Confidence, nf : secret. The French word « confidence » looks exactly like the English word “confidence.” The problem is that the word “confidence” has a different meaning in English than it does in French. In English, “confidence” can mean “secret,” but in general it is used to signify “assurance” or “trust.” In French, « […]
Confiance, nf : confidence, trust, faith, belief. Leila est mon amie. J’ai sa confiance. Leila is my friend. She trusts me. Leila is my friend. I have her confidence.
Did you know that 30% of English comes from French? Funny thing … that may be the reason it was the perfect language for me to learn, just makes it a tiny bit easier! If you look at the leveled vocabulary / phrase pages (Your Level) that I have created for you, you may notice […]
As each week comes and goes, I plan to create blog posts that I find interesting and often times educational. So here is what I’m thinking: Mondays will be what I’m up to (C’est moi … à suivre …), or maybe a traveling memory, or maybe what I’m looking forward to. Tuesdays will be a […]
Bonjour my friends! In honor of Valentine’s Day, I made these French-esque Linzer cookies! Why do I say “French-esque”? Well, they are made with a traditional French Butter Cookie recipe (Sable Breton), and then a touch of Nutella and raspberry preserves is sandwiched in between. As far as I’m concerned, anything with Nutella added is […]
This is where I come to share my thoughts and experiences of my journey with the French language (la langue française). I hope you will join me!! This site is totally from my tourist perspective, so prepare yourself as I put on my “tourist glasses” when I describe my love of France and la langue […]
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