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[2024-09-11] Learn French with a Joke and New Words!

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Today we are visiting Étretat, on the north coast of France.

Bonjour!

Get ready to brighten your day with a funny joke and expand your French vocabulary with words like 'lumière de bougie', 'humeur', 'appartement', 'avec', and 'résoudre'!

lumière de bougie

The French phrase for 'candlelight' is 'lumière de bougie'. It directly translates to 'light of candle'. It can be used in a similar context as in English, refering to the light produced by a candle. For example, 'un dîner à la lumière de bougie' means 'a candlelit dinner'.

Here's how to use it:

  • La lumière de bougie vacillait à la brise venant de la porte ouverte.
  • La lumière de bougie a révélé des ombres danseuses sur le mur derrière elle.
  • J'ai dîné à la lumière de bougie avec ma bien-aimée.

humeur

The French word 'humeur' is used to express a person's emotional state or feelings at a particular time. In a sentence, you might say 'Ma humeur est bonne aujourd'hui' which translates to 'My mood is good today'. It's important to note that 'humeur' is feminine in gender, so adjectives and articles used with it must match that gender.

Here's how to use it:

  • Je suis de bonne humeur aujourd'hui
  • Ta mauvaise humeur ruine la soirée
  • Il est d'humeur changeante

appartement

The French word 'appartement' is used in a similar way to 'apartment' in English. It refers to a self-contained housing unit that occupies part of a building. For example, 'J'habite dans un appartement' means 'I live in an apartment'.

Here's how to use it:

  • J'ai un nouvel appartement.
  • Votre appartement est très joli.
  • L'appartement est au deuxième étage.

avec

The French word 'avec' is used in the same way as the English preposition 'with'. It is used to indicate association, combination, and connection. You can use 'avec' to specify someone or something is involved in an action or expressing a state. For instance, 'Je vais au cinéma avec mon ami' means 'I'm going to the cinema with my friend'.

Here's how to use it:

  • Il va aller à l'école avec son ami.
  • Avec plaisir, je t'aiderai.
  • J’adore manger des crêpes avec du sirop d'érable.

résoudre

The French word 'résoudre' is a verb that is used in the same way as the English word 'resolve'. It is often used in the context of problem-solving or decision-making, where one resolves a problem or an issue. It can also be used in a more general sense to mean 'to decide' or 'to determine'. In French, the word 'résoudre' is conjugated differently depending on the subject and tense, just like in English.

Here's how to use it:

  • Nous devons résoudre ce problème
  • Il est difficile de résoudre cette équation
  • Elle essaye de résoudre l'énigme
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