French Word of the Day

to rock or cradle (a baby)

Sa mère l’a bercé pendant une heure jusqu’à ce qu’il se soit endormi.
His mother rocked him for an hour until he fell asleep.

THIS WEEK
We always enjoy exploring French verbs that are important to everyday conversation but that, for whatever reason, don’t always make the cut of words commonly learned in traditional French classes. This week, we’ll attempt to uncover some of these common but uncommonly-taught verbs.

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(the) babbling

C’est seulement le babillage ou un vrai langage que les bébés partagent?
Is it just babbling or a true language the babies share?

n.m.pl., twins

Les jumeaux parlent de quoi?
What are the twins talking about?

ALSO
un jumeau = a twin boy
une jumelle = a twin girl
les jumelles = twin girls

FRENCH FAMILY VOCABULARY WORDS
After you’ve learned how to say twins in French, click the links below to discover the French words for these family members:

• Aunt, Uncle, Niece, Nephew
• Boy
• Brother
• Girl
• Husband, Wife
• Immediate Family
• In-Laws
• Mother, Father
• Son, Grandson, Daughter, Granddaughter
• Sister, Brother

to crawl

Imaginons ce qu’ils se disent (Let’s imagine what they say to each other):
J’en ai marre de cette conversation. Je rampe dans le frigo!
I’m sick of this conversation. I’m crawling into the fridge!

THIS WEEK
We couldn’t help but laugh last week at this video of twin boys in a conversation all their own. The lively exchange is our inspiration for this week’s words. If you haven’t seen it, check out the video here:

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a Teddy bear

Les petits enfants dorment souvent avec un ours en peluche.
Small children often sleep with a Teddy bear.

THIS WEEK
Most of us spend about a third of our lives sleeping. Let’s explore some French words about sleep and the activities related to it this week.

a toddler

Que pensez-vous que ces tout-petits en discutent?
What do you think these toddlers are discussing?

THIS WEEK
We couldn’t help but laugh last week at this video of twin boys in a conversation all their own. The lively exchange is our inspiration for this week’s words. If you haven’t seen it, check out the video here:

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