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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

un œuf mollet

a medium-soft-boiled egg

Faites cuire un œuf mollet pendant 6 minutes.
Cook a medium-soft boiled egg for 6 minutes.

NOTE
Un œuf mollet refers to an egg that is soft, but not as soft as un œuf à la coque, which has a very runny center.

THIS WEEK
With Easter approaching, we thought it would be fun to explore the vocabulary of one of the staples of French cuisine — the egg, l’œuf. Stay with us throughout the week to learn how to ask for one the way you like it and what to do with it!

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Vocabulary Section: Food and Drink, Word of the Day
Monday, March 29, 2010

un œuf à la coque

a soft-boiled egg

Commandez un œuf à la coque quand vous voulez un jaune coulant.
Order a soft-boiled egg when you want a runny yolk.

THIS WEEK
With Easter approaching, we thought it would be fun to explore the vocabulary of one of the staples of French cuisine — the egg, l’œuf. Stay with us throughout the week to learn how to ask for one the way you like it and what to do with it!

TRACK YOUR LEARNING WITH OUR QUIZ!
How well did you learn last week’s words? Take our Weekly Quiz to find out!

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Vocabulary Section: Food and Drink, Word of the Day
Sunday, March 28, 2010

chanter

to sing

Les oiseaux chantent dans les arbres.
The birds sing in the trees.

THIS WEEK
We’re exploring French words for the signs of springles signes de printemps.

LEARN TO CONJUGATE CHANTER AND OTHER -ER VERBS
Visit the –er verbs section of our Quick Verb Guide to learn how to conjugate regular -er verbs.

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Vocabulary Section: Seasons, Verbs, Word of the Day
Saturday, March 27, 2010

une tige

the stem (of a plant)

Avant de mettre des fleurs dans une vase, coupez les tiges.
Before putting flowers in a vase, cut the stems.

THIS WEEK
We’re exploring French words for the signs of springles signes de printemps.

TRACK YOUR LEARNING WITH OUR QUIZ!
Our quiz is extra-fun this week. Not only does it test how well you learned last week’s words, it tests how good you are at keeping track of family relationships. Take the Weekly Quiz now and see how you do!

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Vocabulary Section: Seasons, Word of the Day
Friday, March 26, 2010

fleurir

to bloom

Toutes les tulipes dans le jardin ont fleuri.
All the tulips in the garden bloomed.

THIS WEEK
We’re exploring French words for the signs of springles signes de printemps.

DON’T FORGET TO REVIEW LAST WEEK’S WORDS WITH OUR QUIZ!
Our quiz is extra-fun this week. Not only does it test how well you learned last week’s words, it tests how good you are at keeping track of family relationships. Take the Weekly Quiz now and see how you do!

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Vocabulary Section: Seasons, Word of the Day
Wednesday, March 24, 2010

la verdure

the greenery, greenness

La verdure de la campagne était comme un peinture.
The greenery of the countryside was like a painting.

THIS WEEK
We’re exploring French words for the signs of springles signes de printemps.

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Vocabulary Section: Seasons, Word of the Day
Sunday, March 21, 2010

la belle-famille

the in-laws

La belle-famille de Marie arrivera ce soir.
Marie’s in-laws will arrive this evening.

ALSO
les beaux-parents (n.m.pl.) = parents-in-law
la belle-mère
= mother-in-law
le beau-père = father-in-law
la belle-fille = daughter-in-law
le beau-fils = son-in-law
la belle-sœur = sister-in-law
le beau-frère = brother-in-law

THIS WEEK
We have been exploring the French words for family members.

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Vocabulary Section: Family, Word of the Day
Saturday, March 20, 2010

la tante, l’oncle / la nièce, le neveu

the aunt, the uncle / the niece, the nephew

La tante de Mireille est Sophie; Mireille est la nièce de Sophie.
Mireille’s aunt is Sophie; Mireille is Sophie’s niece.

L’oncle de Paul est Claude; Paul est le neveu de Claude.
Paul’s uncle is Claude; Paul is Claude’s nephew.

ALSO
un cousin = a male cousin
une cousine = a female cousin

THIS WEEK
We’re exploring the French words for family members.

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Vocabulary Section: Family, Word of the Day
Friday, March 19, 2010

le mari, la femme

the husband, the wife

Jean-Luc est le mari de Sophie, et elle est sa femme.
Jean-Luc is Sophie’s husband, and she is his wife.

THIS WEEK
We’re exploring the French words for family members.

OOPS!
There was an editing error in yesterday’s example sentence. It is correct here:
Claudia est la fille de Nathalie et la petite-fille de Denise.
Claudia is Nathalie’s daughter and Denise’s granddaughter.

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Vocabulary Section: Family, Word of the Day
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

la mère, le père

the mother, the father

La mère de Jean l’a amené à l’école. Son père va passer le prendre.
Jean’s mother took him to school. His father is going to pick him up.

THIS WEEK
We’re exploring the French words for family members.

TRACK YOUR LEARNING WITH OUR QUIZ!
How well did you learn last week’s words? Take our Weekly Quiz to find out!

TODAY’S WORD BROUGHT TO YOU BY YABLA.

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Vocabulary Section: Family, Word of the Day
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