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Thursday, January 17, 2013

à pied

on foot

Nous sommes allés à pied.
We went on foot.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

une échelle

a scale

L’ouragan était de catégorie 1 sur une échelle qui en compte 5.
The hurricane was a category 1 on a scale of 5.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

un animal domestique

a pet

Avez-vous des animaux domestiques chez vous?
Do you have pets at your house?

More commonly, you might also hear someone’s pet referred to as, simply, son animal (his or her pet).

Vocabulary Section: Animals and Pets, Word of the Day
Sunday, January 13, 2013

le marché de producteurs

the farmers’ market

Cherchez des produits frais du terroir au marché de producteurs.
Look for fresh local products at the farmers’ market.

Vocabulary Section: Food and Drink, Summer Harvest
Saturday, January 12, 2013

une carte routière

road map

Thursday, January 10, 2013

de toute façon

in any case, anyway

De toute façon, c’est possible d’apprendre une autre langue.
In any case, it’s possible to learn a foreign language.

Vocabulary Section: Expressions, Word of the Day
Wednesday, January 9, 2013

le tribunal

the court

Le tribunal a condamné l’homme à 5 ans de prison.
The court sentenced the man to 5 years in prison.

Vocabulary Section: Civics, Word of the Day
Tuesday, January 8, 2013

la sœur, le frère

the sister, the brother

Marc a un frère et deux sœurs.
Marc has one brother and two sisters.

TODAY
We’re exploring French words for family members.

Vocabulary Section: Family, Word of the Day
Monday, January 7, 2013

y, as a replacement meaning there

there

Voulez-vous aller à Paris? Oui, je veux y aller.
Do you want to go to Paris? Yes, I want to go there.

MORE ABOUT Y
The pronoun y generally means there. It’s typically used to replace information in a sentence that follows prepositions including à, dans, en, sous and sur. Consider these examples:

  • La lampe est dans l’armoire. Elle y est.
    The lamp is in the cabinet. It’s there.
  • Le chien est couché sous la table. Il y est.
    The dog is lying under the table. He’s there.

TODAY
Today’s example was originally published as part of a weeklong look at the adverbial pronouns y and en.

Vocabulary Section: Grammar Tips, Word of the Day
Sunday, January 6, 2013

un chaton

a kitten

Les chatons aiment beaucoup jouer tout le temps.
Kittens love to play all the time. 

Vocabulary Section: Animals and Pets, Word of the Day
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