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Monday, August 6, 2012

la livraison sous 24 heures

overnight delivery

Si la vitesse est très importante, choisissez la livraison sous 24 heures.
If speed is very important, choose overnight delivery (delivery within 24 hours).

TODAY
Our word is inspired by the topic mail and packages.

Vocabulary Section: Mail and Packages, Word of the Day
Sunday, August 5, 2012

le sport

sports

Les Français aiment beaucoup le sport.
The French like sports very much.

TODAY
Note how the French use the singular le sport instead of the plural  form of the word sports as we do in English. It’s one example of singular and plural differences between the two languages.

Saturday, August 4, 2012

le jardin

the garden

faire du jardinage: to garden

Also check out this related word.

Thursday, August 2, 2012

le pain de campagne

country bread

Le pain de campagne est un pain rustique avec une croûte dure.
Country bread is a rustic bread with a hard crust.

TODAY
Our word is one of the many the breads of France — les pains de France. Bread plays such an important role in French cuisine and indeed the life of the French that it’s essential to learn to ask for the loaf you want.

Vocabulary Section: Food and Drink, Word of the Day
Wednesday, August 1, 2012

aimer

to like, to love

Sophie aime ses parents.
Sophie loves her parents.

Aimer is a regular -er verb.
To learn how to conjugate verbs like aimer, click here.

For more verb essentials, check out our Quick Verb Guide.

Vocabulary Section: Verbs, Word of the Day
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