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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

un capteur

a sensor

Un appareil photo numérique utilise un capteur.
A digital camera uses a sensor.

THIS WEEK
Our vocabulary topic is la technologie (technology).

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Monday, June 14, 2010

un appareil photo numérique

a digital camera

Les appareils photo numériques d’aujourd’hui sont moins chers.
Today’s digital cameras are cheaper.

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Our vocabulary topic is la technologie (technology).

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Sunday, June 13, 2010

un canard

a duck

Les canards nagent dans l’étang.
The ducks swim in the pond.

THIS WEEK
Our vocabulary topic is au parc (at the park).

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Vocabulary Section: Animals and Pets, Park, Word of the Day
Friday, June 11, 2010

flâner

to stroll

Le parc est l’endroit idéal pour flâner.
The park is the perfect place for strolling.

THIS WEEK
Our vocabulary topic is au parc (at the park).

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Vocabulary Section: Park, Word of the Day
Thursday, June 10, 2010

l’étang

n.m., the pond

Est-ce qu’il y a des poissons dans l’étang?
Are there any fish in the pond?

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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

la balançoire

the swing

Les enfants ont passé une heure sur la balançoire.
The children spent an hour on the swing.

THIS WEEK
Our vocabulary topic is au parc (at the park).

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Vocabulary Section: Park, Word of the Day
Saturday, June 5, 2010

le menton

the chin

Il s’est gratté le menton.
He scratched his chin.

THIS WEEK
We’ll use the remainder of this week to cover parts of the body.

GRAMMAR NOTE
You might have noticed that when the French talk about parts of their own body, they do not change the article preceding the part of the body to a possessive pronoun, such as my, as we do in English. It is understood that the part of the body they’re referring to is their own.

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Vocabulary Section: Body and Health, Word of the Day
Friday, June 4, 2010

le poignet

the wrist

Elle s’est cassé le poignet.
She broke her wrist.

THIS WEEK
We’ll use the remainder of this week to cover parts of the body.

GRAMMAR NOTE
You might have noticed that when the French talk about parts of their own body, they do not change the article preceding the part of the body to a possessive pronoun, such as my, as we do in English. It is understood that the part of the body they’re referring to is their own.

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Vocabulary Section: Body and Health, Word of the Day
Thursday, June 3, 2010

un pouce

a thumb

Nous avons quatre doigts et un pouce à chaque main.
We have four fingers and a thumb on each hand.

THIS WEEK
We’ll use the remainder of this week to cover parts of the body.

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Vocabulary Section: Body and Health, Word of the Day
Wednesday, June 2, 2010

le coude

the elbow

Je me suis cogné le coude contre la porte.
I bumped my elbow against the door.

THIS WEEK
We’ll use the remainder of this week to cover parts of the body.

GRAMMAR NOTE
You might have noticed that when the French talk about parts of their own body, they do not change the article preceding the part of the body to a possessive pronoun, such as my, as we do in English. It is understood that the part of the body they’re referring to is their own.

TRACK YOUR LEARNING WITH OUR QUIZ!
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TODAY’S WORD BROUGHT TO YOU BY YABLA.
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Vocabulary Section: Body and Health, Word of the Day
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