Expressions with AVOIR - peur de

avoir peur de = to be afraid of

The French phrase avoir peur de is another example of a French expression that uses avoir, to have, where English uses to be.

Eg.: Robert a peur des araignées. = Robert is afraid of spiders.

See if you can translate the following sentences.

     J'ai peur de ton chien.
     Danielle n'a pas peur des araignées.
     Paul a peur de ton frère.
     Est-ce que tu as peur des chiens?
     Non, je n'ai pas peur des chiens.

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Expressions with AVOIR - faim

j'ai faim (zhay* FEH)** = I am hungry

In English, we use the phrase "I am hungry" to let someone know we need food. In this sentence "am," the being word, is used. To make the same statement in French, avoir (the having word) is used. The French phrase for "I am hungry," j'ai faim, uses the having verb avoir.

Even though this phrase literally means "I have hunger," we would translate it as "I am hungry," because that is how we would say it in English. Faim is like the English word famine or famished.

This is what the different forms of this phrase look like in the
present tense.

j'ai faim -I am hungry	nous avons faim -we are hungry
tu as faim -you are hungry	vous avez faim -you are hungry
il a faim -he is hungry	ils ont faim -they are hungry
elle a faim -she is hungry	elles ont faim -they are hungry

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* zh sounds like "g" in beige or "s" in measure.
** Please keep in mind that these pronunciation guides give only a
crude approximation of the actual French sounds.

Expressions with AVOIR - age

French uses the verb avoir to tell how old someone is.
   How old are you?
      Quel âge as-tu? (kel ahzh* ah tyoo)**
   I am ten years old.
      J’ai dix ans. (zhay* deez ah)**
Read the question, then answer in French.
   Quel âge as-tu?
      J'ai...
* zh sounds like "g" in beige or "s" in measure.
** Please keep in mind that these pronunciation guides give only a
crude approximation of the actual French sounds.

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Expressions with AVOIR - soif

j'ai soif (zhay* SWAHF)** = I am thirsty

In English, we use the phrase "I am thirsty" to let someone know we need a drink. In this sentence "am," the being word, is used. To make the same statement in French, avoir (the having word) is used. The French phrase for "I am thirsty," j'ai soif, uses the having verb avoir. Even though this phrase literally means "I have thirst," we would translate it as "I am thirsty," because that is how we would say it in English.

This is what the different forms of this phrase look like in the
present tense.

j'ai soif -I am thirsty	nous avons soif -we are thirsty
tu as soif -you are thirsty	vous avez soif -you are thirsty
il a soif -he is thirsty	ils ont soif -they are thirsty
elle a soif -she is thirsty	elles ont soif -they are thirsty

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* zh sounds like "g" in beige or "s" in measure.
** Please keep in mind that these pronunciation guides give only a
crude approximation of the actual French sounds.

BnF - La bibliothèque nationale de France

It's very likely that you have visited a public library in your community. Did you know that you can take a virtual tour of the National Library of France?

Follow the link below to take a look inside this enormous library and see some of its treasures:

http://www.bnf.fr/visiterichelieu/index.htm

Les adjectifs - French Adjectives

French adjectives must change their forms depending on whether the nouns they describe are masculine or feminine, singular or plural. Usually the feminine form adds “e” to the masculine adjective. This can change the pronunciation of the adjective by causing the final consonant to be pronounced.

The dog is small.
Le chien est petit. (puh-TEE)
The mouse is small.
La souris est petite. (puh-TEET)

The plural form usually adds “s” to the noun, just like in English. In French we also need to add "s" to the adjective that describes a plural noun. This “s” is almost never pronounced.

The dogs are small.
Les chiens sont petits. (puh-TEE)
The mice are small.
Les souris sont petites. (puh-TEET)

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ÉCRIRE = to write

Écrire means to write. It is related to the English words scribe,
script, and scripture.

j’écris (zhay-KREE)* = I write
tu écris (tyoo ay-KREE) = you write
il écrit (eel ay-KREE) = he writes
elle écrit (el ay-KREE) = she writes
nous écrivons (noo-zay-kree-VOH) = we write
vous écrivez (voo-zay-kree-VAY) = you write
ils écrivent (eel-zay-KREEV) = they write
elles écrivent (el-zay-KREEV) = they write

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DIRE = to say, to tell

Dire is an irregular verb meaning to say or to tell. The French word dire is from the Latin word dicere (to say) and is related to the English words dictate, diction, and dictionary.

Note the irregular vous form!

je dis (zhuh DEE)* = I say
tu dis (tyoo DEE) = you say
il dit (eel DEE) = he says
elle dit (el DEE) = she says
nous disons (noo dee-ZOH) = we say
vous dites (voo DEET) = you say
ils disent (eel DEEZ) = they say
elles disent (el DEEZ) = they say

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French for High School Sample Pages

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High School French: L'art d'écrire

I am excited to announce that Nallenart's program for first year high school, L'art d'écrire, has gone to press. L'art d'écrire follows the Ontario curriculum guidelines for FSF1D, grade 9 advanced French.

More than just grammar lessons, vocabulary, and exercises, the content of the course is built around the theme of self-discovery. Students are challenged to examine their likes and dislikes, the uniqueness of their personalities, and their hopes and dreams for the future.

In addition to this, students begin to explore some of the classics of French literature, such as the famous play Cyrano de Bergerac and the novels of Jules Verne.

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Available April 6, 2009.

Le Louvre

The Louvre (LOO-vruh) in the French capital city of Paris is one of the largest art museums in the world. Many famous and easily recognized paintings and sculptures are exhibited there, such as Leonardo DaVinci's Mona Lisa and the Greek statue Venus de Milo. The museum covers more than 16 hectares (40 acres) and contains 13 kilometers (8 miles) of galleries!

To see the Louvre online visit: The Louvre Museum Official Website.

This site can be viewed in French or English.

Lire = to read

Lire is an irregular verb meaning to read. The English words literature and literary are related to lire.

je lis (zhuh LEE)
= I read, I am reading, I do read
tu lis (tyoo LEE)
= you read, you are reading, you do read
il lit (eel LEE)
= he reads, he is reading, he does read
elle lit (el LEE)
= she reads, she is reading, she does read

nous lisons (noo lee-SOH)
= we read, we do read, we are reading
vous lisez (voo lee-ZAY)
= you read, you are reading, you do read
ils lisent (eel LEEZ)
= they read, they are reading, they do read
elles lisent (el LEEZ)
= they read, they are reading, they do read

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Dormir

Dormir means “to sleep.” Our English words dormitory and dormant are related to dormir. Write out and memorize the present tense of dormir.

je dors (zhuh DOHR)
= I sleep, I am sleeping, I do sleep
tu dors (tyoo DOHR)
= you sleep, you are sleeping, you do sleep
il dort (eel DOHR)
= he sleeps, he is sleeping, he does sleep
elle dort (el DOHR)
= she sleeps, she is sleeping, she does sleep

nous dormons (noo dohr-MOH)
= we sleep, we are sleeping, we do sleep
vous dormez (voo dohr-MAY)
= you sleep, you are sleeping, you do sleep
ils dorment (eel DOHRM)
= they sleep, they are sleeping, they do sleep
elles dorment (el DOHRM)
= they sleep, they are sleeping, they do sleep

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More -IR Verbs

Here are some more -IR verbs.

réfléchir (ray-flay-SHEER) = to think, to reflect
choisir (shwah-ZEER) = to choose
bâtir (ba-TEER) = to build
punir (pyoo-NEER) = to punish
grandir (grahn-DEER) = to grow
réussir (ray-yoo-SEER) = to succeed

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-IR Verbs

Finir means to finish. Other verbs have similar endings. This group of verbs, -IR verbs, is the second major verb group, after -ER verbs.

je finis (zhuh fee-NEE)
= I finish, I am finishing, I do finish
tu finis (tyoo fee-NEE)
= you finish, you are finishing, you do finish
il finit (eel fee-NEE)
= he finishes, he is finishing, he does finish
elle finit (el fee-NEE)
= she finishes, she is finishing, she does finish

nous finissons (noo fee-nee-SOH)
= we finish, we are finishing, we do finish
vous finissez (voo fee-nee-SAY)
= you finish, you are finishing, you do finish
ils finissent (eel fee-NEES)
= they finish, they are finishing, they do finish
elles finissent (el fee-NEES)
= they finish, they are finishing, they do finish

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Expressions with avoir

Avoir (to have) is used in many common expressions in French. Some of these are quite different from English, so you must memorize them.

1. avoir chaud (a-VWAHR shoh)*- to be hot
2. avoir froid (a-VWAHR frwah)- to be cold
3. avoir mal (a-VWAHR mal)- to be sick
4. avoir faim (a-VWAHR fay)- to be hungry
5. avoir soif (a-VWAHR swahf)- to be thirsty
6. avoir sommeil (a-VWAHR soh-MAY)- to be tired, sleepy
7. avoir peur de (a-VWAHR PUHR duh)- to be afraid of
8. avoir besoin de (a-VWAHR buh-ZWAY duh)- to have need of

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Quelle est la date?

To ask, “What is the date today?” say:
Quelle est la date aujourd’hui?

To answer, we say:
Aujourd’hui, c’est le jour numéro mois.
eg.: Aujourd’hui c’est le lundi 6 février.
Today is Monday, February 6.

Another possibility:
Aujourd’hui, c’est jour, le numéro mois.
eg.: Aujourd’hui c’est mercredi, le 14 mars.
Today is Wednesday, March 14.

Les Mois de l’année

Can you put the months of the year in order? Notice how the months in French are very similar to the months in English.

février
avril
août
octobre
septembre
mai
novembre
janvier
juin
juillet
décembre
mars

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Les jours de la semaine

Can you put the French days of the week in order?

vendredi
mardi
dimanche
lundi
samedi
jeudi
mercredi

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Days of the Week

Les jours de la semaine

Sunday - dimanche
Monday - lundi
Tuesday - mardi
Wednesday - mercredi
Thursday - jeudi
Friday - vendredi
Saturday - samedi

Notice that the days of the week are not capitalized in French as they are in English.

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Au clair de la lune

Maybe you have heard this French folk song.

Au clair de la lune,
mon ami Pierrot,
prête-moi ta plume
pour écrire un mot.
Ma chandell’ est morte;
je n’ai plus de feu.
Ouvre-moi ta porte
pour l’amour de Dieu.

By the light of the moon, the singer asks his friend Pierrot to lend him a pen so that he can write. He also complains that his candle has also gone out. He begs Pierrot to open the door “for the love of God.”

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Using Colour Words

In French the colour words come after the nouns that they describe.

For example:
une pomme rouge = a red apple (an apple, red)

See if you can translate the following phrases:

une tomate rouge
un chien brun
une banane jaune
une carotte orange
le céleri vert

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Pronouns

Instead of having a separate pronoun such as it to refer to things, French uses il (he, it) to replace masculine nouns and elle (she, it) to replace feminine nouns.

The book is black. It is black.
Le livre est noir. Il est noir.

The tomato is red. It is red.
La tomate est rouge. Elle est rouge

Plural nouns follow the same pattern.

The bananas are yellow. They are yellow.
Les bananas sont jaunes. Elles sont jaunes.

The pencils are green. They are green.
Les crayons sont verts. Ils sont verts.

Notice that the colour words must be plural if the noun that they describe is plural!

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What colour is it?

To ask what colour something is, use the phrase "De quelle couleur...?"

What colour is the book?
De quelle couleur est le livre?

The book is red.
Le livre est rouge.

What colour is the cat?
De quelle couleur est le chat?

The cat is black.
Le chat est noir.

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More Than One

Most French nouns form the plural by adding “s” at the end, just like in English. Because this final “s” is not usually pronounced in French, The plural must also be indicated by the accompanying article.

• le or la becomes les (the)


• un or une becomes des (often translated as some)

For example:
le chien (the dog), les chiens (the dogs)
un chien (a dog), des chiens (dogs, or some dogs)

Words that end in “eau” add “x” instead of “s.”

For example:
le chapeau (the hat), les chapeaux (the hats)
un chapeau (a hat), des chapeaux (hats, or some hats)

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Paris

Paris (pa-REE) is the capital city of France and home to many famous French landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral and the renowned art museum, the Louvre. These attractions and its many lovely gardens and historic buildings combine to make the city of Paris one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world.

Another great reason to learn to speak French!

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Asking Questions 4: Use Question Words

Another way to ask a question is to use one of these words or phrases:

Qui = who
Qu'est-ce que = what
Où = where
Combien de = how much, how many
Quand = when
Comment = how
Pourquoi = why

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Asking Questions 3: Use Inversion

The third way to ask a question in French is by using inversion, or switching the verb and the subject.

Manges-tu des bonbons? = Are you eating some candies?
Parlez-vous français? = Do you speak French?

When you use inversion with il or elle, you must add “t” between your verb and the subject pronoun if the verb does not already end in “t”.

Ton cousin, est-il beau? = Is your cousin handsome?
Pierre, mange-t-il des bonbons? = Is Peter eating candies?
Marie, regarde-t-elle la télévision? = Is Marie watching television?

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Asking Questions 2: Use est-ce que

Another way to ask a question is by placing est-ce que at the beginning of a declarative sentence.

Tu manges des bonbons. = You are eating some candies.
Est-ce que tu manges des bonbons? = Are you eating some candies?

Elle mange des bonbons = She is eating some candies.
Est-ce qu’elle mange des bonbons? = Is she eating some candies?

Notice that que forms a contraction when it precedes a word starting with a vowel.

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Asking Questions 1: Use Intonation

Over the next few lessons, we will learn several ways to ask a question in French.

The easiest way is by changing the intonation of your voice, raising the pitch near the end. We also do this in English.

I’m eating some candies.
You’re eating some candies?

Je mange des bonbons.
Tu manges des bonbons?

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Showing Possession

French does not have the handy “apostrophe s” that English uses so freely to indicate possession. Whereas we might say in English, “This is Paul’s bicycle,” the French equivalent, “C’est la bicyclette de Paul,” translates as, “This is the bicycle of Paul.” This sounds awkward in English, but is perfectly acceptable in French. As you continue in your language studies, you will find many examples of phrases that sound just fine in one language but totally ridiculous in another. This is what makes language study so much fun, and human beings so interesting!

Here are some more examples:

le stylo de Marie = the pen of Mary = Mary’s pen
le livre de Papa = the book of Dad = Dad’s book
la voiture d’Annette = the car of Annette = Annette’s car

Notice that de is contracted when the person’s name starts with a vowel: la voiture d’Annette.

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S'il vous plaît - Please!

s'il vous plaît
(SEEL voo PLAY = please)

To say "please" in French, we use the phrase s'il vous plaît. This polite expression literally means, "if it pleases you." Perhaps you have received an invitation that contains the initials R.S.V.P. This is short for the French phrase répondez s'il vous plaît, which means "please respond." The person giving the invitation wants to know if you will come or not. This little bit of French etiquette is used quite commonly in English.

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Gender

One of the key differences between English and French is that French nouns have gender. Gender exists in many languages such as Spanish, Italian, German and some of the oldest documented languages that we are still familiar with today, Latin and Classical Greek.

Whenever you learn a new noun in French you must be sure to memorize whether it is masculine or feminine. Don’t be discouraged! French has only two genders, but some other languages have three! Your French/English dictionary will always indicate the gender of a French noun.

When you are reading or listening to French, you can tell the gender of a noun by the singular article that is used with it. Plural articles are the same for masculine and feminine nouns.

the definite article (the)

masculine singular = le
eg: le garçon = the boy

feminine singular = la
eg: la fille = the girl

masculine and feminine plural = les
eg: les garçons = the boys, les filles = the girls

the indefinite article (a, an, some, any)

masculine singular = un
eg: un garçon = a boy

feminine singular = une
eg: une fille = a girl

masculine and feminine plural = des
eg: des garçons = some boys, des filles = some girls

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La Tour Eiffel

Did you know that the French civil engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, who designed and built the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris, also designed the complicated framework that supports the Statue of Liberty in New York City in the United States of America? The statue was a gift to the American people from the people of France, commemorating the 100th anniversary of U.S. independence.

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View from La Tour Eiffel

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La Tour Eiffel

LA TOUR EIFFEL
(pronounced la TOUR ay-FELL)

The French word TOUR means tower. A great landmark, and one of the world's most famous towers, is the Eiffel Tower in the city of Paris, France. The 300 metre (984 ft) high tower was designed and built by the French civil engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel for the Paris World's Fair of 1889. Not only valuable as a tourist attraction, the tower is also used as a weather station and as a radio and television antenna.

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View from La Tour Eiffel

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Bon Voyage 5: Jules Verne

Jules Verne was a writer ahead of his time. In 1865, over one hundred years before the first man landed on the moon, Jules Verne imagined such a trip in his novel De la Terre à la Lune, From the Earth to the Moon. Here are five examples of similarities between Verne's novel and the historical voyage:

Le voyage dans la Lune est entrepris par les Américains.
The trip was undertaken by Americans.

Le départ a lieu en Floride.
The departure took place in Florida.

Trois astronautes dans une capsule
Three astronauts in one capsule

Voyage d'une semaine
A week’s trip

Retour dans la mer après une orbite lunaire
Return into the sea (ocean) after a lunar orbit

You might have heard of these other famous Jules Verne novels:

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Journey to the Center of the Earth

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Bon Voyage 4: Around the World in 80 Days

Just for fun, watch one of these film adaptations of Around the World in Eighty Days by French author Jules Verne.

1956
with David Niven, Cantinflas and Shirley MacLaine (Oscar for best film)

1989
with Pierce Brosnan, Eric Idle and Peter Ustinov

2004
with Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan and Cécile de France

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Bon Voyage 3: Around the World in 80 Days

In 1872, French author Jules Verne (1828-1905) wrote a fantastic novel that described the adventures of Phileas Fogg, a man who bet his colleagues that he could successfully travel all the way around the world in just eighty days. In the days before airplanes this would be a pretty remarkable, if not impossible feat. The story was very popular at the time and was translated into English the next year. Perhaps you might have seen one of several movie versions of the story, Around the World in Eighty Days.

Using your atlas or globe, describe a journey that someone could take today travelling all around the world. Try to involve as many different means of transportation as you can.

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Bon Voyage 2: Comment peut-on voyager?

How can one travel? To show a means of transportation in French, it is important to choose the correct preposition.

Ask yourself, “In or on?”

If it’s “in,” use en.
If it’s “on” use à.

Par exemple:
by car (in a car) = en voiture
by bicycle (on a bicycle) = à bicyclette

en
train, bateau, autocar, avion, voiture, hélicoptère, automobile, autobus

à
dos d’éléphant, vélo, bicyclette, pied, motocyclette, cheval

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Bon Voyage 1: Les Transports

How do you get there from here? Use one of these ways of travelling:

train = train
bateau = boat
autocar = coach bus
avion = airplane
voiture = car
hélicoptère = helicopter
automobile = car
autobus = bus
dos d’éléphant = the back of an elephant
vélo = bike
bicyclette = bicycle
pied = on foot
motocyclette = motorcycle
motoneige = snowmobile
cheval = horse

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AVOIR Quiz

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Quiz: AVOIR = to have

LE THERMOMÈTRE

LE THERMOMÈTRE
(luh TARE-moh-MET-ruh = the thermometer)

When it is winter here in Canada, you need to dress warmly to go outside. Check the thermometer first to see just how many layers of clothing you need to wear. Notice that THERMOMÈTRE is almost exactly the same as our English word thermometer.

These words both come from two Greek words:

• thermos = heat
  
• metron = measure

Whichever language you use, the thermometer measures the heat, or in our Canadian winters, the lack of it!

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Le CHAPEAU

Le CHAPEAU
(luh sha-POH = the hat)

Le chapeau means “the hat” in French. Notice that the letters CH say “sh” in chapeau and the letters EAU say “oh.” You can almost see the English word cap in CHAPEAU. Remember, though, that all hats are not caps! French has a different word for cap, which is a special kind of hat. Just as English has several words to describe headgear, so does French. Like hat, chapeau is used as a general term.

Please note that all pronunciation guides give only approximations of the French sounds. There are many sounds in French that have no English equivalents!

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L'hiver

L'HIVER
(lee-VAYR* = the winter)

L'HIVER (lee- VAYR) means winter in French. As I write, winter is now in full force in the northern hemishere, where France is located. At my home in Canada, the ground is covered with a dazzling layer of snow. Canada is famous for winter sports including skating, skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, and hockey.

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Bonhomme Carnaval

Bonhomme de neige, the French phrase for snowman, is a contraction of the words, BON (good) and HOMME (man) with NEIGE which, of course, means snow! This is often shortened to just BONHOMME. The English language uses the word bonhomie to describe a “good nature,” or a “pleasant manner.”

Did you know that a snowman, BONHOMME CARNAVAL (boh-NUM car-na-VAL), is the mascot of the world’s largest winter carnival? Quebec City in Canada hosts an annual winter carnival that attracts tourists from all over the world. This celebration of ice, snow and unique winter sports also showcases the bonhomie (BAH-nuh-MEE = good nature) and joie de vivre
(ZHWAH* duh VEE-vruh = joy of life) for which French Canadians are famous.

To see pictures of Bonhomme and learn more about the Quebec winter carnival, visit the official website of the Quebec Winter Carnival at:

http://www.carnaval.qc.ca

To view the page in English, click the link at the top right.

*ZH represents the sound made by the “s” in usual, or the “g” in beige.

Please note that all pronunciation guides give only approximations of the French sounds. There are many sounds in French that have no English equivalents!

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La Tuque

If you are in Canada in February, you will need a warm hat! In most
parts of Canada temperatures are regularly below freezing, zero degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit. French Canada has given us LA TUQUE(la TYOOK=the tuque), a warm knitted cap that can usually be folded double at the ears for extra protection. English Canadians also use the word tuque to describe this cosy headgear. If you are going out to play in the snow, don’t forget your tuque!

Bonhomme Carnaval, the mascot of the Quebec winter carnival wears a red tuque. To see a picture, visit the official website of the Quebec Winter Carnival at:
http://www.carnaval.qc.ca

Please note that all pronunciation guides give only approximations of the French sounds. There are many sounds in French that have no English equivalents!

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Skating the Rideau Canal

Because the nation of Canada has French and English as its two official languages, the capital city of Canada, Ottawa, is a great place to go to practise speaking, hearing, and reading French. Winter is especially beautiful in Ottawa. The National Capital Commission transforms the Rideau Canal into the world's longest ice rink. There are 7.8 kilometres (5 miles) of ice to enjoy. Even if you don't skate, it's fun to watch the skaters on the Rideau Canal.

For pictures, videos, more information about the Rideau Canal and an update on current ice conditions, visit:

The Official Rideau Canal Website

Les couleurs: Colours

rouge = red
bleu = blue
jaune = yellow
orange = orange
violet = purple
vert = green
brun = brown
noir = black
blanc = white

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