les feuilles d’automne
n.f.pl., autumn leaves
Les feuilles d’automne sont oranges, jaunes et rouges.
Autumn leaves are orange, yellow and red.
n.f.pl., autumn leaves
Les feuilles d’automne sont oranges, jaunes et rouges.
Autumn leaves are orange, yellow and red.
to go around
La grande aiguille fait le tour du cadran en 60 minutes,
et la petite aiguille fait le tour en 12 heures.
The big hand goes around the dial in 60 minutes,
and the little hand goes around in 12 hours.
to make Sunday dinner
Leur mère fait toujours le repas du dimanche.
Their mother always makes Sunday dinner.
the winner
Le vainqueur est le champion en titre.
The winner is the defending champion.
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In honor of the upcoming Summer Olympic Games — les Jeux Olympiques d’Éte in French — today’s word helps us get ready for the events in London.
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to be, to be (+ adjective) to do something, to belong to
Elle est fatiguée. Elle est contente de rester chez elle. La nuit est à elle.
She’s tired. She’s happy to stay at home. The night belongs to her.
PREPOSITION PROPOSITION
In French, a verb’s meaning can change considerably depending upon the preposition that follows it. Today’s phrases are examples of how verbs and prepositions interact to change a verb’s meaning.
(n.m.) someone’s words
a bathtub
Il a laissé les serviettes mouillées dans la baignoire.
He left the the wet towels in the bathtub.
to soak
Faites tremper les haricots pendant la nuit.
Soak the beans overnight.
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We go back to one of our favorite places — la cuisine, or the kitchen — to reveal a French phrase you might encounter in recipes.
to set the table
J’ai mis la table pour le dîner.
I set the table for dinner.
TIP: A similar phrase, se mettre à table, means to sit down at the table.
one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten
J’ai trois livres français.
I have three French books.
Other numbers:
onze: eleven
douze: twelve
treize: thirteen
quatorze: fourteen
quinze: fifteen
seize: sixteen
dix-sept: seventeen
dix-huit: eighteen
dix-neuf: nineteen
vingt: twenty
trente: thirty
quarante: forty
cinquante: fifty
soixante: sixty
soixante-dix: seventy
quatre-vingt: eighty
quatre-vingt-dix: ninety
cent: one hundred