For those of you who don't know, I will be heading to France in April - something I am incredibly excited about. (actually, it hasn't really hit me yet but as we have entered the new year, it is beginning to seem possible) I will be traveling for bits and parts with some fabulous friends, namely miss divinely sassy, miss classically stylish, and miss fabulously inspiring. Thus, these next three months I will be really focusing on my French lessons. I will be attending my regular weekly class, but I also hope to do some private lessons with my French teacher. I really want to be able to have conversations while I am there - I want to be able to order in restaurants comfortably, I want to be able to ask questions, I want to feel confident in speaking while I am there.
Thus, I thought that I would post un mot francais du jour to help me, and to share with you some words from my french children's books~
Aujourd'hui, le mot est:
la pluie ~ rain
pleuvoir ~ to rain (the verb)
Appropriate with the weather we have been enjoying and will be for the next few months...
bisous mes amies
27 comments:
Adorable books. Great inspiration. The french language is beautiful. Dreaming of one day visiting Paris..too dream..lulu
I just gave this very same book to my sweet crumb for Christmas! We practice French daily, and she will actually begin school at the French Lycee this September! Yes, we are serious!
Avril à Paris. Vraiment magnifique. Les aliments, le vin, les gens et le dessert! Tout le bien pour l'âme ... apprécie votre voyage mon ami!!!
Do you know, Kim, I had that book as a child. My French is not that good. I'm better at understanding than conversing !!... and yet my son is brilliant at languages and my daughter is pretty good too.
You must be getting so excited about your trip..... and, it will be here before you know it.
Enjoy your French lessons and a tout a l'heure !! XXXX
I'm extremely jealous! I've been to Paris but only for a couple of days and I was too young to truly appreciate it. I'm dying to go back, but to the country side this time. Good luck learning French!
Good luck with the french lessons. One of my new years resolutions is to do my french homework...
Leeann x
Mais il fait GRAND SOLEIL ici aujourd'hui. Tomorrow I suggest your word be 'givre' (frost) or Neige (snow) ... to fit in with the current climate in Toulouse of course ;-) BISOUUUUUUUS (try and find that one...)
Kim- Check out the really cute and helpful book Rendezvous with France- by Jill Butler. My sweet husband gave it to me for Christmas! The illustrations are adorable and it would be most helpful.
This is adorable.
Have a nice day darling.
You are going to have a BLAST!!! And love the book...what a great hubby you have...it will come sooner than you think:)
Good for you Kim! I took french i HS and do not remember a thing!
Paris!! Oohh, I am incredibly jealous!
I am also jealous of those cute books :)
How fun to be traveling with wondeful friends! Love the books too. xo
Lovely.
My post is a little stark...But I've linked to you, a great idea!
Double the learning!
Andrea
what a fabulous husband you have.
What else did he give you;-)
xoxo
yes yes, I am getting to that...
:P
ooo how fabulous! i took 2.5 years of french in college, with the plan that i would go study there for a semester. sadly, i ended up staying in the states. someday i would love to visit france...
Oooh, great book, love the word of the day idea :)
And how lovely to be so nicely mentioned, thank you :) xo
I wish you well with your French lessons!
Aujourd'hui en Ecosse il niege. :)
First of all, I am extremely jealous. France in the spring is wonderful. Second, if during your travels you are in Paris, you MUST go to Stohrer Patissier et Traiteur, at 51 rue Montorgueil, in the 2e (second arrondissement). It is one of the oldest (1730) and best pastryshops and delicatessens in Paris. The pain au chocolat is exquisite! Here is the website: http://www.stohrer.fr/ Everything is in French, but it's a great way to practice your French!!
Third, have a ton of fun!
How special and sweet of your husband! April will come fast and I know you can't wait and I can't wait for you!!!
Yeah!!
XO
kimberly...thank you for the cookbook suggestion...i plan to make a stop at barnes and noble this week to have a peek at jamie olivers book. i'm sure i'll be drooling over the pages.
have a wonderful day.
rebecca
What a great idea - he is so smart! You will be fluent by the time April rolls around ~ maybe you can stop by here as there is a huge Acadian population in NB!
if you need a french teacher helper tell me ! i'm the one !
french sentence not very classy but funny : when it's raining a lot : il pleut comme vaches qui pissent ! 'it's raining like peeing cows" ( not very class but very french lol)
How fun and the pictures are just too sweet. Enjoy!
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