13-14 Mars 2010

On my way back from Pisa I was to stay in un hotel at Beauvais Airport. I took a taxi ride out to this hotel. When the fare started to rise drastically I asked the driver, "Parlez vous anglais?" to which he replied, "Non, desole. Mais parlez vous fraincais. It took plus d'une heure to reach l'hotel et cien soixante sanque euro en total to cover the bill. The next day when I went to le reception, I asked la femme, "Ou est la gare de train?". She replied that it was dix minutes down the main rue sur le cote droit. And so I took the train to Paris Nord, la Metro to Paris Austerlitz and I went to a cafe and ordered la platte de joure which was saumon. Je retour a Montrichard a dix neuf heures.

Mardi 16 Mars 2010

Ce soir, j'ai regarde Les Visiteurs. It was a film comique sur deux hommes who go forward in time rather than backward to save the life of the father of Godfry de Papincourt's love, Freregonde. Beatrice c'est sa progeniture vivant dans les temps modernes. She mistakes him for her crazy cousin Hubert, whom she does not know what he looks like except that he es grande et il a le nez de la famille.

Lundi, 8 Mars 2010

I watched the movie, The Four Hundred Blows. Antoine is the main character who gets into a lot of trouble. Antoine essayé d'être bon, mais il copie Balzac. His teacher was constantly saying c'est stupid. Antoine alle a juvenille prison pour avoir volé une machine à écrire. He at the end of the story escapes and finally gets to la plage.

26 Fevriere 2010

Last Friday in Blois I purchased a DVD from a small bookstore. I spoke to him using only French, well I really did not speak much at all, but I was congenial and I used my French to repeat the amount due back to him, toi euro, and I thanked him and wished him a good day, something I learned how to do that day. I really need to go back and research that so I can remember what I said because it was great. I hope other transactions can go as smoothly or better in the future.

24 Fevriere 2010

Last Wednesday I saw "La Vie en Rose." It was a terrific movie about Madame Piaf and I was very moved by it. I do not know why I had never heard of her before, but I am glad I did get a glimpse into her life. I recorded the answers to the four questions for French class and so here it goes: 1) Qui est Nomone (Simone)? C'est l'amie de Piaf. 2) Qui est Marcel? Marcel c'est l'amour de Piaf. 3) Ou a Piaf grandi? Elle a grandi en Normandie, avec sa grand mere dans une maison close et apres avec son papa dansun cirque. 4) A quel age elle muert? Elle muert a 47 ans. She was a great singer and she lived through a lot. I would definitely recommend that those who do not know anything about her to at least watch the movie.

24 Fevriere 2010

At lunch I turned to professor Lares and said "Vous voudrais passe moi la pan s'il vous plait?" She corrected me, I cannot quite remember what she said. I'll have to consult my notes, but I did try to use my French at the lunch table at Le Commerce.