| Today we travel to Old Québec at Christmas time ❤️ | | | Bonjour! Get ready to giggle and learn some French! This newsletter includes a hilarious joke, plus new words like 'compte à rebours' (countdown), 'jugement' (judgment), 'œufs' (eggs), 'sel' (salt), and 'enseigner' (to teach). |
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| compte à rebours The French term 'compte à rebours' is used in the same way as the English term 'countdown'. It can be applied in various contexts such as events, launches or deadlines where a backward counting is used to indicate the time left. Note that French uses 'à rebours' instead of 'down' to denote 'counting backward'. Here's how to use it: Le compte à rebours avant le lancement de la fusée a commencé. Le compte à rebours pour la fin de l'année est en marche. Le compte à rebours de notre mariage commence maintenant. | |
| jugement The word 'jugement' in French is used similar to the English word 'judgment'. It could refer to a legal decision or be used to express the ability to make considered decisions. Pay attention to pronunciation as the 'j' sound is different in French and the ending 'ement' is pronounced as 'uh-maw'. Here's how to use it: Il doit faire preuve de jugement dans cette situation complexe. Son jugement a été influencé par ses préjugés. Le jugement dernier est un concept religieux. | |
| œufs The French word for 'eggs' is 'œufs'. It is commonly used in the same context as in English. For example, to mean the food item or the biological term. It is a masculine noun in French and you would need to use 'les' for 'the' when referring to specific eggs, i.e. 'les œufs'. Here's how to use it: Il faut battre les œufs pour faire une omelette. Les poules pondent des œufs. J'aime mes œufs brouillés. | |
| sel In French, the word 'sel' is used to refer to salt. It is a noun and can be used in a similar way to the English word 'salt'. For example, 'J'ai besoin de sel' means 'I need salt'. Here's how to use it: Il faut ajouter du sel dans la soupe. Le sel est mauvais pour la pression artérielle. Elle a versé du sel sur la blessure. | |
| enseigner The French word for 'teach' is 'enseigner'. It is commonly used in the same context as in English. It can be used when referring to teaching a subject, a concept, a skill, etc. Note that the verb 'enseigner' should be used with the preposition 'à' when indicating whom you are teaching something to. Here's how to use it: Elle aime enseigner l'anglais. Nous allons enseigner l'histoire. Vous devez enseigner la mathématique à l'école. | |
| 😆😆😆 Monsieur et madame Coptaire ont un fils - comment s'appelle-t-il? Elie. | |
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