French Linking Words 🌿

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bonjour! since i started teaching myself french a few months ago, i thought it would be a good idea to immerse myself by listening to some french music. a lot of french music, actually. here are some of my favorites! (requested by @athenastudying)

cœur de pirate 

she’s canadian + my absolute favorite artist at the moment! her songs are more on the melancholy side, but they have a lovely vintage vibe. also her music videos are v creative so definitely check those out as well! faves: crier tout bas, adieu, ensemble

indila

i’m not usually crazy about indie pop in english but I love indila’s music in french! her songs have a good beat and i often find myself belting out her songs during my solo dance parties. oops. faves: dernière danse, tourner dans le vide, sos

stromae

stromae’s music is actually one of the things that inspired me to start learning french!! his music is a blend of hip hop and electronic, which isn’t usually my thing, but i absolutely adore his music. faves: papaoutai, tous les memes, alors on danse

mika

his songs are super catchy and upbeat! i listened to “boum boum boum” for the first time (w the music video) when i knew about four words of french and ended up thinking it was about guns? (spoiler alert: it’s about sex), but i still love it. p sure these are his only two songs in french but i have played them on repeat more times than i care to admit. faves: elle me dit, boum boum boum

fréro delavega

i only discovered their music recently (Fréro Delavega is a two-man duo), and it took me about 0.3 seconds to fall in love with their songs. their songs have a lot of great harmony, and they’re lighthearted and fun to listen to. faves: mon petit pays, ton visage 

joyce jonathan

another recent find! i like to play her music on my phone when i walk to school in the mornings because it’s p relaxing. faves: je ne sais pas, ça ira

édith piaf

i practically grew up on edith piaf, even before i started learning french properly. her music is wonderful and definitely classic. faves: la vie en rose, a l'enseigne de la fille sans coeur,  non, je ne regrette rien

+more

i love these songs, but i have yet to listen to more music from these artists! they’re still fantastic

badaboum / buridane  coups et blessures / bb brunes  l’air de rien / margaux avril  les jours electriques / jenifer  on trace ma route / christophe maé  on ira / zaz  on ne vit qu'une fois /  sidoine  sur ma route / black m  tombé sous le charme / christophe mae

au revoir + shoutout @ciralism​ for recommending coeur de pirate to me in the first place!! xx

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nature in french 🌿

le paysage landscape

la plaine plane

le désert desert

le bois woods

la forêt forest/woods

la forêt tropicale rainforest

le pré meadow

le marais swamp

la prairie grassland

le ruiseau stream

le lac lake

la cascade waterfall

le geyser geyser

la falaise cliff

la côte coast

le récif de corail coral reef

l’esturaire estuary

la montagne mountain

la rivière river

la colline hill

la gorge gorge

le plateau plateau

la caverne cave

la vallée valley

la terre the world/land

le monde the world

l’arbre tree

la feuille leaf

l’océan ocean

la mer sea

le fleuve  river

le glacier the glacier

l’étang pond

la plage beach

la marée tide

la jungle jungle

la baie bay

un arbuste a bush

la nature nature

l'envrionnement the environment

le climat climate

fondre to melt

geler to freeze

réduire to reduce

réutiliser to reuse

recycler to recycle

le recyclage recycling

une ressource a resource

naturel/naturelle natural

renouvelable renewable

l'atmosphère (m.) the atmosphere

la pollution pollution

polluer to pollute

la couche d'ozone the ozone layer

l'eau (f.) water

le sol soil

semer to plant

un nuage a cloud

une tempête a storm

gaspiller to waste

l'oxygène (f.) oxygen

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The Austrian National Library, Vienna (by Andreas Huber)

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french: school vocabulary  📚

♡ Basics:

une école - school (in general), grade school

un écolier, une écolière - grade school student

un collège - middle school, junior high

un collégien, une collégienne - middle school student

un lycée - high school

un lycéen, une lycéenne - high school student

une université - college, university

un étudiant, une étudiante - college student

un professeur, un/e prof (informal)* - teacher

*In France, the word professeur is always masculine, even if the teacher is a woman. 

♡ School Years and Ages: 

Cours Préparatoire (CP) = 6 years old

Cours Elémentaire (CE1) = 7 years old

Cours Elémentaire (CE1) = 8 years old

Cours Moyen (CM1) = 9 years old

Cours Moyen (CM2) = 10 years old

Sixième = 11 years old

Cinquième = 12 years old

Quatrième = 13 years old

Troisième = 14 years old

Seconde = 15 years old

Première = 16 years old

Terminale = 17 years old

♡ Equipment - Le Matériel

un bureau - desk

un pupitre - student desk

un cahier - notebook

une calculatrice - calculator

un carnet - notebook

une carte - map

un classeur - binder

une craie - chalk

un crayon - pencil

des devoirs (m) - homework

un dictionnaire - dictionary

une gomme - eraser

le rétroprojecteur - overhead projector

un livre - book

la trousse - pencil case

le papier - paper

une feuille de papier - piece of paper

recto verso - front and back, both sides

un sac à dos - backpack

un stylo - pen

un tableau - chalkboard

le cartable - school bag

♡ The School:

classroom - une salle de classe

library - la bibliothèque

librarian - le/la documentaliste

hall - le hall

staff room - une salle des profs

cloakroom - le vestiaire

toilets - les toilettes

laboratory - un laboratoire

workshop - un atelier

gym - le gymnase

the playground - la cour de récréation 

sports field - le terrain de sports

headmaster - le directeur

headmistress - la directrice

secretary - la secrétaire

dining hall - la cantine

corridor - le couloir

caretaker - le concierge

school yard - la cour

♡ Subjects - Les Matières

English - l'anglais

Mathematics - les mathématiques

Modern Languages - les langues vivantes

French - le français

Spanish - l'espagnol

German - l'allemand

Greek - le grec

Latin - le latin

Physical Science - les sciences physiques

Physics - la physique

Chemistry - la chimie

Biologie - la biologie

Technology - le travail manuel éducatif (TME)

Woodwork - le travail sur bois

Art - le dessin

Computing (IT) - l'informatique

Music - la musique

Geography - la géographie

History - l'histoire

Physical Education (PE) - l'éducation physique et sportive (EPS)

Religious Education (RE) - l'instruction religieuse

♡ School Life

lesson - un cours

pupil - une élève

to spell - épeler 

to learn - apprendre 

to discuss - discuter

essay - la rédaction 

school uniform - l’uniforme 

bell - le sonnerie

homework - les devoirs

timetable - un emploi de temps

to take notes - prendre des notes 

term/semester - un trimestre

detention - le retenue

study period - l'étude

un examen - test

♡ Classroom activities and instructions

lever la main - to put one’s hand up

poser une question - to ask a question

écrivez - write down 

écoutez - listen to 

regardez  - look at 

regardez attentivement - look closely

lisez - read

lisez attentivement - read carefully

…le texte - the text

…l'enregistrement - the recording

…la conversation - the conversation

…la vidéo - the video

…l'écran - the screen

ouvrez - open

…votre cahier -  your workbooks

…votre livre - your (text) books

…le manuel - the textbook

cochez la bonne réponse - tick the right answer

je vais vous donner un devoir - I’m going to give you some homework

c'est pour - it’s for

il faut le rendre - you’ve to hand it in

…demain - tomorrow

…la semaine prochaine - next week

…après les vacances - after the holidays

allez, c'est parti! - come on, let’s start!

faites moins de bruit, s'il vous plaît! - quieten down, please!

taisez-vous! - be quiet!

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Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth

We are all Lawrence Selden. 

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(Almost) every outfit Kirsten Dunst wears in Marie Antoinette (2006)

Costume design by Milena Canonero

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