une impatience grandissante! How to describe a winemaker's feelings prior to the harvest? Anticipation!   A Day in a French … Continue reading

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