Québécois French - Best Idioms + French Table Etiquette

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Québécois French - Best Idioms + French Table Etiquette Bonjour mes chers étudiants de français, Comment allez-vous ? Moi, ça va très bien - nous avons eu notre premier weekend d'été en Bretagne. Notre ami Jean-Marc est venu nous voir de Paris, nous avons mangé d'excellents crabes, et puis nous sommes allés à la plage. La mer était... fraîche !! Douze degrés ! Mais pour moi, ça allait, j'ai l'habitude de nager dans de l'eau froide. Vous pouvez voir des photos de notre weekend sur ma page Facebook. Cette semaine, j'ai ajouté quelques expressions de français canadien, et des conseils sur les bonnes manières à table. Bon courage avec vos études de français ! Je mets tous les jours des mini leçons gratuites sur Facebook, Twitter et Pinterest - venez m'y rejoindre ! Hi my dear French students, How are you? I'm doing great - we had our first summer weekend in Brittany. Our friend Jean-Marc came to visit from Paris, and we ate excellent crabs, and went to the beach. The sea was... cool! 12C  = 54F! But it was Ok for me, I'm accustomed to swimming in cold water. You can see pictures of our weekend on my Facebook. page. This week, I have added a few French Canadian idioms, and tips on table etiquette. Good luck with your French studies! I post daily mini lessons and tips on my Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest pages - so join me there! Camille Chevalier Karfis   Camille Chevalier-Karfis French Language Expert Québécois French - Best Idioms "J'ai failli m'enfarger dans l'escalier, mais c'est tigidou, j'ai pogné la rampe."  Learn some of my favorite French Canadian Idioms. READ NOW Share Etiquette at the French Table - Sitting at the Table The French are sticklers when it comes to etiquette, especially at the table! Although etiquette rules for the table are continental, and some of it may feel very much like what you are doing at home, there are some difference that you may want to learn and  follow if you want to be a gracious guest in and avoid faux pas. READ NOW Share Mon Voyage En Normandie En Français Facile - 3 - Honfleur La visite de Steve en Normandie continue avec Le Havre, la charmante ville de Honfleur et l'historique Courseulles-sur-mer. READ NOW Share My Trip to Honfleur in Easy French - French/English Story Check your understanding of this easy to understand French story about Steve's visit to Normandy, Le Havre, Honfleur and Courseulles-sur-mer. READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • How Much Do You Really Know About T. Rex, the King of the Dinosaurs? • What Is the de Broglie Equation? • American Revolution: General Thomas Gage • 8 Animals That Mate for Life • Clueless About Clouds? Learn These 6 Basics in 6 Minutes • Classic Psychology Experiments • The 48 Countries of Asia by Area • Memorial Day Began as Decoration Day Following the Civil War Advertisement About Education   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About French Language newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved