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French lesson: question of the day #20
The French verb for “to click” is “cliquer” while in Spanish, it is “hacer clic“. “Cliquez ici” in French for “Click here“, and “Haz click aqui” in Spanish.
French lesson: question of the day #19
“l’herbe“, “le gazon” & “la pelouse“.
French lesson: question of the day #18
Well, in French, the word for “a watch” is “une montre“, and in Spanish, it is “un reloj“. What is interesting is that in Spanish, they use the same word for “a watch” & “a clock“. In French, “a clock” is “une horloge“.
French lesson: question of the day #17
In French, we talk about “une vague” when it comes to the ocean, but “une onde” in science. In Spanish, it is very much the same, they talk about “una ola” when it is in the ocean, but “una onda” in science. Note that “a microwave” is “un micro-onde” in French, and “un microondas” in […]
French lesson: question of the day #16
An “app” is called “une appli” in French, short for “une application“. In Spanish, it is called “una app“.
French lesson: question of the day #15
Voler has two meanings in French: “to fly” & “to steal“. In Spanish, the verb “to fly” is “volar” while “to steal” is “robar“.
French lesson: question of the day #14
French: “de rien” or “Il n’y a pas de quoi”, that the French would pronounce “Y a pas d’quoi”. Spanish: “De nada” (same as “de rien” in French)
French lesson, exercise #8: oral comprehension answers
1) la tête = head 2) la jambe = leg 3) le bras = arm 4) le pied =foot 5) le dos = back 6) les épaules = shoulders 7) le nez =nose 8) le coude = elbow 9) les yeux = eyes 10) les oreilles = ears Homeschoolers can take French lessons with […]
#5 Answers to French exercise on phone numbers
1) 06-18-62-26-96-17 2) 05-42-64-98-16-71 3) 05-12-82-05-13-80 4) 01-78-16-97-61-18 5) 09-69-70-91-12-19
Answers to Spanish spelling test
1) una pluma = a feather 2) un agenda = a schedule / planner 3) una rueda = a wheel 4) una mesa = a table 5) pantalones = pants
Answer to exercise on dates
1) On est vendre di 25 décembre 1998. 2) On est jeudi 1er janvier 2014. 3) On est mercredi 18 août 2015. 4) On est samedi 12 juillet 2002. 5) On est dimanche 18 avril 1996.
Answer: phone numbers
1) 01-46-65-29-78 2) 05-46-38-82-91 3) 06-09-63-78-98 4) 09-12-17-27-78 5) 04-95-77-68-93
Answer to French spelling test #2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pikoXVmr41UFrench lesson: question of the day #14
In French, “a stroller” is “une poussette“, but in Canada, they call it “un carrosse“, which in France means “horse-drawn” coach or carriage, that word conveying the sense of “royal carriage“, so pretty funny to hear that word used for a stroller 🙂 In Spanish, the simply call it “un cochecito” (little car).
French lesson: question of the day #13
Most people know the French say “de rien” for “You’re welcome, but few know we also say “Il n’y a pas de quoi” knowing that when we speak fast, we will completely drop the initial “Il”. In Spanish, it is the word for word translation of what we say in French: “De nada” (“of nothing”).
French lesson: question of the day #12
In French, the standard word is “thongs” (“h” is silent) even though many people also call them “tatanes”. In Spanish, the stadard word is “sandalias” but you can also say “chanclas” or “chancletas”.
French lesson: question of the day #11
“Caisse épargne” is French for “Savings bank“. They actually use the same word in Spanish: “Caja de ahorros“. “Epargner” is a bit of an old word we still use for “to save” (money). It is also use for “to spare” (someone).
French lesson: question of the day #10
When in a pool or in the ocean, “J’ai pied” means you can touch the bottom.
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Question #9
Well, the French will use the word “fainéant” even more than “paresseux”. In Spanish, you can also use the words “flojo” or “holgazán”. You can also use “flojo” as a noun to say “Es un flojo”. Come back tonight for the answer!
Question of the day #8
Canadians call “socks” “des bas”, which in French from Europe means “stockings”. “Socks” in Europe are called “chaussettes”. In Spain, a car is called “un coche” while in Latin America, they mostly call it “un carro”.
Question of the day #7
Accent circonflexe is used to show there used to be an “s” after the accent circonflexe in old French. It is an “s” you still see in some English and Spanish words. It can also be the case of some accent aigus such as “étudier” (estudiar = to study & un étudiant = a […]
Question of the day #6
Well, the answer can be very confusing for a native speaker! I will tell you a little story to give you the answer. I met my first good French Canadian friends about 2 years ago. One day, they called me and asked me if I wanted to come over for “dinner“. I said “Sure, what […]
Question of the day #5
Both the French & the Spanish verb have the same root in the latin verb: “disjejunare” which means “to stop” or “to break the fast”. The verbs “jeûner” and “ayunar” mean “to fast”. This will bring us to tomorrow’s question of the day regarding the names of meals in French & Spanish.
Question of the day #4
“Parfois” is the most formal way of saying “sometimes”. You will hear many people say “des fois” (literally “some times”) even though it is poor French.
Question of the day #3
Find out the answers tonight! 10:40 pm P.S.T: Well, we can also say “marrant” for “drôle” (funny). It was originally colloquial, but it has become mainstream with time. The reflexive verb “se marrer” has remained colloquial, is very much used, and means “to laugh” or “to have fun”. Latin Americans don’t use the […]
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Question of the day #2
In France, the word for “birthday” is “anniversaire“, but in Canada, they call it “une fête” as in “party” or “celebration”. “Fête” is also a saint’s day in the Catholic calendar, so it is always very strange to hear Canadians talk about their “fête”. So of course, to say “happy birthday”, they won’t say […]
French students complain about English words that were too hard on the baccalauréat
Look at this: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/22/french-teens-unable-cope-with-baccalaureate-english-question
Question of the day #1
The days of the week in French & Spanish come from the planets of our solar system: – Lune (Moon) – Mars – Mercure – Jupiter – Venus – Saturne – Dies Dominica = Day of the Lord In English, 5 days of the week come from Germanic or Anglo-Saxon gods: – Moonday – […]