Andrea Morillo / Pinterest. Most Common French Words - Top 100 French Words. 751193921_cGLyQ-1000x1000.jpg (1000×669) No1: introduction to nouns. French Word-A-Day: 15 entries from June 2009. "What's for lunch? " (That'd be the pigeons talking and not the Frenchman studying the pigeons, fork and knife in hand, hands rapping the table in the courtyard, below! Do you see the second pigeon, hidden in the "trou" to the left? Un poireau (pwah-roh) noun, masculine : a leek (The plural is "poireaux") For those of you who are wondering what to have for your next meal (besides pigeon...), guest columnist James R. Wilson is here today to share a recipe! Green Velvet Soup(Leek Soup) From the Kitchen of James R. Fortune smiled upon me when I was a student in France, affording me the chance to live in Normandy among some very talented cooks. Green Velvet Soup was a purifier, in Andrée’s repertoire of home remedies.
In any event, according to Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don’t Get Fat, leek soup is what French women eat/drink/live on when they want to shed the extra pound or two. Going Shopping: Leeks, about 1 kg (2 pounds) Carrots, two or three nice orange ones Add spices. ► Je suis seul ce soir by Swing 41 | breakfast in paris | fireeyedgirl | 8tracks. Learn French with The French Experiment - Family Vocabulary. Mari and femme are the words you'll usually use to talk about your husband or wife, but femme literally translates to "woman" and only becomes "wife" in context. The other words for husband and wife are èpouse (wife) and èpoux (husband), but these are not commonly used in everyday conversation.
(èpouse is very similar to our "spouse", and is used in similar formal situations. Remember that the the possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, their) will change depending on whether you're talking about a male or a female member of your family. (See the lesson on possessive adjectives for more information.) my husband: mon mari My husband smokes too much.
Mon mari fume trop. my wife: ma femme My wife doesn't like my friends. My children: mes enfants My children are very noisy. My son: mon fils My son eats worms. My daughter: ma fille My daughter sings badly. My parents: mes parents My parents are coming tomorrow. My father: mon père My father hates the city.