Allergies and hay fever in French: rhume des foins, rhinite

Is it a cold or maybe hay fever? With so much blossoming going on, and le printemps around the corner, it is probably le rhume des foins causing this sneezing and stuffy nose and not simply le rhume. TODAY'S WORD: le rhume des foins         : hay fever, rhinitis EXAMPLE SENTENCE & Audio File Démangeaisons du nez, éternuements, écoulement nasal clair, sensation de nez bouché … Continue reading Allergies and hay fever in French: rhume des foins, rhinite

Rondelle + Recipe everyone’s asking for! My Mother-in-Law’s Summer Pizza!

Michèle-France's Pizza d'Ete. Summer Pizza. TODAY'S WORD: une rondelle     : slice Note: rondelle, in this sense, is used for slices of tomato, zucchini, lemon, sausage etc. Careful not to ask for a rondelle de pizza! Instead, ask for une part de pizza. ECOUTEZ – hear Jean-Marc pronounce today's word and read his mother's recipe. First, listen to the soundfile, then check the text (in … Continue reading Rondelle + Recipe everyone’s asking for! My Mother-in-Law’s Summer Pizza!

Tomato Tart Recipe – La tarte à la tomate

       A Scottish terrier and shop terrace taken in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.      cocher (ko-shay) verb   : to check off, to tick (off); to score cocher la bonne réponse = to check the correct answer Correct Your French Blunders: How to Avoid 99% of the Common Mistakes Made by Learners of French. Speak and write French as if it were your native tongue! Order here.   A … Continue reading Tomato Tart Recipe – La tarte à la tomate