Quick Phrase of the Day - What A Magnificent Day We Are Having

Quelle magnifique journée nous passons (kell mahg nee feek zhoor nay noo pah sohn) -What a magnificent day we're having.

Repeat this phrase all day long till you know it by heart.

Vocabulary word of the day:

le/la réceptionniste (leh lah ray sehp shohn eest) the receptionist

Children's Word of the Day - Head

Children's Word of the Day - Magician

Expressions for liking things

Ça me plaît (sah meh play)- I like that
C'est bon (say bohn) -It's good
C'est intéressant (seht ahn tay rehss sahnt) -It's interesting
C'est parfait (say par fay) It's perfect
C'est magnifique (say mahg nee feek) -It's magnificant, it's wonderful
C'est superbe (say soo purrb) It's supurb, it's wonderful

Expressions for liking things

Ça me plaît (sah meh play)- I like that
C'est bon (say bohn) -It's good
C'est intéressant (seht ahn tay rehss sahnt) -It's interesting
C'est parfait (say par fay) It's perfect
C'est magnifique (say mahg nee feek) -It's magnificant, it's wonderful
C'est superbe (say soo purrb) It's supurb, it's wonderful

Children's Word of the Day - Skateboard

Children's Word of the Day - Sunflower

Holiday Expressions of the Week

Here are some holiday expression you might want to use during December:
Joyeux Noël (zhoy yoo noh ell) -Merry Christmas

Bonne Année (bohn ah nay) -Happy New Year

Joyeuses Fêtes (zhoy yooze feht) -Happy Holidays

Joyeux Hannukah (zhoy yoo hah noo kah) Happy Hannukah

Joyeux Kwanzaa (zhoy yoo  kwahn zah) Happy Kwanzaa)Meilleurs Vœux (may year vuh*) Best Wishes    *(the  vuh sound being like the"e" sound in the word "the. Thank you Isabelle for help on that one)

Here are some holiday expression you might want to use during December:
Joyeux Noël (zhoy yoo noh ell) -Merry Christmas

Bonne Année (bohn ah nay) -Happy New Year

Joyeuses Fêtes (zhoy yooze feht) -Happy Holidays

Joyeux Hannukah (zhoy yoo hah noo kah) Happy Hannukah

Joyeux Kwanzaa (zhoy yoo  kwahn zah) Happy Kwanzaa)Meilleurs Vœux (may year vuh*) Best Wishes    *(the  vuh sound being like the"e" sound in the word "the. Thank you Isabelle for help on that one)

Essential Traffic Signs of the Week

Sens Unique (sehn yoo neek) -One Way Street
Limitation de vitesse (lee mee tay shee yohn deh vee tess) -Speed Limit
Déviation (day vee ay shee yohn) - Detour

Interdiction de faire demi-tour (ahn toor deek shee yohn deh fehr duh mee toor) - No U-turn
Arrêt interdit (ah reht ahn toor dee) -No Stopping
Interdiction de stationner (ahn toor deek shee yohn deh stah shee oh nay) - No Parking

Essential Traffic Signs of the Week

Sens Unique (sehn yoo neek) -One Way Street
Limitation de vitesse (lee mee tay shee yohn deh vee tess) -Speed Limit
Déviation (day vee ay shee yohn) - Detour

Interdiction de faire demi-tour (ahn toor deek shee yohn deh fehr duh mee toor) - No U-turn
Arrêt interdit (ah reht ahn toor dee) -No Stopping
Interdiction de stationner (ahn toor deek shee yohn deh stah shee oh nay) - No Parking

Children's Word of the Day - Bank

Essential Traffic Signs of the Week

Sens Unique (sehn yoo neek) -One Way Street
Limitation de vitesse (lee mee tay shee yohn deh vee tess) -Speed Limit
Déviation (day vee ay shee yohn) - Detour

Interdiction de faire demi-tour (ahn toor deek shee yohn deh fehr duh mee toor) - No U-turn
Arrêt interdit (ah reht ahn toor dee) -No Stopping
Interdiction de stationner (ahn toor deek shee yohn deh stah shee oh nay) - No Parking

Essential Commands of the Week

Écoutez! (ay koo tay) -Listen!
Vas-y (vah zee) -Go there.
Prenez votre temps (peh nay voh truh tahmp) -Take your time.
Pars tout de suite (pahr toot sweet) -Leave right away.
Dis la vérité (dee lah vay ree tay) -Tell the truth

Essential Commands of the Week

Écoutez! (ay koo tay) -Listen!
Vas-y (vah zee) -Go there.
Prenez votre temps (peh nay voh truh tahmp) -Take your time.
Pars tout de suite (pahr toot sweet) -Leave right away.
Dis la vérité (dee lah vay ree tay) -Tell the truth

Essential Commands of the Week

Écoutez! (ay koo tay) -Listen!
Vas-y (vah zee) -Go there.
Prenez votre temps (peh nay voh truh tahmp) -Take your time.
Pars tout de suite (pahr toot sweet) -Leave right away.
Dis la vérité (dee lah vay ree tay) -Tell the truth

Essential Commands of the Week

Écoutez! (ay koo tay) -Listen!
Vas-y (vah zee) -Go there.
Prenez votre temps (peh nay voh truh tahmp) -Take your time.
Pars tout de suite (pahr toot sweet) -Leave right away.
Dis la vérité (dee lah vay ree tay) -Tell the truth

Essential Commands of the Week

Écoutez! (ay koo tay) -Listen!
Vas-y (vah zee) -Go there.
Prenez votre temps (peh nay voh truh tahmp) -Take your time.
Pars tout de suite (pahr toot sweet) -Leave right away.
Dis la vérité (dee lah vay ree tay) -Tell the truth

Children's Word of the Day - Please

Essential Family Members 2

grand-père (grahn pehr) -granffather

grande-mère (grahnd mehr) -grandmother

tante (tahnt) -aunt

oncle (ohn kluh) -uncle

petit-fils (peh tee feel) -grandson

petite-fille (peh teet fee yuh) -granddaughter

Children's Word of the Day - Gloves

Children's Word of the Day - Button

Children's Word of the Day - Turkey

Lesson of the Week -This & That

ce, cet, cette, ces (seh seht seht say)  

ce (seh) -this, that is used before masculine singular nouns

cet (seht - this, that is used before singular masculine nouns that begin with a vowel

cette (seht) -this, that is used before feminine singual nouns

ces (say) these, those is used before all plural nouns

Ce garçon va à la plage (seh gar sohn vah ah lah plahzh) -This (that) boy is going to the beach

Cet homme lit le journal (seht ohm lee leh zhoor nahl) -This (that) man is reading the newspaper

Cette fille est ma sœur (seht feel ay mah soor)- This (that) girl is my sister

Ces garçons apprennent le français (say gar sohn ah prahn leh frahn say) -These (those) boys are learning French.

Children's Word of the Day - Refrigerator

Children's Word of the Day - Marshmellow

Children's Word of the Day - Raisons

Essential Family Members

père (pehr) -father
màre (mehr) -mother
fils (feel) -son
fille (fee yuh) -daughter
frère (frehr) -brother
sœur (surr) -sister

Essential Quantities of the Week

assez (ah say) -enough
beaucoup (boh koo) -many, a lot
un peu (uhn puh) -a little
moins (mwahn) -less
plus (ploo) -more

Essential Quantities of the Week

assez (ah say) -enough
beaucoup (boh koo) -many, a lot
un peu (uhn puh) -a little
moins (mwahn) -less
plus (ploo) -more

Children's Word of the Day - French Fries

Essential Quantities of the Week

assez (ah say) -enough
beaucoup (boh koo) -many, a lot
un peu (uhn puh) -a little
moins (mwahn) -less
plus (ploo) -more

Children's Word of the Day - Finger

Lesson #266 Reading

Qu'est-ce que vous aimez lire (kess keh vooze ah may lah leer) -What do you like to read?

You could reply:

J'aime les histoires de meurtre (zhem lah leck truh mee stehr ree murr truh)- I like murder mysteries.

J'aime la science-fiction (zhem lah see yahnce feek shee yohn) -I like Science Fiction

J'aime les livres d'horreur (zhem dore rurr) - I like horror

J'aime les romans d'amour (zhem day roe mahn dah more) -I like romance novels

Essential Quantities of the Week

assez (ah say) -enough
beaucoup (boh koo) -many, a lot
un peu (uhn puh) -a little
moins (mwahn) -less
plus (ploo) -more

Essential Quantities of the Week

assez (ah say) -enough
beaucoup (boh koo) -many, a lot
un peu (uhn puh) -a little
moins (mwahn) -less
plus (ploo) -more

Children's Phrase of the Day - I Dreamed About You

Avoir -Essential Verb of the Week

J'ai (zhay) -I have
tu as (too ah) -You have (when speaking to a family member or a friend
il a (eel ah) -he has
elle a (ell ah) -she has
nous avons (nooz ah vohn) -we have
vous avez (vooz ah vay) -You have (when speaking to someone you don't know well
ils ont (eel zohn) -they have (when talking about an all male or mixed male & female group)
elles ont (ell zohn) -they have (when talking about an all female group)

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Avoir -Essential Verb of the Week

J'ai (zhay) -I have
tu as (too ah) -You have (when speaking to a family member or a friend
il a (eel ah) -he has
elle a (ell ah) -she has
nous avons (nooz ah vohn) -we have
vous avez (vooz ah vay) -You have (when speaking to someone you don't know well
ils ont (eel zohn) -they have (when talking about an all male or mixed male & female group)
elles ont (ell zohn) -they have (when talking about an all female group)

Children's Word of the Day - Butter

Children's Word of the Day - Mailman

Children's Word of the Day - Leaf

Children's Word of the Day - Clock

Children's Phrase of the Day - Is Red Your Favorite Color?

Essential Directions

Ici (ee see) -here
la (lah) -there
là-bas (lah bah) -over there
par où est-ce? (pahr ooh ess) -Which way is it?
par ici (pahr ee see) -this way
par là (pahr lah) -that way

Children's Word of the Day - Toothbrush

Children's Word of the Day - Milk Shake

Lesson #264 Choices

Laquelle voulez-vous? (lah kehl voo lay voo) -Which one do you want? (for female object)

Laquel voulez-vous? (lah kehl voo lay voo) -Which one do you want? (for male object)

Choisissez celle que vous voulez (shwah zee say sell keh voo voo lay) -Choose the one that you want. (for female object)

Choisissez celui que vous voulez (shwah zee say sell  loo eeh keh voo voo lay) -Choose the one that you want. (for male object)

Je n'arriver pas à décider laquelle choisir (zhuh nah ree vay pah ah day see day lah kehl shwah zeer) -I can't decide which one to choose (for female object)

Je n'arriver pas à décider laquel choisir (zhuh nah ree vay pah ah day see day lah kehl shwah zeer) -I can't decide which one to choose (for male object)

Je ne sais pas laquelle choisir (zhuh neh say pah lah kehl shwah zeer) - I don't know which one to choose (for a female object)

Je ne sais pas laquel choisir (zhuh neh say pah lah kehl shwah zeer) - I don't know which one to choose (for a male object)

Si j'avais le choix, je choisirais... (see zhaw ray leh shwah zee ray) - If I had the choice, I would choose...

You will notice that most of the sentences, whether they are for a male or female word, Laquel or Laquelle sound exactly the same, it's only when you write them that it is different.

Essential Parts of the Body

la cœur (lah kurr) -the heart
le bras (leh brah) -the arm
la tête (lah teht) -the head
la jambe (lah zhamb) -the leg
le pied (leh pee eh) -the foot

Children's Word of the Day - Money

Children's Word of the Day - Lake

Children's Word of the Day - Peanut

Essential Ordinal Numbers 1-5

premier (preh mee ay) -1st (when refering to a male noun)
première (preh me ehr) 1st (when refering to a female noun)
deuxième (doo zee ehm) 2nd
troisième (twah zee ehm) -3rd
quatrième (kah tree ehm) -4th
cinquième (sahnk ee ehm) -5th

Children's Word of the Day - Kite

Lesson #262 Birthdays

Je suis né le..... (zhuh swee nay leh) -I was born on...

Je suis né le six, septembre, mille neuf cents cinquante-deux

(zhuh swee nay leh seece sehp tahm bre meel newf sahnt sank kahnt doo)

I was born on September 6, 1952

mille neuf cents is nineteen hundred (or 1 thousand & 9 hundred). Just add the number from 1 -99 to get any year in the 1900s.

For those who were born in the 2000s use deux mille (for 2000) & then the number 1-8 for any year after 2000.

for example:

Je suis né le vingts-trois février, deux mille quatre

(zhuh swee nay leh vahn trois fay vree yay doo meel kah truh)

I was born February 23, 2004

The months:

janvier (zhan vee yay) -January, février (fay vree yay) -February, mars (mahr) -March

avril (ah vreel) -April, mai (my) -May, juin (zhoo ahn) -June juillet (zhwee ay) -July

août (oot) -August, septembre (sehp tahm bruh) -September

octobre (ahk toh bruh) -October novembre (noh vahm bruh) -November

décembre (day sahm bruh) -December

note- the months in french are not capitalized.

Children's Word of the Day - Sofa

Essential Ordinal Numbers 1-5

premier (preh mee ay) -1st (when refering to a male noun)
première (preh me ehr) 1st (when refering to a female noun)
deuxième (doo zee ehm) 2nd
troisième (twah zee ehm) -3rd
quatrième (kah tree ehm) -4th
cinquième (sahnk ee ehm) -5th

Essential Meal Words

une cuiller (oon kwee ay) -a spoon
une fourchette (oon fohr sheht) -a fork
un couteau (uhn koo toh) -a knife
un plat (uhn plah) -a dish
un verre (uhn vehr) -a glass

Children's Word of the Day - Night

Essential Meal Words

une cuiller (oon kwee ay) -a spoon
une fourchette (oon fohr sheht) -a fork
un couteau (uhn koo toh) -a knife
un plat (uhn plah) -a dish
un verre (uhn vehr) -a glass

Children's Word of the Day - Cloud

Children's Phrase of the Day - Where Are We

Essential Clothes Vocabulary

un chapeau (uhn shah poh) -a hat
une robe (oon rohb) -a dress
un manteau (uhn mahn toh) - a coat
pantalon (pahn tah lohn) -pants
une chemise (oon sheh meez) -a shirt
une ceinture (oon sehn churr) -a belt

Essential Clothes Vocabulary

un chapeau (uhn shah poh) -a hat
une robe (oon rohb) -a dress
un manteau (uhn mahn toh) - a coat
pantalon (pahn tah lohn) -pants
une chemise (oon sheh meez) -a shirt
une ceinture (oon sehn churr) -a belt

Lesson #260 Introductions

A few intoductory phrases & responses:

Est-ce que vous connaissez mon ami? (ess keh voo kahn ay say mohn ah mee) -Do you know my friend?

Non, je ne le pense pas (noh zhuh neh leh pahnce pah) -I don't think so.

Oui, nous nous sommes déjà rencontrés (wee noo noo some pah day zhah rahn kahn tray) -Yes, we've already met.

Oui, j'ai déjà fait sa connaissance (wee zhay day zhah fay sah kahn ay sahnce) - Yes, I've already met him/her

Instead of mon ami, you can substitute father, mother, sister, brother, etc.

Just remember, with males you would use mon, with females you would use ma, and with multiple people you would use mes whether they are male or female.

Children's Word of the Day - Lollypop

Lesson #259 -Give Me...

Donnez-moi...(doh nay mwah) -Give me...

Donnez-moi de l'argent (doh nay mwah deh lahr zhan) -Give me some money.

Donnez-moi un stylo (doh nay mwah uhn stee loh) -Give me a pen.

Donnez-moi votre addresse (doh nay mwah voh truh ah dress) -Give me your addresse.

Donnez-moi les détails (doh nay mwah lay day tayl) -Give me the details.

Donnez-moi votre nom (doh nay mwah voh truh nahm) -Give me your name.

Essential Phrase of the Week -Where Are My...

Où sont mes... (ooh sohn may) -Where are my...


chaussettes (shoh seht) -shoes
enfants (ah fahnt) -children
reçus (reh soo) -receipts
billets (bee yay) -tickets
valises (vah leez) -suitcases

Essential Phrase of the Week -Where Are My...

Où sont mes... (ooh sohn may) -Where are my...


chaussettes (shoh seht) -shoes
enfants (ah fahnt) -children
reçus (reh soo) -receipts
billets (bee yay) -tickets
valises (vah leez) -suitcases

Essential Phrase of the Week -Where Are My...

Où sont mes... (ooh sohn may) -Where are my...


chaussettes (shoh seht) -shoes
enfants (ah fahnt) -children
reçus (reh soo) -receipts
billets (bee yay) -tickets
valises (vah leez) -suitcases

Children's Phrase of the Day - He Is Very Strange

Children's Phrase of the Day - I Am A Famous Actor

Essential Phrases of the Week -Easy & Difficult

C'est facile (say fah seel) -It's easy

C'est très facile (say treh fah seel) -It's very easy

C'est trop facile (say troh fah seel) -It's too easy

C'est difficile (say dee fee seel) -It's difficult

C'est très difficile (say treh dee fee seel) -It's very difficult

C'est trop difficile (say troh dee fee seel) -It's too difficult

C'est impossible (seht eem pah see bluh) -It's impossible

Ce n'est pas impossible (she nay pahz eem pah see bluh) -It's not impossible

Lesson # 257 -Take Your...

Prenez votre parapluie avec vous (preh nay voh truh pah rah ploo ee ah vehk voo) -Take your umbrella with you.
Prenez d'argent avec vous (preh nay dahr zhahn ah vehk voo) -Take some money with you.
Prenez votre dejeuner avec vous (preh nay voh truh day zhuh nay ah vehk voo) -Take your lunch with you.
Prenez votre frère (sœur) avec vous (preh nay votre frehr {surr} ah vehk voo) -Take your brother (sister) with you.
Prenez votre autre veste avec vous (preh nay voh truh oh truh vehst ah vehk voo) -Take your other jacket with you.

Essential Phrases of the Week -Easy & Difficult

C'est facile (say fah seel) -It's easy

C'est très facile (say treh fah seel) -It's very easy

C'est trop facile (say troh fah seel) -It's too easy

C'est difficile (say dee fee seel) -It's difficult

C'est très difficile (say treh dee fee seel) -It's very difficult

C'est trop difficile (say troh dee fee seel) -It's too difficult

C'est impossible (seht eem pah see bluh) -It's impossible

Ce n'est pas impossible (she nay pahz eem pah see bluh) -It's not impossible

Essential Phrases of the Week -Expensive & Inexpensive

C'est cher (say shehr) -It's expensive

Ce n'est pas cher (she nay pah shehr) -It's not expensive

C'est trop cher (say troh shehr) -it's too expensive

Ce n'est pas trop cher (she nay pah troh shehr) -It's not too expensive

C'est très cher (say treh shehr) -It's very expensive

Ce n'est pas très cher (she nay pah treh shehr) -It's not too expensive

Essential Phrases of the Week -Expensive & Inexpensive

C'est cher (say shehr) -It's expensive

Ce n'est pas cher (she nay pah shehr) -I't not expensive

C'est trop cher (say troh shehr) -it's too expensive

Ce n'est pas trop cher (she nay pah troh shehr) -It's not too expensive

C'est très cher (say treh shehr) -It's very expensive

Ce n'est pas très cher (she nay pah treh shehr) -It's not too expensive

Children's Word of the Day - Grass

Lesson # 255 -When Are You Going To...

À quelle heure (ah kell urr) -When, at what time...

À quelle heure arrivez-vous? (ah kell urr ah ree vay voo) -When are you arriving?

À quelle heure finissez-vous? (ah kell urr fee nee say voo) -When are you finishing?

À quelle heure sortez-vous? (ah kell urr sohr tay voo) -When are you going out?

À quelle heure dormez-vous? (ah kell urr dohr may voo) -When are you going to sleep?

À quelle heure ouvrez-vous? (ah kell urr oo vray voo) -When do you open?

Essential Phrases of the Week -Here & There

les voila (lay vwah lah) -there they are
les voici (lay vwah see) -here they are
vous voici (voo vwah see) -here you are
nous voici (noo vwah see) -here we are
la voilà (lah vwah lah) -there it is 
la voici (lah vwah see) -here it is

Children's Word of the Day - Banana