Did you know that nationalities and languages (English, French, Spanish….) are always capitalised in the English language….
Un type rentre dans un bar…..
Claude Francois was an Egyptian-born French pop singer, songwriter and dancer, who wrote and composed “Comme d’habitude”, the original version of “My Way”.
Did you know that the word ‘-aise’ means “native to” or “originating in ?
A french classic and must-read for french learners.
House of the Rising Sun or Le Pénitencier, sung here in French by Johnny Hallyday
Test Your French. Good to see that the Gendarmerie des Pyrénées-Orientales have a sense of humour.
Test your French with our unbelievably bad joke about Lucien and his unsuccessful search for l’oiseau rare (Mrs. Right)
Did you know that grève also means sandbank or pebbly beach and actually comes from Place de Grève, a flat and sandy area on the banks of the River Seine in Paris (now Place de l’Hôtel de Ville)?
Learn this useful vocab to tell the scammers to get lost – with varied degrees of politeness!