Jeffers Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4902 days ago 2151 posts - 3960 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Hindi, Ancient Greek, French, Sanskrit, German
| Message 185 of 232 21 April 2014 at 10:44pm | IP Logged |
Sorry, I haven't been around this forum for quite a while, due to personal reasons which I explain in my log. I think I'm back now, and I'll get back to reading any of your updates as well.
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rlnv Senior Member United States Joined 3944 days ago 126 posts - 233 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French
| Message 186 of 232 23 April 2014 at 12:16am | IP Logged |
Here is a really nice song by Sylvie Vartan, and the lyrics are not too difficult to understand. I like both versions, but the one for the 1960's is just great. I'm posting this in case someone might find it as enjoyable as I did.
Sylvie Vartan performing Sylvie Vartan - Cette Lettre-là in the 1960's.
Sylvie Vartan performing Sylvie Vartan - Cette Lettre-là in 1994.
Quote:
Quand tu liras
Cette lettre-là
Tu comprendras que pour moi c´est fini
Que tu es sorti
A jamais de ma vie
Quand tu liras
Cette lettre-là
Tu m´en voudras tu me détesteras
Et pour une fois
C´est toi qui souffriras
Quand tu liras
Cette lettre-là
Mais surtout
Ne crois pas
Qu´un autre amour viendra
Qui prendra
Ta place
Ne crois pas ça
Ce n´est pas vrai
Je n´aimerai
Que toi
Quand tu liras
Cette lettre-là
Ne souris pas si les mots sont brouillés
C´est que des larmes
Sur ma lettre ont coulé
Quand tu liras
Cette lettre-là
Pourquoi mentir
Je serai près de toi
Et je te dirai cachée entre tes bras
Ne la lis pas
Cette lettre-là
Oh je t´en prie, ne la lis pas
Je t´en supplie, déchire-la.
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luke Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 7198 days ago 3133 posts - 4351 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Esperanto, French
| Message 187 of 232 27 April 2014 at 12:14am | IP Logged |
I found SmartsCube on YouTube. This is a really cool
set
of short videos, all in French on practical personal strategies. They include helpful words on the screen. I
recommend them if you like "comprehensible input" methods or just want to be more effective.
Edited by luke on 27 April 2014 at 12:19am
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songlines Pro Member Canada flickr.com/photos/cp Joined 5202 days ago 729 posts - 1056 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French Personal Language Map
| Message 188 of 232 08 May 2014 at 4:16am | IP Logged |
Great to see the enthusiasm for the Super Challenge, with Jeffers leading the charge. - Best wishes to
the Deuxièmistes who're taking part!
(I'm assuming other folks are okay with having a pause in Team Deuxième-specific challenges for this
month?)
Edited by songlines on 08 May 2014 at 5:23am
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PeterMollenburg Senior Member AustraliaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5469 days ago 821 posts - 1273 votes Speaks: English* Studies: FrenchB1
| Message 189 of 232 08 May 2014 at 10:11am | IP Logged |
songlines wrote:
Great to see the enthusiasm for the Super Challenge, with Jeffers leading the
charge. - Best wishes to
the Deuxièmistes who're taking part!
(I'm assuming other folks are okay with having a pause in Team Deuxième-specific challenges for this
month?)
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Thanks songlines... my biggest issues I'm finding starting off is i'm still relying heavy on dictionary use with
words I've not met before that I come across when reading, but i'm determined to let go of that more and
more and speed up my reading and get more involved in the competitive side of this challenge and speed up
my reading, thereby improving my technique... sorry long sentence I know :) Thanks songlines
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songlines Pro Member Canada flickr.com/photos/cp Joined 5202 days ago 729 posts - 1056 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French Personal Language Map
| Message 190 of 232 12 May 2014 at 1:28am | IP Logged |
A quick note to let Deuxièmistes know that our team godmother's now back from her Spanish hiking trip on the
Camino de Santiago. She's probably too modest to "toot her own horn" and post a link to the trip report on
her own log, but here it is. You folks may enjoy it, whether or not you're also learning Spanish.
post 243.
She writes that hopes to have additional posts on both language learning and the Camino, so keep an eye
out for them if you're interested.
Welcome back, Stelle!
Edited by songlines on 12 May 2014 at 4:27pm
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Stelle Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Canada tobefluent.com Joined 4137 days ago 949 posts - 1686 votes Speaks: French*, English*, Spanish Studies: Tagalog
| Message 191 of 232 17 May 2014 at 12:58pm | IP Logged |
Merci songlines! Thanks for the welcome!
While there's no way that I'll be able to catch up on everything that I missed while I'm away, I'm back and reading
your logs whenever you update them. It's hard to believe that we're already more than a third of the way through
2014! I hope that everyone's French studies are going well. Good luck to those of you who are participating in the
Super Challenge.
Please let me know if there's anything that I can do to support you.
Bonne chance! Happy learning!
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rlnv Senior Member United States Joined 3944 days ago 126 posts - 233 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French
| Message 192 of 232 22 May 2014 at 3:27am | IP Logged |
Warning! Don't follow the link I'm providing unless you like French pop love songs from the 70's. This one by one of Québec's finest during that time. And this one is plenty syrupy, but the lyrics are right down beginners alley - easy for us A1/A2 folks.
Tes Yeux - Nicole Martin
I wrote out the lyrics, so I'll share them here. They are in the video.
Quote:
Tes yeux, sont le miroir de notre amore
Tes yeux, sont ma lumière de chaque jours
Dans tes yeux, je vous l'image d'un bonheur
Que le temps ne peut éffacer de mon coeur
je suis à toi, tu peux me prendre
Ne me fait pas attendre
L'amour est là, qui nous appelle
La nuit sera si belle
Tes yeux, sont plus pur que ceux d'un enfant
Oui tes yeux, sont clair comme un jour de printemps
Dans tes yeux, j'ai découvert tant de merveille
J'y ai vu, briller un million de soleil
Vient près de moi, je me sent douce
Je veux sentir ta bouche
Ton souffle chaud sur mon visage
Prend moi, je suis ta femme
Tes yeux, sont le miroir de notre amore
Tes yeux, sont ma lumière de chaque jours
Dans tes yeux, je vous l'image d'un bonheur
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