French Language and Culture

The Spanish Primavera translates as "le printemps" in French.

The French word "douceurs" translates to "sweetness" or "delicacies" in English, typically referring to sweet treats or gestures of kindness.

Approximately 30% of people in New Brunswick speak French as their first language. It is the only officially bilingual province in Canada, with both English and French being used in government services and education.

The old French word for romance is "romans." It referred to a type of medieval narrative verse or prose dealing with knights, chivalry, and courtly love.

Voila is neither masculine or feminine. Voila means 'there', or 'here', as in 'there you go', or 'here you go', when offering or giving someone something. Also, it can mean 'there' as in a magic trick's feat or when one achieves something worthwhile.

Both Quebecois and Haitian creole derive from French, but they evolved separately. The Haitian strand has been influenced by the language and pronounciation of slaves, while Canadian French could be related more to 17-century French, keeping to this day many French words that were lost in mainland French. For us (mainland) French, we don't consider Canadian French as a dialect but just as (a good) French language, in the same way we would for other regional variations.

Citrus fruits (lemons, oranges, tangerines, etc...) are called "les agrumes" (masc.) in French.

Yes, "chorus" is a French word derived from the Latin word "chorus" which originally meant a group of singers and dancers performing together.

The French word for stairs is "escalier."

Et is a liaison word, so you would expect to find it in the middle of a sentence. However we can use it at the start of a sentence, if that sentence is a continuation of the previous one, this is common in spoken French, and still correct.

Ex: J'ai vu Hélène et ses soeurs. Et j'ai vu son père aussi, il marchait un peu derrière elles. (I saw Helen and her sisters. And I saw her father as wel, he was walking a little behind them.

The pronunciation of the French word "partageuse" is /paʁ.ta.ʒøz/.

Ivonne is an Italian equivalent of the French name Yvonne. The respective pronunciations of the feminine proper name -- whose meaning relates to yew wood (Taxus spp) used in archers' bows -- will be "ee-VON-ney" in Italian and "ee-von" in French.

France, South of Belgium (40% of the population speak french as a 1st language), West of Switzerland (20% speak French as a 1st language), Québec, New Brunswick (a Canadian province east of Quebec where 1/3 of the population is native French speaker). Almost everybody in the French oversea territories speak French at home (Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Réunion, New Caledonia, etc).

In Africa, French is the fastest-growing language. About half of the population in Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire) speak French at home.

Aria is an Italian loan word in French. The pronunciation of the feminine singular noun -- which typically identifies the solo song by an opera's leading soprano or tenor -- will be "A-rya" in French in Italian.

French is the official language of France.

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir ? or Cherie-Amour (by Stevie wonder) have some French lyrics.

Several countries use, or at some time in the past have used, a currency unit called the franc. In Europe, this would include France, Belgium, and Switzerland. There are other countries that were under French control in the past and had that name for their monetary unit. So, in the first place, the answer depends on what country this coin comes from. Also, with any coin viewed as a collector's item, the value will depend on the condition it is in, the age, and how rare it is. If there are many examples from a given year and few from a different year, that will also affect the value.

The French words for brother and sister are frere (brother) and seour (sister). There is a popular children's song which has "frere" in the title. It is called "Frere Jacques". This song is known in English as "Brother John".

That is the correct abbreviation (messrs.) for the French plural messieurs(gentlemen).

"Zac" is a common short form for "Zacharie" or "Zachary" in French, which are both variations of the name "Zachariah" or "Zechariah" in English.

Un réfrigérateur is a masculine noun. We most often use the masculine noun "un frigo" instead, because it is much shorter and simpler.

Je t'en veux car je ne pensais pas que tu comprendrais, en ne l'ayant vu qu'une fois avant.

L'organisation international de la Francophine

U better thank me for dat answers cos I wasted my h/w time 2 help u so like yh be grateful

People from Haiti are "Haitien / Haitienne" in French.