Listen to this special episode recorded from France with my mum! We decided to sing 2 cute and easy to learn Christmas songs for you! The lyrics and links to videos are included in the show notes so you can sing along. Joyeux Noël! Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode Chanter en canon = to sing a canon Joyeux Noël = Merry Christmas Canon de Noël (Anny et Jean-Marc Versini) N, N, Voici venir les rennes, O, O, Nous aurons des cadeaux, E, E, Les enfants sont joyeux, L, L, C'est le soir de Noël. Noël, Noël, N O E L Noël, Noël, N O E … Read More →
FYW 046 : Joyeux Noël! French vocabulary and traditions around Christmas.
Learn some Christmas French vocabulary and French Christmas traditions in this episode. Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode Un arbre de Noël, un sapin de Noël: a Christmas tree Un sapin = a fir tree, a pine tree Une boule = a bauble Une guirlande = a tinsel Une étoile = a star L’Avent = the Advent Un calendrier de l’Avent = Advent calendar La veille de Noël = le 24 décembre Le réveillon = Christmas Eve / New Year’s Eve dinner Réveillonner = to celebrate Christmas/New Year the night before Vous réveillonnez cette année? Un … Read More →
French Traditions : New Year, Galette des Rois
French New Year Greetings Wishing you all an amazing year ahead!! Or, how to say it in proper French ? “Bonne année, bonne santé” (“Good year, good health”, because health really matters), or “Bonne et heureuse année" ( = “a good and joyful year”. A bit redundant in my opinion, but you never know ; it’s better to say it twice than none!). Traditionally, French people don’t say “Bonne année” before January 1st (superstition wise, it’s bad), but we have all of January –i.e until January 31st - to give our wishes/greetings, so there’s no rush. You can just say it to your friends the … Read More →
FV 005 : Choukette – A Traditional French Patisserie in Melbourne
This is a mouth-watering interview with Nans, a young and talented chef patissier in Melbourne, Australia. His pastries are very traditional: they are exactly the same ones, the same flavours and the same taste as the pastries you would find in any city or village in France… I love them! For Christmas, Nans is also making the “bûche de Noël”, THE traditional French Christmas dessert. Episode Timeline [04 min 22 sec] Nans’s experience and background [06 min 45 sec] About Choukette’s staff [07 min 15 sec] A French library in Choukette! [08 min 00 sec] Choukette’s specialties [08 min 56 … Read More →