A few tips for understanding the French language and culture
- Proverbe de septembre
- Vocabulaire de l’école
Le vocabulaire de base pour bien faire sa rentrée.
Basic vocabulary to start the school year right.
- La rentrée !
In France, people use the word “rentrée” for the beginning of September.
It means the return after the summer holidays.- School starts again → la rentrée scolaire = back to school.
- Books: many new books are published → la rentrée littéraire.
- Politics: politicians go back to work → la rentrée politique.
So, rentrée = the moment when life starts again after summer.
- Le tour de France
- Les légumes de l’été