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Sélection : Des films pour les enfants. Bethlehem Central School District - Delmar, NY. Wikipedia. Chants de Hanouka. Chanson de Noel - Le Sentier de Neige - Les Classels. French Curse Words. By Christine Cantera | December 30th, 2010 Lock up your daughters and look out for your boss, because we’re about to learn some seriously juicy French curse words up in here.

French Curse Words

I’ve had some expert help from a UN translator on this, so you can rest assured they’re accurate. A note of warning: If you’re visiting France and would like to leave with all of your limbs intact, don’t say any of the following things while there. And I don’t say that lightly. Since the birth of diplomacy French has been its official language, for a variety of reasons. Therefore, while you may think these phrases sound beautiful, they are in fact swear words in French, and should be treated as such. A good rule of thumb: If you wouldn’t say it back home, don’t say it to a French person. Naze Literal meaning: zero. “Pauvre naze.”- Useless person, probably stupid as well. Con Literal meaning: bad slang for female genitalia, used as an adjective. “C’est con.”- It’s dumb. Niquer Cul Literal meaning: Ass. French Swear Words: My 10 Favorites. By Julie Blakley | March 4th, 2011 For those who learned French in the classroom, I’m guessing the teacher was not willing (or able) to teach students how to properly and thoroughly cuss in French.

French Swear Words: My 10 Favorites

So, in that vein, here are some of my very favorite French curses. These are the things you hear spilling out of cab driver’s mouths, accidentally being shouted by a grandmother when she drops the milk, or accompanied by grimaced faces and occasional hand gestures in the streets of Paris. Now, before you go around dropping the French equivalent of the F bomb on your next trip, keep in mind that language plays an immensely important role in French culture. In fact, being articulate and well spoken is considered to be an extremely valuable asset and characteristic, and while the French also like to curse a lot, the term most often associated with curse words is “unrefined.” Julie’s 10 Favorite French Swear Words 1. This translates quite literally as “shit.” 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The Best French Swear Words.

La Première guerre mondiale expliquée aux enfants. French Crazy: Watch French TV - BFM TV. Note that in order to watch BFM TV Live, you may need to update your flash player.

French Crazy: Watch French TV - BFM TV

BFM TV is a French news network that (luckily for us) airs 24/7, around the clock in French. During the daylight hours the news is recorded live in France and during the night they air re-runs of the news from the day. I believe that the channel ends up repeating it's news every hour or so, but that doesn't stop you from learning French! Also, if the news cast repeats itself then think of it as an extra chance to hear things you might have missed the first time. Curious to see how long the internet delay is from the actual broadcast, I conducted a little experiment. I highly recommend this as a French resource because its very practical. To watch BFM TV's 24 hour broadcasting, click HERE.

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Petit Nicholas. List of English words of French origin. Sat-practice. Spanish Movies « TPRS Teacher. The Paperman 1 Feb This is another great animated short film which would be perfect for MovieTalk!

Spanish Movies « TPRS Teacher

If you are not sure what MovieTalk is, see the following links: Viva Cuba 19 Feb In this sweet family film from Cuba, the friendship of two children is threatened by their feuding parents—one family supports Castro, the other Christ and capitalism. Buy at FilmArobics Valentín Valentín is an 8-year old boy who lives with his grandmother but dreams of having a real family of his own. Buy at FilmArobics La Misma luna La Misma luna tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. Buy at Amazon. Les Aventures d’Isabelle « TPRS Teacher. 18 Feb Les Aventures d’Isabelle, by Karen Rowan (French adaptation by Donna Tatum-Johns) Isabelle is a precocious 9-year-old girl who is always getting herself into trouble while on a trip to Paris with her mom.

Les Aventures d’Isabelle « TPRS Teacher

The book focuses on the 300 highest frequency words in French, but the book has a total of 2500 words. Students of French rapidly understand the book because it uses a high number of cognates and recycles important vocabulary. The book contains a glossary and a cultural glossary of places in Paris that Isabelle visits. Buy at Amazon. Www.tv5.org/TV5Site/upload_image/app_fp/fiche_enseignant/PetitNicolasCdxEmpoisonneProfDEF.pdf. TV5MONDE : TV internationale francophone : Info, Jeux, Programmes TV, Météo, Dictionnaire. Vikidia.