L’invention du livre de poche
Coucou les French learners,
L’hiver se termine et le printemps arrive ! Winter is coming to an end Spring is coming! This is part of what we celebrated last Sunday. NOT the Superbowl but la Chandeleur.

Coucou les French learners,
Bonne année 2020 !

Did you know that French people usually wish one another Bonne Année and add on Bonne Santé, to good health not only on the first day of the new year?
Coucou Les French learners,
It is a busy time of the year and Christmas is fast approaching! Noël approche !

Did you know that “experiencing emotion can influence how well we remember things“.
Coucou les French learners,
It is that time of the year when we remember our past and our ancestors. On Monday, the French commemorated the end of la Première Guerre Mondiale, the First World War, also called l’Armistice. Last year’s newsletter was all about that special day.
Coucou les French learners,
C’est déjà la fin du mois d’octobre, oh non ! Le temps passe vite ! It is already the end of October, time passes by quickly!

Coucou les French learners,
Il pleut, il pleut bergère… It is raining, it is raining sheperdess…

It is a popular song for children which has its origins in a French opera or opéra comique written in 1780 by Fabre d’Églantine.