The Brits may have a bit of a boozy reputation but did you know that the French have a long tradition of rowdy toasts with body parts?
Don’t say Happy New Year before midnight on the 31st
Are you dreaming of a white Christmas? Why not have a go at singing the French version?
Oh, what a night! Lyrics are not quite the same in French. Have a listen.
Useful vocabulary to help you through the festive period
Christmas……..
…………. card – une carte de Noël
…………. day – le jour de Noël
…………. dinner – le Réveillon
…………. tree – le sapin
Do you know the origins of the word ‘terrorist’ ?
Have you thought about buying your next car or home by auction?
Coming from the word ‘l’envers’, (the reverse), Verlan is a well-known form of French slang which involves reversing the syllables.
Test your French with an extract from a classic, autumnal poem by Jacques Prévert
His stage name of Le Petomane (loosely translated as “the farter”) rather gives it away!