French Etc

French first lady singing her hit song “Quelqu’un m’a dit”

Ne vous faites pas de cheveux blancs. [Don't make yourself white hair??]
Review body parts with these fun expressions.

Go figure: The word “médecin” (doctor) doesn’t have a feminine form but “mécanicien” (mechanic) does. Hein ?

French Voc Bite: À bientôt = See you later À tout à l’heure = See you soon

French Confusing Pair: you have a liaison with une /n/ héroïne (a heroine) and NOT with un /ø/ héros (a hero). Go figure!

J’adore les librairies. Visit this nice bookstore in Paris. Anne also made this listening comprehension exercise called la librairie for advanced students.

French Confusing Pair: une nouvelle is a short story whereas a novel is un roman. Nouvelle and roman are two words from the current Advanced podcast « La librairie »

Every year in February or March, I used to go to “sports d’hiver”, like a lot of French people at that time of the year. Here is Rick Steves’s video on the Alps Mountains. Such nice peaceful views.

French Confusing Pair: marron = brown and maroon = bordeaux

Feel like a 360ª tour of Montmartre? Last time I was around there, I went to listen to a Manouche concert. Yeah, Django! And you, have you ever been there?

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