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In this special episode to kick off the new year 2018, my brother Tony and I tell you about our surprise holiday, our good resolutions of the year ahead and how we spent New Year’s Eve. Wishing you all une excellent année 2018!!!
Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode
Faire de la luge = to go sledging, to go tobogganing
Le premier janvier, le Jour de l’An
Bonne année, bonne santé
Meilleurs vœux
Un bêtisier = outtakes, bloopers
Prendre une bonne résolution = take a good resolution
Améliorer = to improve
Etre plus patient, e = to be more patient
Têtu, e = stubborn
Le réveillon de Noel = Christmas Eve dinner
Le réveillon du Nouvel An = New Year’s Eve dinner
Se régaler = to enjoy, to relish (a meal)
Une coquille saint-Jacques = scallop
Un pot-au-feu
Une bûche de Noël = a Christmas Yule (traditional dessert)
Fait, e maison = home made
LINKS and RESOURCES
- Episode 150 – Joyeux Noël from France! frenchyourway.com.au/podcast150
- French Voices Podcast, episode 78 : (Part 1) Boots to Bliss: The pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela by Claude Tranchant : frenchvoicespodcast.com/episode78
- French Voices Podcast, episode 79 : (Part 1) Boots to Bliss: The pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela by Claude Tranchant : www.frenchvoicespodcast.com/episode79
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