tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67458106573749431232024-03-13T12:32:37.624-07:00Creative PolyglotCreative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745810657374943123.post-6127251476173113442011-01-11T07:23:00.000-08:002011-01-11T08:07:34.341-08:00Around the world in 64 sentences - part 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5i-JXr2fv_EW1GQfp4vqBS5z_ZobaDI5gf5ATnUhzsK3jRJdZvzO21tQCUoGtlInCKciZNKr_5vliBhwvdFlBKuxzjGwNP3bBDy9EDVA1UEzWHyUcGnLxUBaCJNgJsnjbLuXPjEnjF8/s1600/stock-vector-stylized-latin-american-passport-stamps-3257425.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 383px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5i-JXr2fv_EW1GQfp4vqBS5z_ZobaDI5gf5ATnUhzsK3jRJdZvzO21tQCUoGtlInCKciZNKr_5vliBhwvdFlBKuxzjGwNP3bBDy9EDVA1UEzWHyUcGnLxUBaCJNgJsnjbLuXPjEnjF8/s400/stock-vector-stylized-latin-american-passport-stamps-3257425.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560959490577603762" border="0" /></a><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tableau Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} table.MsoTableGrid {mso-style-name:"Grille du tableau"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh:.5pt solid windowtext; mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid windowtext; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">We were on a world tour in 64 sentences when suddenly the journey stopped. You must have heard that several airports including London and Paris were blocked because of heavy snow-fall. So I blame this long interruption on snow too. Thanks Santa claus you sent the snow when I needed it. We were in the middle of the ‘to’ crisis, how many ‘to’s are there in French? We have already seen some ‘to’s for a country,continent and a city(Lesson December 5). Let’s rewind a bit.<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">1.City: </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Preposition ‘<b>à’</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tableau Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Je vais <b>à</b><span style="color: maroon;"> </span>Paris. Tu vas <b>à </b>Mumbai.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <b>2.Country/Continent:</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Preposition<span style=""> </span>‘<b>en’</b> <span style=""> </span>used for the feminine countries.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"></span>Je vais <b>en</b> France. Je vais <b>en </b>Inde.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Time to tackle the masculine side of the world. What are the masculine countries?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Le Portugal, Le Brésil, Le Canada, Le Japon, Le Cameroun, Le Costa Rica.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Preposition <b>‘au’</b>(à+le = <span style=""> </span>au) <span style=""> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"> </span><span style="" lang="EN-GB">used as ‘to’ for a country <span style=""> </span>that has a masculine name.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Je vais <b>au</b> Portugal. (Literal translation would be ‘I am going to the Portugal’ but correct translation would be ‘ I am going to Portugal’)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Tu vas <b>au</b> Japon.<span style=""> </span>Ils vont <b>au </b>Brésil.<span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></p> <table class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: medium none;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="width: 86.4pt; border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="115"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">je vais</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">tu vas</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">il /elle va</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">nous allons</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">vous allez</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">ils/elles vont</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </td> <td style="width: 72pt; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="96"> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">au</p> </td> <td style="width: 81pt; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none;" valign="top" width="108"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>Portugal </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>Brésil</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style=""> </span>Canada </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>Japon </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style=""> </span>Cameroun</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> Costa Rica<br /></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">I would suggest not to go to Canada because there must be a freezing winter, Brazil is a good choice and very soon it’s carnival time. Stop for a sushi in Japan if you have some time.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Our next break would be at the white house for lunch before leaving for tea time at Queen's castle in UK. Would you like to accompany me? then keep checking the schedule of this amazing journey.<br /></span></p> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" lang="EN-GB" ><br /></span></span>Creative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745810657374943123.post-52120771391280008592010-12-22T09:14:00.000-08:002010-12-22T09:58:42.066-08:00My stop at Paris<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51AxC4em2VTGZFG0hX6fkGCIy42Ux_4Is0xjZl62gAVcq1_w6nIaJuRyr_Iez1mtD-OP2nOwagvKn6gMxIRa6GxdICS-BzKtC1m-nX46Nu21qZV9U9-bVzw7-dvUKBskaYHrnS73XpSg/s1600/DSCN6473.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51AxC4em2VTGZFG0hX6fkGCIy42Ux_4Is0xjZl62gAVcq1_w6nIaJuRyr_Iez1mtD-OP2nOwagvKn6gMxIRa6GxdICS-BzKtC1m-nX46Nu21qZV9U9-bVzw7-dvUKBskaYHrnS73XpSg/s400/DSCN6473.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553565708824781458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XGVIe1VLKjxZREajSl8tI8XhDE7edymOHXPkQwmTr1qGEGUXr00cstzkvXkmcWhx90ahYAVSyRb6-D8syyKCzcXmINFKOpgOdq1o04sU1w6m1lxJKnBoTwNBdBgSzA7kSHXArdc_dJA/s1600/DSCN6467.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XGVIe1VLKjxZREajSl8tI8XhDE7edymOHXPkQwmTr1qGEGUXr00cstzkvXkmcWhx90ahYAVSyRb6-D8syyKCzcXmINFKOpgOdq1o04sU1w6m1lxJKnBoTwNBdBgSzA7kSHXArdc_dJA/s400/DSCN6467.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553565699798010194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIeTzWheEqTLCkFD1CBgiUB2ZvPdaGRryecm0_Z_VhEzdSLTZSECJSPtFJW5ocPVREj8v2K2Tx5g_xpyc-U8lBn_XMcVBM3xkvx26dqxfoUTuavcY-Tsg9j1kDtJWxztcKFRHctuSmcZM/s1600/DSCN6462.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIeTzWheEqTLCkFD1CBgiUB2ZvPdaGRryecm0_Z_VhEzdSLTZSECJSPtFJW5ocPVREj8v2K2Tx5g_xpyc-U8lBn_XMcVBM3xkvx26dqxfoUTuavcY-Tsg9j1kDtJWxztcKFRHctuSmcZM/s400/DSCN6462.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553565690439387538" border="0" /></a><br />How many aventures you had during your around the world in 64 sentences? I grabbed this chance to fly to magical Paris and had not only one but a series of adventures. I arrived in Paris on the day when the whole city was paralyzed because of heavy snow-fall, spent four hours at the railway station but finally reached my hotel . For the next one I wasn't even prepared. I was all happy and gay wondering around Paris capturing each and every view of Eiffel tower, last stop was Galeries Lafayette to admire the marvelous decoration instead I tumbled from top to bottom on greasy stairs of a café again fortunately nothing broken just some shock. Later on I was mesmerized by the beauty of the Galerie, it was worth falling down for that view. I apologize for not posting yet the next lesson. I will do it very soon and I wish you a very merry christmas!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Photo 1 & 2 Galeries Lafayette's Christmas decorations<br />Photo 3 Giant Christmas tree inside the Galeries</span>Creative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745810657374943123.post-68170368634561967952010-12-05T12:33:00.001-08:002010-12-05T13:19:51.215-08:00Around the world in 64 sentences<div> </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3E5PQ3Z1aILdmhCesShKhMM1MrcwfKeQuGKfGV7UmMwhme9WFxEC2xsiNdWKY_0UwUVLVJ6qZuUXlHIDYKMwMLkUJZggup2cmVtiOdQA5nIp4yukZzU1sxV3KjQptHY4mut8afITrQN4/s1600/stock-vector-stylized-illustration-of-travel-around-the-world-design-57237880.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 383px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547299516477513650" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3E5PQ3Z1aILdmhCesShKhMM1MrcwfKeQuGKfGV7UmMwhme9WFxEC2xsiNdWKY_0UwUVLVJ6qZuUXlHIDYKMwMLkUJZggup2cmVtiOdQA5nIp4yukZzU1sxV3KjQptHY4mut8afITrQN4/s400/stock-vector-stylized-illustration-of-travel-around-the-world-design-57237880.jpg" border="0" /></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:arial;">Last time Sherlock Holmes helped us to solve the mystery of pronominal verbs but who is going to take us on a tour to the planet ‘to’?<span> </span>home to many ‘to’s. <span> </span>How many are there?<span> </span>You have to choose a ‘to’ for a city, one for a country and another for a discotheque or a movie theater! List is long but not endless.<br /><br /></span><span lang="FR" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">1.City: </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Preposition<b> à<br /></b></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b><br /></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Je vais <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">à</span> </span><span lang="FR">Paris. <span> </span>Tu vas <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">à</span> Mumbai.</span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="FR">2.Country/Continent:<span> </span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="FR"> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">In French everything has a gender <span> </span>so the countries are divided not in continents but in masculine and feminine genders. The countries given below are on feminine side, India, Italy or France seems to have some feminity but I don’t understand why Great Britain and Spain are feminine ? We can even organise a debate on this issue!<br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">La France, La Suisse (Switzerland) , La Grande Bretagne (Great Britain), L’Inde(India), L’Italie(Italy), L’Espagne (Spain), La Chine(China)</span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">All the continents are feminine :</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">L’Asie, L’Afrique, L’Amérique du nord , L’Amérique du sud, L’Europe, L’Australie and L’Antartique</span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">Preposition <b>En </b></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;color:black;" lang="FR">(</span><b><span lang="FR" style="color:black;">ɑ̃</span></b></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><span lang="FR" style="color:black;"><span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">) </span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">En</span> <span> </span>is used<span> </span>as ‘to’ for a country or a continent that has a feminine name. Literal meaning of ‘en’ is ‘in’ but here it is <span> </span>‘to’.<br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">Je vais <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >en</span> France.<span> </span>Je vais <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >en</span> Italie.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">Je vais </span><span lang="FR"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="FR"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">en</span></span></span></span></span><span lang="FR"> Inde. <span> </span>Je vais </span><span lang="FR"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="FR"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="FR"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">en</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="FR"> Grande Bretagne.</span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tableau Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> </p></span></span><table class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="width: 77.4pt; border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="103"> <p class="MsoNormal">je vais</p> <p class="MsoNormal">tu vas</p> <p class="MsoNormal">il /elle va</p> <p class="MsoNormal">nous allons</p> <p class="MsoNormal">vous allez</p> <p class="MsoNormal">ils/elles vont</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </td> <td style="width: 54pt; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="72"> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">en</p> </td> <td style="width: 90pt; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="120"> <p class="MsoNormal">France</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Inde</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Espagne</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Italie</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Grande Bretagne</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Suisse</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Australie</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Chine</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <span lang="FR" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><br /></span></p><br /><p face="arial" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">You can make at least 64 sentences with the help of this table. Enjoy the tour around the world in 64 sentences! Journey continues in next lesson.</span></p></span></span><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Creative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745810657374943123.post-34324723222512449012010-12-03T08:05:00.000-08:002010-12-03T08:46:55.504-08:00Let it snow let it snow let it snow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72utEEPJlGt_xeqvQ3qCDvLPx8yuMpWSKkVlw8Wo9LMwy9H9sKKOV2TKfGL1G68tJBgq8aI7LifH-_ZaCcAy3OlullTnsOgI3GtcoXVkGeNIrPlMPQUY_0RHy4TVeCRUy3AEYnQ8odu0/s1600/DSCN5617.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72utEEPJlGt_xeqvQ3qCDvLPx8yuMpWSKkVlw8Wo9LMwy9H9sKKOV2TKfGL1G68tJBgq8aI7LifH-_ZaCcAy3OlullTnsOgI3GtcoXVkGeNIrPlMPQUY_0RHy4TVeCRUy3AEYnQ8odu0/s400/DSCN5617.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546493946688420946" border="0" /></a><br /><div id=":9k" class="ii gt"><div id=":9j"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tableau Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Triple A’s journey continue on the TGV tracks to Brest. It’s snowing heavily and they are stranded in 30 cms of snow at Lamballe. What do we do when there is nothing to do? Either we watch TV, eat or talk. Don’t we? Well! there was no TV and the food is so expensive in TGVs so Triple A and the Bretonne lady preferred to talk. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"></span>Nolwenn: Où allez-vous?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Amrita: Nous allons à Brest. Et vous?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Nolwenn: C’est une jolie petite ville. Je vais à Morlaix. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Anita: Est-que c’est une grande ville? </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Nolwenn: Non, c’est une petite ville. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">I will ask you to wait for a minute and try to understand the dialogue above because you are familiar with half of the vocabulary and half is new. </span>Let’s see these examples.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Je <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">vais à</span> Paris.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Je <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">vais à</span> New-York.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Je <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">vais à</span> New-Delhi.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Nous <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">allons à</span> Rome. </span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Do you now have an idea what was the dialogue about? I am sure you understood. Here is the English version. I don’t like the translation but here it’s difficult to teach just by examples. Keep it in mind that English and French have lot of common words but the grammar is totally different. If you try to make a sentence then make it using whatever knowledge you gained in French please do not translate otherwise everything will be messed up.</span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> Nolwenn: Where are you going?</span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> Amrita: We are going to Brest. And you?</span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> Nolwenn: It’s a beautiful small city. I am going to Morlaix. </span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> Anita: Is it a big city? </span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> Nolwenn: No, It’s a small town. </span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">The new verb I introduced is ‘Aller’ that means ‘to go’. ‘Aller’ is one of the most common verbs used in French so you must learn by heart the conjugation.<br /></span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr style=""><td style="width: 104.65pt; border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="140"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Aller = to go</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 63.8pt; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none;color:windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="85"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <br /></td> <td style="width: 77.95pt; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none;color:windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="104"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <br /></td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 104.65pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="140"> <p class="MsoNormal">Je vais</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Tu vas</p> <p class="MsoNormal">il/elle va</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Vous allez </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Nous allons</p> <p class="MsoNormal">ils/elles vont</p> </td> <td style="width: 63.8pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="85"> <p class="MsoNormal">à</p> </td> <td style="width: 77.95pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none;color:-moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="104"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Brest</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Paris</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">New-York</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Mumbai</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> What is this strange letter doing in the middle column? <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">‘à’</span> is equivalent to the preposition ‘to’. It is pronounced as ‘a’ in ‘art’ ‘dart’ or ‘part’. In French there are more than one ‘to’, different ‘to’ for different places, </span><span style="" lang="EN-US"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">‘à’</span></span><span style="" lang="EN-US"> is used for cities. It’s getting complicated? No not at all it just a question of keeping your memory updated. Remember only one ‘to’ for the moment that is </span><span style="" lang="EN-US"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">‘à’</span></span><span style="" lang="EN-US">.</span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">New vocabulary </span><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:100%;">Aller = to go</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:100%;">où = where (Pronounced as <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">oo</span> in t<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">oo)</span><br /></span></span></p><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Petit(masc.)/Petite(fem.) = Small, tiny</span></span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" > </span></span></p> </div></div>Creative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745810657374943123.post-69310375091884400812010-11-30T07:20:00.000-08:002010-11-30T07:55:17.175-08:00Phonetiks is fantastik<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/grammar/images/phonetic_alphabet.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 371px; height: 263px;" src="http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/grammar/images/phonetic_alphabet.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Hi all! I am sorry this is not a new lesson as I was busy working on a small glossary of all the words that came in last eight lessons. Hindi is my national language, people say that it is difficult to learn but in my opinion it's one of the most easiest languages to learn or atleast to read. Once you know all the alphabet and accents you can read without any problem because we read as it is written. There are no irregular rules as in English and French that is why it is an excellent way to learn French pronunciation. I am sure this French-Hindi glossary will be a huge help for my Hindi speaking readers. You can find it on the 'French-Hindi' page. I would be very happy to know if there is a blog specialist who can help me how to record an audio file and upload it with a blog post.Creative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745810657374943123.post-7273070593663635752010-11-22T06:44:00.000-08:002010-11-30T05:09:59.633-08:00Sherlock Holmes solved the mystery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswJv4mk0U0UMsktGyGcgBAH2FlA51n2OGhyphenhyphen_v6gW1kvAXpTRWGxMRKhsZduLH9F76dOSNfmBqC9cV2llSJyzmiScU5T4F9n5CwHCRWTGczQhNLCVU9POyh2GmF1uPh6iRTyptjBqYmYQ/s1600/DooFi_Consulting_detective_with_pipe_and_magnifying_glass_silhouette_.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswJv4mk0U0UMsktGyGcgBAH2FlA51n2OGhyphenhyphen_v6gW1kvAXpTRWGxMRKhsZduLH9F76dOSNfmBqC9cV2llSJyzmiScU5T4F9n5CwHCRWTGczQhNLCVU9POyh2GmF1uPh6iRTyptjBqYmYQ/s400/DooFi_Consulting_detective_with_pipe_and_magnifying_glass_silhouette_.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542385226205076450" border="0" /></a><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tableau Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} table.MsoTableGrid {mso-style-name:"Grille du tableau"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh:.5pt solid windowtext; mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid windowtext; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">We are going on a mystery adventure<span style=""></span>, you must be equipped with all the arms and weapons and should know how to use them . These arms are pronouns, articles, questions and all the vocabulry we learnt in seven lessons. Do you know by heart the use of all these? If no then please go through all the previous lessons, you can find them under the label of ‘French’ at the right hand side. You must be wondering what happened to the ‘Triple A’ team? Where are they? What are they doing?<span style=""> </span>Well!<span style=""> </span>Anita,Amrita and Amandine three students from Paris are still on TGV talking to Nolwenn the ‘Bretonne’ lady. The people from the region of Brittany or Bretagne are called ‘Bretons’, ‘un Breton(masc.)’, une Bretonne(femi.).<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Last time Nolwenn asked the names of the three girls <span style="font-weight: bold;">'Comment vous vous appelez?'</span> Every time this question and the answer to this question made me scratch my head. It was a big mystery for me when I was learning French because there was always an apostrophe or some pronoun appeared two times like in the question above.<br /></span></p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tableau Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} table.MsoTableGrid {mso-style-name:"Grille du tableau"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh:.5pt solid windowtext; mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid windowtext; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <table class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: medium none;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="width: 185.4pt; border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="247"> <p class="MsoNormal">Comment tu t’appelles?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Comment elle s’appelle ?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Comment elles s’appellent ?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Comment il s’appelle ?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Comment vous vous appelez ?</p> </td> <td style="width: 180pt; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="240"> <p class="MsoNormal">Je m’appelle Anita.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Elle s’appelle Amrita.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Elles s’appellent Anita et Amrtia.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">il s’appelle Brad Pitt.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Je m’appelle Aung Saan Suu kyi.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style=""> </span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""></span>Those were my very first lessons when I was struggling to adapt myself to French-French learning method, my French teacher told me that I will understand <span style=""> </span>‘Vous vous appelez’ later on and not to worry about it.<span style=""> </span>My condition was getting worst<span style=""> </span>I could not sleep at night and felt myself hanging on an apostrophe too, so I had to find the answer. I solved the puzzle by translating word to word this question. In French they don’t ask or tell a name like in English ‘What is your name?’ but <span style=""> </span>they say ‘ How you call yourself?’ and the answer is similar too, I call myself Anita, <span style=""> </span>How she calls herself? <span style=""> </span>She calls herself Amrita, <span style=""> </span>How they call themselves? Etc. Etc. The verb used here is <span style=""> </span><b>s’appeler</b> , this type of <span style=""> </span>verb is called a pronominal verb where the subject performs an action on itself. <span style=""> </span>Ex. Elle s’appelle Angelina –She calls herself Angelina. There are many more pronominal verbs to come but for right now we will not go in too much technical details. Enjoy remixing and matching!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> <table class="MsoTableGrid" style="width: 512px; border-collapse: collapse; border: medium none; height: 191px;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="width: 239.4pt; border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="319"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">s’appeler </span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext;" width="328"><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><br /></td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 239.4pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid;" valign="top" width="319"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Je m’appelle</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Tu t’appelles</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Vous vous appelez</p> <p class="MsoNormal">il s’appelle</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Elle s’appelle </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </td> <td style="width: 245.8pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none;" valign="top" width="328"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Anita, Amrita,Amandine, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Brad Pitt</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Angelina Jolie</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>Creative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745810657374943123.post-38468844447172023582010-11-09T08:40:00.000-08:002010-11-30T05:10:55.426-08:00Who is Brad Pitt?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.firstclassfashionista.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brad-pitt-and-angelina-jolie-together.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 418px; height: 500px;" src="http://www.firstclassfashionista.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brad-pitt-and-angelina-jolie-together.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tableau Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} table.MsoTableGrid {mso-style-name:"Grille du tableau"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh:.5pt solid windowtext; mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid windowtext; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Anita, Amandine and Amrita<span style=""> </span>or the ‘Triple A’ are on Christmas vacations and going to visit the beautiful coast line of <span style=""> </span>Brittany (Bretagne). They take a Paris-Brest TGV (Très grande vitesse) or Very fast speed train. In the train they meet Nolwenn a lady from Bretagne and the conversation begins.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox">Nolwenn:<span style=""> </span>Bonjour </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox">Triple A: <span style=""> </span>Bonjour </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox">Nolwenn:<span style=""> </span><b style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Comment vous vous appelez ?</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox">Amrita :<span style=""> </span>Je m’appelle Amrita, elle s’appelle Anita et elle s’appelle Amandine.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox">Nolwenn : Jolis prénoms !</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">You must have noticed that there are two new sentences that we haven’t yet learnt but it is in the same series as<span style=""> </span><b style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">“Comment tu t’appelles ?”</b><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> </span>. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><b style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">“Comment vous vous appelez?”</b> is used </span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">In plural <span style=""> </span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">In singular in a formal way or for en elderly person</span></span></li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Examples</span></b></span><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">:</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">It’s the first day of my French class and I would like to know the names of my new students.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox">Me: <span style=""> </span><b style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Comment vous vous appelez?</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox">Students :<span style=""> </span>Je m’appelle Kristina, Je m’appelle Mary, Je m’appelle Brian………………etc.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">If<span style=""> </span>I ask the famous Hollywood star Brad Pitt the same question then first of all people will think that I am from another planet who doesn’t know him <span style=""> </span>but still I will not say <b style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">"Comment tu t’appelles?" </b><span style=""> </span>I will phrase the question in a very formal way. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox">Me: <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><b style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Comment vous vous appelez?</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox">Brad Pitt: <span style=""> </span>Je m’appelle Brad Pitt. <span style=""> </span>Je suis acteur.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Me :<span style=""> </span><b style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Comment elle s’appelle ?</b> (I <span style=""> </span>point out to the beautiful lady beside him)</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox">Brad Pitt :<span style=""> </span>Elle s’appelle Angelina Jolie. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">You must have guessed by now that ‘Elle’ is one of the French pronouns. What are the others?</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></p> <table class="MsoTableGrid" style="width: 494px; border-collapse: collapse; border: medium none; height: 111px;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="width: 4cm; border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="151"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></p><br /></td> <td style="width: 135pt; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none;" valign="top" width="180"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span>Singular</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width: 252pt; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none;" valign="top" width="336"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Plural</span></span></p> </td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 4cm; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid;" valign="top" width="151"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">First person </span></span></p> </td> <td style="width: 135pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none;" valign="top" width="180"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Je = I</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width: 252pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none;" valign="top" width="336"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Nous = We</span></span></p> </td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 4cm; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid;" valign="top" width="151"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Second person</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width: 135pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none;" valign="top" width="180"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Tu = You, Vous = You</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width: 252pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none;" valign="top" width="336"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Vous = You</span></span></p> </td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 4cm; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid;" valign="top" width="151"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Third person</span></span></p> </td> <td style="width: 135pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none;" valign="top" width="180"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">il = He , Elle = She </span></span></p> </td> <td style="width: 252pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none;" valign="top" width="336"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Ils = They (masculine), Elles = They (feminine)</span></span></p> </td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span>There are so many things to remember and learn so I am going to pause the Paris-Brest journey of Triple A. We will resume it very soon but by next time I would like you to revise all the<span style=""> </span>lessons.<span style=""> </span></span></span></p>Creative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745810657374943123.post-47158046990218051652010-10-30T08:56:00.000-07:002010-11-09T08:53:25.160-08:00Jean Paul Gaultier's magic potion<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.xpautographes.com/7497-3852-large/autographe-jean-paul-gaultier.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 300px;" src="http://www.xpautographes.com/7497-3852-large/autographe-jean-paul-gaultier.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I was drifting on Mozart's music waves and staring at the long row of buildings out of my window. Suddenly a thought flashed in my mind, I have to write something! I picked up the note-book, it's just not 'A' simple note-book because the great designer & creator Jean Paul Gaultier signed his autograph in it. Creativity is flowing through its pages and spilling out of it. Quickly I rushed to kitchen took a glass,collected the precious nectar in it and gulped it down. I was sure it would wake up my sleeping imagination. In few seconds it was running through my veins, eager to reach up to the brain. Soon my eyes were glowing and hands hurried up to grab a pen. Words converted in sentences and sentences in to form of a poem. I wrote poems in Hindi for years then I don't know what hindered me from painting the word picture. Today Jean Paul Gaultier brought me back but the credit goes to one of my friends too who encouraged me few days back to restart. I am posting this poem below,unfortunately only my Indian friends and readers will be able to understand it as it's in Hindi. Who knows? I might start writing in English and French too if I continue to drink JPG brand magic potion. Wait for it!<br /><br />'इमारतें'<br />बातें हवाओं से करती , पंख पंछियों के छूती<br />कितनी ऊँची है ये गगनचुम्बी इमारतें,<br />अनगिनत झरोखों का घर हैं और इन झरोंखो में<br />कितनी कहानियाँ छुपायें बैठी हैं ये इमारतें,<br />कहानियाँ कहाँ हुई शुरू और कहाँ खत्म,<br /><span></span><span></span> सोचा नहीं किसीने ढूंडा नहीं किसीने,<br />एक अनकही अनजानी किताब है ये इमारतें,<br />एक कोई जाता है और हज़ार आ जातें हैं,<br />आने-जाने वालों का मेला है ये इमारतें,<br />मेले की भीड़ में खो जातें हैं लोग,<br />याद नहीं आती उनकी किसीको,<br />वे चले जाते है, धुआं-धुआं हो जाते हैं,<br />उड़ जाता है धुआं झरोंखों से और नई खुशबू लेकर<br />आने वालों के लिए दरवाजें खोल देती है ये इमारतें.Creative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745810657374943123.post-26199815761246990082010-10-28T06:43:00.000-07:002010-10-28T07:16:19.041-07:00Win a FREE trip to Paris!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PQsC-SzJ1AxIVFDjlN9lfBSDGYNDBHleEdfTFB8vnwYcqSfBoCTJYcyPKGFV78YZvjga85PHOk3GnSRnn6UnP2kGagYW4o3ocTlqhvqMKee-JfqXi8QVNjXvCEq0sY3T4JgyRhXiMxk/s1600/DSCN3164.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PQsC-SzJ1AxIVFDjlN9lfBSDGYNDBHleEdfTFB8vnwYcqSfBoCTJYcyPKGFV78YZvjga85PHOk3GnSRnn6UnP2kGagYW4o3ocTlqhvqMKee-JfqXi8QVNjXvCEq0sY3T4JgyRhXiMxk/s400/DSCN3164.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533093638033191554" border="0" /></a><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tableau Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Creative Polyglot is coming out<span style=""> </span>of the shadow of Polyglutton and trying to find her way to<span style=""> </span>Kingdom of France. How to find the way if you don’t know how to ask questions? We will continue our journey through the farm of questions to get back to Formidable France. In last lesson we learnt how to ask two questions: </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Comment tu t’appelles?</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span>What’s your name?</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Qui est-ce?</span> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"> </span>Who is it?</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">A story of three friends in a college at Paris, Anita, Amrita and Amandine. Anita and Amandine know each other and Amrita will be their new friend. On first day of college Anita sees a lost girl, she goes over and introduces herself.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Bonjour, Je m’appelle Anita.</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox">Comment tu t’appelles?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox">Bonjour, Je m’appelle Amrita.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Next day Amandine sees her best friend with a new girl.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span>Bonjour Anita!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox">Qui est-ce ?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">C’est Amrita. (It is Amrita)</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox">Bonjour Amrita!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox">Je m’appelle Amandine.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">You observed one thing that they gave the password ,asked some questions and in return got a brand new friend. What is the password?<span style=""> </span>It’s not only a password or ‘mot de passe’ as they call it in french to open a box<span style=""> </span>of chocolates but to make friends too. Read the October 6<sup>th</sup> lesson and start making friends. Of course the story of<span style=""> </span>these three friends doesn’t end here, it’s just the begining. And you are going to enjoy the ride.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Amrita is discovering Paris with her new friends. They are roaming around eating delicious Italian ice-cream. (You see Polyglutton is still trying to take hold of Polyglot, I have to be strong and not think too much of<span style=""> </span>food.) </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"></span>Amrita: <span style=""> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Qu’est-ce que c’est?</span> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox">Anita :<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>C’est une cathédrale, la notre dame de Paris.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Amrita :<span style=""> </span>C’est jolie. </span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">After few minutes.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox">Amrita : <span style=""> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Qu’est-ce que c’est?</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox">Amandine : C’est l’arc de triomphe.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Amrita :<span style=""> </span>C’est grand !<span style=""> </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">(I am really hoping that she doesn’t ask this question for Eiffel tower. Everybody knows the mighty tower? Dont’ you?) </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""></span></span>Amrita: <span style=""> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Qu’est-ce que c’est?</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox">Anita :<span style=""> </span>C’est un musée, le musée du Louvre.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox">Amrita :<span style=""> </span>C’est beau.<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Paris is quite big and I am really tired walking all over the city with these energy packed girls. I have to go and get an ice-cream or why not an Indian kulfi. Did you guess what was the question Amrita was repeating again and again? <span style=""> </span>I am sure you did, if not then write me or I will give the answer in next lesson. If you are wondering what are these words Le, La and <span style=""> </span>L’ <span style=""> </span>then you can find the answer immediately in 15<sup>th</sup> October lesson. There are <span style=""> </span>two more new <span style=""> </span>prepositions ‘de’ and ‘du’ that<span style=""> </span>we will discuss in next lesson. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Jolie <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>= <span style=""> </span>Beautiful, Pretty</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Beau <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>=<span style=""> </span>Beautiful, Lovely</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Grand <span style=""> </span>= <span style=""> </span>Big</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pronox"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo.1 'La notre dame de Paris' No doubt it is very beautiful</span></span><br /></span></span></p>Creative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745810657374943123.post-23036137081989144392010-10-26T04:16:00.000-07:002010-10-26T04:57:19.131-07:00Creative Polyglot alias Polyglutton<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFKcNF959ZoNwz5gv0vTv2BOQj6OnUbSQdp4aQy5DIF-AMqo2Ax9GTHHTJA56VvAQyw7XPHCZhNMZgYT0cbtC1F_d77LJcaBBT4Xlnwq8FbYwdOMe9yoFGXoLd0eeNRM2Ey8FaqOTGlg/s1600/DSCN6191.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532313069787105202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFKcNF959ZoNwz5gv0vTv2BOQj6OnUbSQdp4aQy5DIF-AMqo2Ax9GTHHTJA56VvAQyw7XPHCZhNMZgYT0cbtC1F_d77LJcaBBT4Xlnwq8FbYwdOMe9yoFGXoLd0eeNRM2Ey8FaqOTGlg/s400/DSCN6191.JPG" /></a> <div>I wonder if Polyglot is on the way to become a Polyglutton. I am about to cross all the limits and boundries to obtain this award. My poor stomach was crying out in agony and urging me to halt but I did not listen and continued to devour my master creation. If my husband would not have stopped me to finish the last bit of this silky smooth dish I would have achieved this honour today only. This morning I tried a new recipe of Butter Chicken and the result was marvelous, I was in heaven for few minutes. The aroma is still lingering, can't you feel a sweet odour is pouring in through the internet in to your house? I hope one day it's possible. Believe me if you prepare this dish it will create an explosion of flavour and saveur and take you to a realm where you are the king. Leave a comment to get a ticket to this kingdom. </div>Creative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745810657374943123.post-51662773564300994542010-10-25T04:33:00.001-07:002010-10-25T04:47:41.189-07:00Gourmandise<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSUCt1eIIBwK8frT-R-jXHZFa8QWMdM-nOmYdZAoyqLB-vUUlUNTieVCsLecrOZW6Ts2Dz5266lyzV9YyH4RAtJylUNrGCE3JSkKCv71Tvq3BSHaX76j4zD9CwL_a2p5d6NiV_TqvpL8/s1600/DSCN6186.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531946922496476178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSUCt1eIIBwK8frT-R-jXHZFa8QWMdM-nOmYdZAoyqLB-vUUlUNTieVCsLecrOZW6Ts2Dz5266lyzV9YyH4RAtJylUNrGCE3JSkKCv71Tvq3BSHaX76j4zD9CwL_a2p5d6NiV_TqvpL8/s400/DSCN6186.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgp2h4lWYk_Vi2pkrNqIF67NJvY0jYbQx-ELtZVkTREXc8CuLgrz96VtfQOwt5VENSKCsVGDEvBa6kluYYha_x2VZJ8BRgm_aHZPdkWBCjHhw4Do8ldO6q7BB4ucO3gKXOupkdD5t5Og/s1600/DSCN6179.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531946917551772370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgp2h4lWYk_Vi2pkrNqIF67NJvY0jYbQx-ELtZVkTREXc8CuLgrz96VtfQOwt5VENSKCsVGDEvBa6kluYYha_x2VZJ8BRgm_aHZPdkWBCjHhw4Do8ldO6q7BB4ucO3gKXOupkdD5t5Og/s400/DSCN6179.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Hi all! Normally I don't like Mondays but today it was different. I was so eager to try a new recipe that I could not wait for Monday morning. I have not even prepared new French lessons since last 2-3 days as I am so busy on this gourmandise mission. A mission I am sure everybody would like to go on. Pineapple Pastry made my day on Saturday and today I am lost in Prawn Biryani's delecious world. Send me a mail or leave a comment if you wish to receive the mission report I mean the recipes. :)</div></div>Creative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745810657374943123.post-57095121032003059172010-10-21T05:10:00.000-07:002010-10-21T05:33:46.999-07:00Garden news<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzpiPJUtbgSyjajE_g1bCh2hIeBXkQ31-qDi6s2pKxUWgZjsBAouZfrkYscu1zy9Thyphenhyphenq04WPYdN3I7CEGyvDGMAB6BOhl84BZv6wtN1cf2WORer4201iA9J83K5qCzJcX25Au-wjsX3Y/s1600/DSCN6154.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530471585261186434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzpiPJUtbgSyjajE_g1bCh2hIeBXkQ31-qDi6s2pKxUWgZjsBAouZfrkYscu1zy9Thyphenhyphenq04WPYdN3I7CEGyvDGMAB6BOhl84BZv6wtN1cf2WORer4201iA9J83K5qCzJcX25Au-wjsX3Y/s400/DSCN6154.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Few months ago an association called 'Yannick aux champs' invited people of our neighbourhood to join 'Le jardin partagé' that means a shared garden. Luckily we got one place and began our garden adventure. In our vegetable section me and my husband planted tomatoes and sowed peas and carrots. Unfortunately in our abscence poor tomatoes and peas dried up but carrots continued to grow and here is the first little one I picked up yesterday. Isn't it beautiful? The joy of eating the first home-grown vegetable is unimaginable. </div>Creative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745810657374943123.post-89000245260076535772010-10-20T01:56:00.000-07:002010-10-20T02:57:34.308-07:00Ask some questions<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://officeimg.vo.msecnd.net/en-us/images/MH900237869.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 294px;" src="http://officeimg.vo.msecnd.net/en-us/images/MH900237869.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><img src="file:///D:/DOCUME%7E1/MIKAL%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" /><p style="line-height: 21.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:100%;">I am watching 'Julie & Julia ' simultaneously while writing this post. I am absolutely in love with this film. I have already seen it 5-6times. Why? because I am connected to these ladies in some way. I live in France, love French cuisine and married to a very nice guy like them. One more common factor 'blogging' so let's start rolling this blog. You learn faster if you ask questions. It is true for anything, so be curious, ask QUESTIONS. After four years of fruitless attempts and experiments to teach an European an Indian language I finally had my first success. Of course that European is my husband and I am proud to tell that now he can speak few sentences of Hindi because I taught him to ask questions. We will do the same.</span></p><p style="line-height: 21.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 21.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="line-height: 21.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p> <p style="line-height: 21.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:100%;">1. Bonjour!</span></p> <p style="line-height: 21.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:100%;">Je m'appelle Creative Polyglot.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 21.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Comment tu t'appelles? (What's your name?)<br /></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 21.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:100%;"> Je m'appelle....................<br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 21.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:100%;">( It's your turn to answer.)<br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 21.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 21.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:100%;">Bonjour, Je m'appelle Julie.</span></p><span style=";font-family:'Georgia','serif';font-size:100%;" lang="FR" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-family:arial;">Comment tu t'appelles?</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-family:arial;" >Je m'appelle Julia.</span><br /></span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><p style="line-height: 21.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:100%;">2. Bonjour Julie!</span></p><p style="line-height: 21.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Qui est-ce? (Who is it?) (<span>की </span><span>एस?)</span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 21.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:100%;">C'est Julia. (It's Julia.)<br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 21.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 21.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:100%;"> Bonjour Julia!</span></p><p style="line-height: 21.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:100%;">Qui est-ce?</span></p><p style="line-height: 21.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:100%;">C'est Isabelle.</span></p><p style="line-height: 21.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p face="arial" style="line-height: 21.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:100%;">Keep asking questions!<br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 21.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-family:'Georgia','serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 21.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-family:'Georgia','serif';"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p>Creative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745810657374943123.post-36616723086180160222010-10-15T05:18:00.000-07:002010-10-15T08:08:36.233-07:00Publish some articles first<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lY2k1gT9tAcZyAhnwp7IQwb3Z4jsYX8QhutTZljDV6iLwenYSmuPxRFKW50NMFhCcn751_xd6SqhbHIxzWLSzVIJgFfdSMo6WUpMZPNj99-BY6o49zfuOUlqUSvNKl83NcUMuiefVfE/s1600/DSCN6148.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528285280089579474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lY2k1gT9tAcZyAhnwp7IQwb3Z4jsYX8QhutTZljDV6iLwenYSmuPxRFKW50NMFhCcn751_xd6SqhbHIxzWLSzVIJgFfdSMo6WUpMZPNj99-BY6o49zfuOUlqUSvNKl83NcUMuiefVfE/s400/DSCN6148.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Articles are very important in French because all things living or non-living have a gender and if you do not know which article to put you change everything. Boy becomes a girl and girl becomes boy, it's serious, isn't it? Don't worry! We will see what are the most important articles. I am giving the Hindi phonetics beside the French word for my Indian readers, I am also trying to upload an audio file so that you can hear and practice. </div><div></div><br /><div>The articles are divided in two categories, definite and indefinite. The indefinite articles are <strong><em>Un</em></strong> एं(masculine singular ) ,<strong><em>Une</em></strong> इयून (feminine singular) and <strong><em>Des </em></strong>दे<strong><em> </em></strong>(Plural). The definite articles are <strong><em>Le</em></strong> ल (masculine singular), <strong><em>La</em></strong> ला (feminine singular), <strong><em>L'</em></strong> ( words starting with a vowel either of masculine or feminine gender) and <strong><em>Les</em></strong> ले (Plural). </div><div></div><br /><div><strong>Indefinite articles</strong></div><div>1.Un café </div><div>2.Une révolution </div><div>3.Des cafés </div><div><strong>Definite articles</strong></div><div>1. Le mont Everest</div><div>2. La tour Eiffel</div><div>3. L'océan Atlantique </div><div>4. Les misérables (One of Victor Hugo's famous novels)</div><div></div><br /><div>The difference between French indefinite articles '<em>Un,Une & Des'</em> and definite articles ''<em>Le, La, L' & Les '</em> is the same as between English <em>'a</em> ' and '<em>The'</em>. <em>Un café </em>could be any coffee shop but <em>Le mont Everest</em> because there is only one in this world. Send me a mail for more examples. </div><div> </div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>fig.1 The famous French daily newspaper 'Le Monde' ( The world)</em></span></div>Creative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745810657374943123.post-5427656798781599282010-10-12T06:52:00.000-07:002010-10-12T07:22:08.176-07:00Ready for an autograph?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJthIC1ceVe7veE_nImqB98dCibwBxCVwrids_9LMhOj3HZVaikm133MANfTvTNQV2S6UUbxtG7DRQhMY8qfhWvB8sJ9TyQRM1Sc0fsHPptwC_8OoTQidCoYM45jdUdqfQlazSv4Z8iqE/s1600/DSCN3137.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJthIC1ceVe7veE_nImqB98dCibwBxCVwrids_9LMhOj3HZVaikm133MANfTvTNQV2S6UUbxtG7DRQhMY8qfhWvB8sJ9TyQRM1Sc0fsHPptwC_8OoTQidCoYM45jdUdqfQlazSv4Z8iqE/s400/DSCN3137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527159201998447730" border="0" /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span>Bonjour my French fans!<span> </span>Comment ça va?<span> </span>How to answer this question?<span> </span>Please check out the post on Friday 8<sup>th</sup> October.<span> </span>Those who are following regularly, they already know the answer. I hope you impressed people around you with these two simple but very powerful words ‘Bonjour’ and ‘Merci’. Let’s move one step ahead.<span> </span>Today we will learn how to introduce yourself. <span> </span>Watch out because you are going to meet some famous people here. Be ready to take autographs!<br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span>1. Bonjour!</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Je <span> </span>m’appelle Kareena Kapoor.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Je suis actrice.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Je suis indienne.<br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><br /></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span>2. Bonjour!</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span> </span>Je m’appelle Meryl Streep</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span> </span>Je suis actrice.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span> </span>Je suis américaine.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><br /><span lang="EN-GB"></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span>3. Bonjour!</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Je <span> </span>m’appelle Steve Martin<br /></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Je suis comédien</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Je suis américain.<br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><br /></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span>4.<span> </span>Bonjour!</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span> </span>Je m’appelle Thierry Henry.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span> </span>Je suis footballeur.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span> </span>Je suis français.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><br /></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span>Did you understand?<span> </span>Isn’t it simple to learn by examples? I wish I could teach by French-French method but for that I need to interact with you. For now replace the name,profession and nationality of any one of the persons who introduced themselves above with your name,profession and nationality and voilà! Here you are transformed in français! <span> </span></span></span></span></p> <span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:100%;">Send me a mail to get a list of nationalities in French and ask me for your profession too. I am waiting.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >fig:1 I was there to watch the shooting of Pink Panther 2 at Eiffel tower, Paris but unfortunately it wasn't Steve Martin who did the stunt otherwise I would have dashed in to get an autograph.</span><br /><br /></span></span>Creative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745810657374943123.post-38583484198372503172010-10-08T03:35:00.000-07:002010-10-08T03:57:03.061-07:00Merci is as gentle as flowers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0AWPQ-weqrr8Fz32LLvuotO8w45iasuXs_z3NTRr1h5G1y0JWMiBiHU_1-CXQqNKfnsnDEZO3AaUshyphenhyphenAbSszJKltPACHHrpgGe0qJ_FJARgWeKphSCGOw5YGbXKmlQsjijsDk6m-0qE/s1600/DSCN4413.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0AWPQ-weqrr8Fz32LLvuotO8w45iasuXs_z3NTRr1h5G1y0JWMiBiHU_1-CXQqNKfnsnDEZO3AaUshyphenhyphenAbSszJKltPACHHrpgGe0qJ_FJARgWeKphSCGOw5YGbXKmlQsjijsDk6m-0qE/s400/DSCN4413.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525626094713490402" /></a><br /><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Do you still have the yummiest chocolate taste in your mouth and smell of fresh bread that stayed with you whole day along ? If no then go to a bakery one morning just to preserve that flavor in your mind and remember it everyday when you wake up, there is nothing else like that to start a nice day with.</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">And then one day you will say to me </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">‘Merci’ </span></b></span><span><b><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></b></span><span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. This is the next key word in any conversation. </span></span></span><b><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Bonjour</span></span></b><span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> is the key to open any door and </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Merci</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> is the handle to close that door gently so that you may open it again without any problem next time. We learnt to open and close but what is in between? How to fill in that gap? Let’s see. </span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">There is a parcel delivery for Madame Gerbaud, she opens the door and here is a small conversation between her</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">and the mail man.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span><b><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Bonjour , Madame Gerbaud. Comment ça va ?</span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span><b><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Ça va bien. Merci</span></span></b></span><span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Could you guess what was the dialogue?</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Just think for a minute and then I will give you the translation.</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Exactly! This is it.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Good morning Mrs.Gerbaud. How are you?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I am fine. Thank you.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So you saw how we opened the conversation and then closed it, still it’s a tini-tiny dialogue. We will see later on how to complicate it, mean while you can practise these two sentences with your friends or family.</span></span></span></p></span></div>Creative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745810657374943123.post-42234016739561271952010-10-06T02:45:00.000-07:002010-10-06T03:01:16.958-07:00Say the password get the chocolates<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEVoVcNCclxWNU-kmQena8DUWPFEAIbNTLUTBuNx5a02xGJXAGk5Ll9l8SKGJpg3bAvkcNFssHCnBNNfEecqYFv-nAp1TUjsMm3MneJAFQRdTPVPULieM8GlyY_DWg5N5gmk-zr75i-4/s1600/DSCN0058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEVoVcNCclxWNU-kmQena8DUWPFEAIbNTLUTBuNx5a02xGJXAGk5Ll9l8SKGJpg3bAvkcNFssHCnBNNfEecqYFv-nAp1TUjsMm3MneJAFQRdTPVPULieM8GlyY_DWg5N5gmk-zr75i-4/s400/DSCN0058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524869051749670498" /></a><br /><div>When I arrived in France I got a cultural shock. We Indians are not used to see girls in bikini or in a swim suit on a beach nor to find a couple kissing in a public place or even at home in front of others but I was aware of these cultural shocks. The one I got was more of a cultural difference. We will begin our first lesson with it. The word I am going to tell you is the key to all the conversations and a password to enter any place or get your work done. Can you guess? Yes, you are right the word is <b>Bonjour [bɔ̃ʒuʀ]. </b></div><div><br /></div><div> You dream that you are gliding on a wave of something sweet and fresh except it is not a dream. You get up with the smell of fresh bread from a near by french bakery. You go there say the password <b>‘Bonjour’ </b>and you have the most delicious bread in your hands. You get ready, wait for the bus say <b>Bonjour</b> to bus driver and you are in, go to a chocolate shop say <b>'Bonjour' </b>and you get the yummiest chocolates, go to a bank say <b>Bonjour</b> and you have your money (not always ;-) ). Everything starts with a <b>‘Bonjour’</b> in France, if you do not say it you are impolite. What is the next key word? Can you tell me?</div>Creative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745810657374943123.post-18558102871155392002010-10-05T02:32:00.000-07:002010-10-05T02:46:00.365-07:00French is fabulous<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RsFaN3KbDwGzLHkTbuPGC17wdwMN7r0azqZGJ2_K1aWrFN5hrve6t5EnqKw8R4ig64iMqOqKL1ziGXUsQFMpCS25XW-r24ygtyqjYdxhgsbQJPzBJ4ZNwGCju6Ti2q3C_NWme7DaAjU/s1600/DSCN3348.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RsFaN3KbDwGzLHkTbuPGC17wdwMN7r0azqZGJ2_K1aWrFN5hrve6t5EnqKw8R4ig64iMqOqKL1ziGXUsQFMpCS25XW-r24ygtyqjYdxhgsbQJPzBJ4ZNwGCju6Ti2q3C_NWme7DaAjU/s400/DSCN3348.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524494220931296178" border="0" /></a><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tableau Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">But I was wrong. I never enjoyed learning <span style=""> </span>anything as much as I did while learning French. The journey to France was fabulous. In the beginning sometimes I wrote the pronunciations in Hindi, <span style=""> </span>listened <span style=""> </span>French Cds ,read a lot and even sang songs in French. That’s how I did not have to pay for lip-reading classes. :-) <span style=""> </span>I fell in love with French (and later on with a French guy but that’s another story), so it is important when you learn a new language to be passionate about it otherwise it becomes a burden or a work to be finished.<span style=""> </span>Please do not learn it just as a student, an employee or a tourist. Learn it as it is your passion and then you will discover the French beauty and joy. Tomorrow we will start the first lesson so do not forget to log on.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Fig.1: Magnificent Galerie Lafayette at Paris</span></span><br /></span></p>Creative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745810657374943123.post-39532685891135988362010-10-04T01:03:00.000-07:002010-10-04T01:40:31.228-07:00French makes you feel hungry?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimccxYbtkddY9_-iR5_wgLXbMiLWPnfjdgsX1HK9kXKas95tWCgwwDsu-S-WWMS5KxPjwrO3jtwIfZab-A4hGu8eAZ6cTlTcZtUgtOs3QfAOg2Co-CTIFA8md-hL_9Z0nmUKmnHY96zyg/s1600/DSCN1767.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimccxYbtkddY9_-iR5_wgLXbMiLWPnfjdgsX1HK9kXKas95tWCgwwDsu-S-WWMS5KxPjwrO3jtwIfZab-A4hGu8eAZ6cTlTcZtUgtOs3QfAOg2Co-CTIFA8md-hL_9Z0nmUKmnHY96zyg/s400/DSCN1767.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524100693383788034" border="0" /></a><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tableau Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">One thing was sure that French made all the students in the class including<span style=""> </span>my professor very-very hungry. Yeah it was a morning class and nobody had time to eat breakfast at 6a.m but still how it’s possible that a language can make you feel hungry?<span style=""> </span>well they ate half of the letters in each word! I mean they did not pronounce them. Sorry,I may be exaggerating a little bit but most of the time atleast 2-3 letters in the end of a word are never pronounced. My national language Hindi and mother tongue Marathi are phonetic languages that means we read as it is written, English is everywhere around us in India and we learn it since our childhood so it’s not a foreign language for us. I thought French is going to be a trouble.....................</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">P.S. In the photo gorgeous 'Apéritif Buffet' at our wedding.</span></span><br /></span></p>Creative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745810657374943123.post-44299451199189375192010-10-03T00:55:00.000-07:002010-10-03T01:06:17.285-07:00French is musical<span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVom2tFRkP93WNbsfVwGGmpugsxBPcjXd1zrsc_sppiHgjCJDwmfrZJL2bezF1PpteC460V5842ONVc7LCvMi9Q1s4IZvklJbmW92fquMdzwPhJMagHLL2s3QsaF_uDz2xmxKrTpND5uk/s1600/DSCN2567.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVom2tFRkP93WNbsfVwGGmpugsxBPcjXd1zrsc_sppiHgjCJDwmfrZJL2bezF1PpteC460V5842ONVc7LCvMi9Q1s4IZvklJbmW92fquMdzwPhJMagHLL2s3QsaF_uDz2xmxKrTpND5uk/s400/DSCN2567.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523727163403737026" border="0" /></a></span><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tableau Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span style=";font-family:";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB" >I opened my text-book to see if I can read and understand something but then I was even more confused because there was no connection between what was written in letters and what<span style=""> </span>fifteen people around me were blabbering. I opted for a morning class 7-9 a.m to start the day with a soft and sweet<span style=""> </span>language atleast that was what I heard and read about French.<span style=""> </span>It’s a very musical language which is quite true because I could hear only sounds in a rhythm but no words. Now I understood why music has no language........</span>Creative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745810657374943123.post-54373983866304231632010-10-02T01:56:00.000-07:002010-10-02T03:04:05.869-07:00French is Fun<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DGLYc9eh8XMpTQI5yXgsBlImHt-WTq5J9PMGXcIgvfRBxmIU77-clhmlA4gpu2vcOS2lMh2tJQTaQ8_OLwNiKrhjszUIShPuG5tinofcuZR8LEjCwtpFrbaIEEkvxlSmRc5GmjOEG9A/s1600/DSCN3339.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DGLYc9eh8XMpTQI5yXgsBlImHt-WTq5J9PMGXcIgvfRBxmIU77-clhmlA4gpu2vcOS2lMh2tJQTaQ8_OLwNiKrhjszUIShPuG5tinofcuZR8LEjCwtpFrbaIEEkvxlSmRc5GmjOEG9A/s400/DSCN3339.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523373432426074562" border="0" /></a><br />There are hundreds of French learning sites but often you have to pay after a free trial or simply they are very boring or complicated. Language learning should be fun like I had when I started my french lessons. My French adventure started at Alliance Française in my home-town in India where they don't use English or any other language to teach French. I was already late and had missed first 1-2 introductory classes when a lilttle bit English was allowed to begin the course but later on it was French, French and French everywhere. My face was as blank as a white sheet on my first day as strange alien words were whirling around my head trying to get in to my ears. I was staring at my professor and wondering if I have to take lip-reading classes simultaneously with French.....................Creative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745810657374943123.post-73821727234651246782010-09-30T09:09:00.000-07:002010-09-30T10:07:44.075-07:00Books and writers and French lessons<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRqHLMUz2XkN3DoDEBKV8cBdGtuPMlL4U4chHtDoRsjrFax5-nryqUzWyur4B4Bq_IhChKnkGZloSn9BHRe8z0KSCYYvFuiPvkI8kJNTzgl6jvgiGtA-535gr7JEt-nTzqOdA3e65ZAA/s1600/DSCN6143.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRqHLMUz2XkN3DoDEBKV8cBdGtuPMlL4U4chHtDoRsjrFax5-nryqUzWyur4B4Bq_IhChKnkGZloSn9BHRe8z0KSCYYvFuiPvkI8kJNTzgl6jvgiGtA-535gr7JEt-nTzqOdA3e65ZAA/s400/DSCN6143.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522741081685738562" /></a><br />Hi everyone! If someone is still reading this blog. I have a perfect explanation for my absence, I was in India on my annual pilgrimage and just got back last week. There was a big book-fair in my home-town and I took full advantage of it and brought back home Agatha Christie, Vikram Seth and few other Indian writers. I don't have to worry to buy books for at least 3-4 months till I finish all these master-pieces. <div> Back home here in France a movie surprised me. I wanted to see 'Julie and Julia' when it was released few months back but some how I missed it but got it on TV here last week. Sometimes I think that Nora Ephron the director of 'Julie and Julia' makes movies just for me. Her 'You 've got mail' is one of my favorites and now this film is added in my list too. A wonderful and inspiring true story of a simple secretary who becomes a writer because of her cooking blog. Julie Powell decides to prepare 524 recipes in 365 days from Julia Child's cook book, in spite of all the problems she succeeds and becomes famous in the end. Julie was inspired by Julia and I am inspired by her to write something daily. No, I am not going to start a cooking blog but lets see what do I really like? well I like to learn and teach languages, so why don't I try to post a French lesson everyday. What do you think? Would you like to learn?</div>Creative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745810657374943123.post-74876839280294499872010-08-05T07:38:00.000-07:002010-08-05T08:00:17.067-07:00Bag in the garden<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhbBCdesce9X07ICiCRQ9Zj4-SUQGa-jie3pkhOTbhpzjz5Gmd6m7v4Vley4vAqkosGnD6cYMStlTJQYfylR4vTCx-Rr_nwJvFU2rS7BuLPT55t-BqS0n_Si3WvdS6iAKwoCJFLSeeJM/s1600/DSCN5896.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhbBCdesce9X07ICiCRQ9Zj4-SUQGa-jie3pkhOTbhpzjz5Gmd6m7v4Vley4vAqkosGnD6cYMStlTJQYfylR4vTCx-Rr_nwJvFU2rS7BuLPT55t-BqS0n_Si3WvdS6iAKwoCJFLSeeJM/s400/DSCN5896.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501940342615348946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKiA1Wo7hsSz3lTk6BUw4epF31SKIkbpqCDdo3IqRGa5uJM3NxaTlaADs-RCUBr8IOD-ExI33u2Npcz9kuU9Od2xJQJaojvRKheLIyirW97Ae4ND5YqVSI2_WDydKtjMiNBE6HBrmKF8/s1600/DSCN5914.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKiA1Wo7hsSz3lTk6BUw4epF31SKIkbpqCDdo3IqRGa5uJM3NxaTlaADs-RCUBr8IOD-ExI33u2Npcz9kuU9Od2xJQJaojvRKheLIyirW97Ae4ND5YqVSI2_WDydKtjMiNBE6HBrmKF8/s400/DSCN5914.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501940334524109362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKO0A85fsBnY0dXWu7NEkSbbxxnS2xa0PiUGHjk0lvpijgDg9BTPqhpNaOOac2YHjX8N5sjBMRV3g-w2_3b2uyD61XaOcac4G0-WHcGLPsHii4LXS2nC35OSq4v8_aMch8xUoi1Z27SP8/s1600/DSCN5904.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKO0A85fsBnY0dXWu7NEkSbbxxnS2xa0PiUGHjk0lvpijgDg9BTPqhpNaOOac2YHjX8N5sjBMRV3g-w2_3b2uyD61XaOcac4G0-WHcGLPsHii4LXS2nC35OSq4v8_aMch8xUoi1Z27SP8/s400/DSCN5904.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501940331107820786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGr5a8qBtFpqE6NJHP6G8HPgoOacknZdm-x5eLk_WnPHrY-eB-tPKg68zDq8V8uPoYAQvh9E1UoxCcwaJQr13S1HSfNcQHKoxomuh7xmQil_AZ3dk2eiEG8kN7ET8H1Np9JY1ecDF08Mk/s1600/DSCN5919.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGr5a8qBtFpqE6NJHP6G8HPgoOacknZdm-x5eLk_WnPHrY-eB-tPKg68zDq8V8uPoYAQvh9E1UoxCcwaJQr13S1HSfNcQHKoxomuh7xmQil_AZ3dk2eiEG8kN7ET8H1Np9JY1ecDF08Mk/s400/DSCN5919.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501940323754408434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWH1MY287Lk-kE4v2qScULFF4lQvmSQE2Du539S7COX2KGMSSf8wVhXoZT6mBo4u-YM4eB6IOAUIdisMqN-3Gih2aZTuOI3XjsPWYKSkN97JX3q134oKBES9ITjzMEUT5CM7YWF_HmLw/s1600/DSCN5912.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWH1MY287Lk-kE4v2qScULFF4lQvmSQE2Du539S7COX2KGMSSf8wVhXoZT6mBo4u-YM4eB6IOAUIdisMqN-3Gih2aZTuOI3XjsPWYKSkN97JX3q134oKBES9ITjzMEUT5CM7YWF_HmLw/s400/DSCN5912.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501940311670948546" border="0" /></a><br />It's summer and we have a garden. Isn't it perfect? So this marvellous combination inspired me to make a clutch purse. The flowers from our garden flew in to our appartment and went directly on the purse. Then I took it for a promenade in the small summer paradise where we had this photo session together. Flowers were so happy to be back to their home. :)Creative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745810657374943123.post-35091784497305682722010-07-30T00:55:00.001-07:002010-07-30T01:14:05.019-07:00Our small Garden<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHcoV8OoI9TLKC10NXZpKuPzsXyhnRPU8iKFYLaciZbPNNqX9nK5WeNH_3CFRFk-UoSbhl81ERNt3gjbQfOajSxi37VrKK08l6LYOYfmYnYMQSwKYqJyt6PjTvlm12Qq4NA57JQm4sJg/s1600/DSCN5886.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHcoV8OoI9TLKC10NXZpKuPzsXyhnRPU8iKFYLaciZbPNNqX9nK5WeNH_3CFRFk-UoSbhl81ERNt3gjbQfOajSxi37VrKK08l6LYOYfmYnYMQSwKYqJyt6PjTvlm12Qq4NA57JQm4sJg/s400/DSCN5886.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499609415083105586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyLn6fZ0bbSztC6WiS3EA7q8v_qh6E_-tsON-pj1M19y2FMNvPExrMNAHXemp5Ns2lNHs8Glrnw2Zt0HiasgiXHlkDvshH1SK3NbDmMRnq_pBmVybe7zbo6jSenkEhkvpBsD2vhjo9b4/s1600/DSCN5887.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyLn6fZ0bbSztC6WiS3EA7q8v_qh6E_-tsON-pj1M19y2FMNvPExrMNAHXemp5Ns2lNHs8Glrnw2Zt0HiasgiXHlkDvshH1SK3NbDmMRnq_pBmVybe7zbo6jSenkEhkvpBsD2vhjo9b4/s400/DSCN5887.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499608163601089794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0y63abuX36Ed6q35d1RysAn8eWtYOhJfW0oLrZGFkZSCf97xgZAn6jnobj09tZf8sk32krXFQhXMo7jzpnEvZgg6TCLC__833lFmJFlmtpXgT-bx97x-Vz5s9PG3DpJ1buO7KAHdVS8/s1600/DSCN5877.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0y63abuX36Ed6q35d1RysAn8eWtYOhJfW0oLrZGFkZSCf97xgZAn6jnobj09tZf8sk32krXFQhXMo7jzpnEvZgg6TCLC__833lFmJFlmtpXgT-bx97x-Vz5s9PG3DpJ1buO7KAHdVS8/s400/DSCN5877.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499608156036169778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOzNBljt7H-HAsS3YPoGpqhGhSaGJ-dOReUH8ow8BFZf6o_VP8Ej18cR3DGJ4lWy_vCSSgelBXC_lMClyuNDPxRdzCtXM9gJRXOdcBN8iWhNXWmbUpGWh1u1eZ1SdCpx3bsuW-DM85UE/s1600/DSCN5879.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOzNBljt7H-HAsS3YPoGpqhGhSaGJ-dOReUH8ow8BFZf6o_VP8Ej18cR3DGJ4lWy_vCSSgelBXC_lMClyuNDPxRdzCtXM9gJRXOdcBN8iWhNXWmbUpGWh1u1eZ1SdCpx3bsuW-DM85UE/s400/DSCN5879.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499608145352226562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBYVlQAcHF9dNgHveJbgtcnjTYxSpNm4VHbjXCyza8kDSPzg7Hf1m0qd2Yy0GFEmx2TAy780Tz08iMyqRJfaSoY0zTvNqTqqwEwxFFrl9buWqqfMuNq0-TufJHvJv6oUIITx6R10TnMFQ/s1600/DSCN5878.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBYVlQAcHF9dNgHveJbgtcnjTYxSpNm4VHbjXCyza8kDSPzg7Hf1m0qd2Yy0GFEmx2TAy780Tz08iMyqRJfaSoY0zTvNqTqqwEwxFFrl9buWqqfMuNq0-TufJHvJv6oUIITx6R10TnMFQ/s400/DSCN5878.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499608143698613842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgmsOrOfB4kJ7dqDO6KjPPwPQhzmZnH7-tQTY3LJn2dLwVqQcZ-9nC6yk1JmD-Tv2BtDWyxxI25Jz4j2Ee3mBxuaOrL_fdr5VNkGl5RdWPv_-jolqb9cgFHiK9HH9-s3gJxwDftyrXrI/s1600/DSCN5873.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgmsOrOfB4kJ7dqDO6KjPPwPQhzmZnH7-tQTY3LJn2dLwVqQcZ-9nC6yk1JmD-Tv2BtDWyxxI25Jz4j2Ee3mBxuaOrL_fdr5VNkGl5RdWPv_-jolqb9cgFHiK9HH9-s3gJxwDftyrXrI/s400/DSCN5873.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499608131528993394" border="0" /></a><br />The municipal corporation was so kind to let the city dwellers share a small part of a public garden to create a small paradise of their own. Nearly thirty small squares were allotted to enthusiastic gardeners and we are one of them. So even if you live in city and in an appartment you can fulfill your dream to have a small garden and lots of flowers too. Merci à la mairie.Creative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745810657374943123.post-87986629518328313282010-07-15T00:43:00.001-07:002010-07-15T01:05:48.609-07:00Green Paradise<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgP-H8RZIdnuC_4_LLvf9I_cvDanATEFUAfCkyXu7f62XCXvZaKATJ1LrfyzP46z8D1LYH0k8FmXh7bJpy8l-Zey57l0ZAP67ym7M4uvIO21FJL3dc90JEHYZSRFJVj7MnLP8PzmkWlW8/s1600/DSCN5799.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgP-H8RZIdnuC_4_LLvf9I_cvDanATEFUAfCkyXu7f62XCXvZaKATJ1LrfyzP46z8D1LYH0k8FmXh7bJpy8l-Zey57l0ZAP67ym7M4uvIO21FJL3dc90JEHYZSRFJVj7MnLP8PzmkWlW8/s400/DSCN5799.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494040949140198322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH71urje5k2ho1p1Yw4N2eXFPwzjH_ktb8ujvZQHbkGJ0qM_Ce-oBR64KSrUdmpST7oZYx0lgBwv_CfZSQTYCym0gSnJqaFjS1c4_31SkT_cIjzZihVQG7oKgdaoi0Lnm8_DrYlZ5ECyk/s1600/DSCN5860.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH71urje5k2ho1p1Yw4N2eXFPwzjH_ktb8ujvZQHbkGJ0qM_Ce-oBR64KSrUdmpST7oZYx0lgBwv_CfZSQTYCym0gSnJqaFjS1c4_31SkT_cIjzZihVQG7oKgdaoi0Lnm8_DrYlZ5ECyk/s400/DSCN5860.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494039440705977650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTLPUqxbtYA8m7CH1v_ophWap_wLGr5eaxGd9iWhffUBOlPgZYxjY7lu71alxJCfq3FSa1j4YRlmZACom-rLafJJ85_Orhg4daAJPels30s8OLyW_zyiTZAdPUIlkAM33IU_c6zr4ECo/s1600/DSCN5855.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTLPUqxbtYA8m7CH1v_ophWap_wLGr5eaxGd9iWhffUBOlPgZYxjY7lu71alxJCfq3FSa1j4YRlmZACom-rLafJJ85_Orhg4daAJPels30s8OLyW_zyiTZAdPUIlkAM33IU_c6zr4ECo/s400/DSCN5855.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494039439022768226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrn46fazdtTkdiJbgn5WS4el4ympRIPxUv_iY3RTOmxh9dedRLu2LZkDS_RyVXtIpfmWsHQhzpOw_2dAqMubdlLZMzr8Gs9OhQ6klA5rA0nzvhY5SN7-XLANR_CLD6oV5Z7A_6Okxqmw/s1600/DSCN5805.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrn46fazdtTkdiJbgn5WS4el4ympRIPxUv_iY3RTOmxh9dedRLu2LZkDS_RyVXtIpfmWsHQhzpOw_2dAqMubdlLZMzr8Gs9OhQ6klA5rA0nzvhY5SN7-XLANR_CLD6oV5Z7A_6Okxqmw/s400/DSCN5805.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494039427008777362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBJdO6UOdJfB0eTtN0Nubb0lRhJILWjAjoK1_tXdXs8wX_8yDV96-rTEG0WtUtnvv5_UQ0a09CZ7Vj9xf04uxmRMvdmVKbt5WHGxM56u9htJm01bzcgkjWYT_lJqlL_i0MSv3a10fid0/s1600/DSCN5806.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBJdO6UOdJfB0eTtN0Nubb0lRhJILWjAjoK1_tXdXs8wX_8yDV96-rTEG0WtUtnvv5_UQ0a09CZ7Vj9xf04uxmRMvdmVKbt5WHGxM56u9htJm01bzcgkjWYT_lJqlL_i0MSv3a10fid0/s400/DSCN5806.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494039421855258530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqvBtYw2018rwQ6Iv11wKte30_zYRvW2qosKdlmTV6koEVCa7oHVUWhlZifzOfgy___uYFyeFQdmgmy24x8W_EvenO6-Qh-cTLtAdTefWszYWyA9cn3x-60Yww7sKiykWnIwCYd_J3oc/s1600/DSCN5809.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqvBtYw2018rwQ6Iv11wKte30_zYRvW2qosKdlmTV6koEVCa7oHVUWhlZifzOfgy___uYFyeFQdmgmy24x8W_EvenO6-Qh-cTLtAdTefWszYWyA9cn3x-60Yww7sKiykWnIwCYd_J3oc/s400/DSCN5809.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494039411553771570" border="0" /></a><br />This week-end we spent a night in nature's company in a beautiful tree house. There was no electricity and no water either. Excellent way to relax in a green manner.Creative Polyglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218564992785107688noreply@blogger.com0