Tag: french

  • 2026 Lycéens’ Protest

    2026 Lycéens’ Protest

    – I’ve seen someone on the social media who has supported the lycéens in France. She said: “Bravo la jeunesse!” How can she do that? They loot, they are violent. Those middle-class people loose all their stocks in their shops! The streets are damaged. That’s a disaster! Some young people even send back grenades! No…

  • My children are bilingual

    My children are bilingual

    When my children were little, they were completely immersed in French. Knowing  that before the age of 6, a child’s brain is like a Rolls-Royce when it comes to language learning, I I started introducing them to nursery rhymes, then cartoons, and later video games in English — all in moderation, appropriate for their age.…

  • Saving the language

    Saving the language

    Language is above all a means of communication. “People need other people to live. So that we can exchange and support each other, we communicate with each other. Communication in the broadest sense takes many forms: we exchange information, share feelings, show affection and sometimes create situations of conflict. We use communication to develop our…

  • Go, Go, Go!

    Go, Go, Go!

    Thank you for opening the town halls for complaints, more than a step before opening them for the referendums. Operation “open town halls” on Saturday, December the 8th: “In this troubled period, mayors can connect citizens and the State”: https://www.francetvinfo.fr/economie/transports/gilets-jaunes/operation-mairies-ouvertes-samedi-dans-cette-periode-trouble-les-maires-peuvent-relier-les-citoyens-et-letat_3087821.html Kneeling protester: A new symbol of the YellowVests? | RT: https://www.rt.com/news/445965-protesters-kneel-police-students Les GiletsJaunes se mettent à…

  • L’aile ou la cuisse

    L’aile ou la cuisse

    Wikipedia – L’Aile ou la Cuisse: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Aile_ou_la_Cuisse Wikipedia en – The Wing or the Thigh: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wing_or_the_Thigh

  • The best way to learn everyday French every day

    The best way to learn everyday French every day

    Don’t think, don’t try to understand,  Just watch. Un gars une fille – one episode a day (6 min): https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=un+gars+une+fille Imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217224/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Watch Arte with French subtitles: https://www.arte.tv/fr Listen to the radio – Radio France: https://www.radiofrance.fr/ Apprendre le français avec TV5 Monde – videos followed by a few questions – ideal to learn how to pick up…

  • Empanada franco-gallega

    Empanada franco-gallega

    I am French. I do not even have dual citizenship. And yet, the empanada gallega has a very special meaning for me. This is the dish of my childhood. The one my abuela always cooked for our arrival in Galicia. She cooked it a second time for pleasure and a third time for us to…