French the natural way: Bonne Année 2018 !
In France, people usually say ” Bonne Année, bonne santé ” which literally translates to “Good year, good health”. However I could not wish this new year to come better than Belgium singer Jacques Brel:
In France, people usually say ” Bonne Année, bonne santé ” which literally translates to “Good year, good health”. However I could not wish this new year to come better than Belgium singer Jacques Brel:
Coucou les French learners,
When I was living and teaching in England, I used to sing in a choir. Yesterday my amazing conductor, Hannah Brine posted an inspiring quote:
I hear so many people around me saying things like “I am not an expert in languages”
Coucou les French learners,
Aujourd’hui, today c’est le premier décembre, it is the first of December! French children have opened la première porte, the first door of le calendrier de l’Avent, Advent calendar. C’est excitant,
Coucou les French learners,
Novembre, November is un mois sombre, a dark month. Last week I mentioned La Toussaint when the French commemorate the dead. Tomorrow the French commemorate the end of la Première Guerre Mondiale,
Coucou les French learners,
This week was special in France. Not because of Halloween, but because of La Toussaint which literally means All Saints Day. France being traditionally and historically a Catholic country, the French celebrate all the saints, known and unknown. In the Western Christian practice,