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
The sun gives us vitamin D… and magnesium and calcium are a few gifts from the sea. How do you get your RDA (or "AJR"*): from un comprimé or some other way? Read on for a healthy dose of French vocabulary…. Today's word: une cure : course of treatment, therapy Audio/Listening: Click the link below to hear Jean-Marc pronounce the French words in the … Continue reading The French Cure + vitamins and supplements + the expression “tant s’en faut” (find it in today’s story)
Experience a Lavender & Vine painting tour. Join our small group with professional instruction at the peak of the lavender season! 10% discount if you sign up in February. Rates and tour info here. Today's Word: l'oubli : forgetfulness, oversight, memory lapse *New: Don't miss the verb conjugation for oublier, just after today's vocabulary-packed story below… ListenL'oubli n'est pas un ennemi de la … Continue reading Petits Oublis: ‘Forgetfulness’, Etourderie, and verb conjugation (listen to it!)
Hibernation is life sleeping inside of us. L'hibernation, c'est la vie qui sommeille en soi. –Claude-may Waia Némia Today's word: paresser : to be lazy : lounging, loafing Click here to listen to the French sentence, above Lately, I've noticed that when the sun goes down I'm ready to get in bed. But I wonder if 6 o'clock in the evening isn't an … Continue reading To be lazy in French & Why we should go to bed when the sun sets
Les juillettistes, or July vacationers, make their way south to the sea… read on. le décalage horaire (day ka lazh oh rhair) : time difference, time change related terms: le syndrome du décalage horaire = jetlagle fuseau horaire = time zone Audio file: listen Download MP3 or Download Wav A Day in a French Life… by Kristin Espinasse "Le Décalage Horaire" The autoroute du soleil is flanked with sunflowers and … Continue reading How to say “time change” in French
