Vocabulary
Vocabulaire de l’école
Le vocabulaire de base pour bien faire sa rentrée.
Basic vocabulary to start the school year right.
Culture
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.
Culture
Mois de la francophonie
March is dedicated to Francophonie. Can you guess the origins of these expressions?
Here are the answers :
Expressions du Québec :
- Un chien-chaud => Un hot-dog
- Triper ben raide => Adorer quelque chose
Expresions de Belgique :
- Il drache => Il pleut
- Non peut-être => Oui !
Expression de Suisse :
- Faire la poutze => Faire le ménage
- Ca joue ? => Ca va ? C’est bien ?
Vocabulary
Noms des repas
Did you know? The names of meals vary across French-speaking countries!
If you’re invited to “dîner“, be careful not to get confused: in Belgium, Switzerland, and Quebec, it refers to lunch, whereas in France, it means dinner!
And that’s not all! The word “déjeuner” means breakfast for some, while for others, it refers to lunch.