Learn more about the origin of the expression "down to the wire" and how you can you use it in everyday conversations!

Grammar Without The Rules

Episode One: Down To The Wire

A rendition of Charles Baudelaire's poem La Fontaine de sang, from his masterpiece Les Fleurs du Mal (edited by Poulet-Malassis, Paris,1857). It is a sonnet written in alexandrins (the famous french twelve-syllable verse, majestic and slow). The english translation is by William Aggeler (The Flowers of Evil, Academy Library Guild, Fresno, 1954). Enjoy ! 

In the thumbnail : doodled portrait of Jeanne Duval by Baudelaire

Une interprétation du poème La Fontaine de sang de Charles Baudelaire, tiré de son chef-d'œuvre Les Fleurs du Mal (publié par Poulet-Malassis, Paris, 1857). Il s'agit d'un sonnet écrit en alexandrins (le célèbre vers français de douze syllabes, majestueux et lent). La traduction anglaise est de William Aggeler (The Flowers of Evil, Academy Library Guild, Fresno, 1954). Bonne écoute !

Dans la vignette : portrait griffonné de Jeanne Duval par Baudelaire

Hypnose des mots

La Fontaine de sang

Welcome ! ☀️
Because it’s summer — and to keep things feeling light and fun — this podcast channel aims to stay connected to French pronunciation. The episodes are short and straightforward, each focusing on how to pronounce essential French sounds that are tricky or commonly mispronounced.

Today's episode is about the pronunciation of the letter "c".
➡️ Read the transcript while listening, to link the sounds to the spelling and to do the little pronunciation exercise at the end.

TRANSCRIPTION :
Bonjour ! Comment tu vas aujourd’hui ? Moi ça va super !

Aujourd’hui on va pratiquer la prononciation correcte de la lettre “c”. Elle a deux prononciations : ss et k

“C” se prononce “s” après un i, un e ou un y. Comme merci ou cent.

Voici des exemples.
Répète après moi : cerise / citron / cinéma / célèbre / cyber / cycliste / ici / facile / policier / recette

Ensuite “c” se prononce “k” devant les autres lettres comme cuisine ou crabe.
Voici des exemples.
Répète après moi :  carotte / découvrir / carte / clair / calorie / crédit / couche / culture / colonie / clone

Parfois le “c” devant a, o et u le “c” se prononce “ss” comme dans ça va ou français. C’est grâce à la cédille ! Le ç.

Allez, maintenant le quiz final !
So, you will speak just after I say the number. A blank will give you time to speak. Then listen to my pronunciation. Read number 2 and listen to the pronunciation again. And just keep going like that.

Prêt ? C’est parti !

1: client
2: marcassin
3: couleur
4: cancer
5: cocasien
6: vacances
7: couteau
8: cascade
9: copain
10: circulation

Et voilà c’est tout pour aujourd’hui. J’espère te retrouver au prochain épisode. Ciao !


French Pronunciation to go

Pronunciation of the letter' "c"

verbos pronominais são os verbos conjugados com os pronomes oblíquos - os que mais usamos, são: me/se/nos; e esse pronome vai se referir ao mesmo sujeito na frase, podendo ser reflexivo ou recíproco: Os reflexivos é quando o próprio sujeito faz a ação: Olhar-se Eu me olho no espelho (você está olhando para você) Eu olho no espelho - sem o pronome, significa que você está olhando ao espelho, mas não está olhando para você; você pode olhar ao espelho do carro e não se olhar! Os Recíprocos é quando duas pessoas fazem a mesma ação ao mesmo tempo: Beijar-se Eles se beijaram na balada (duas pessoas beijaram uma a outra). Eles beijaram na balada (beijaram outras pessoas, não um com o outro). Alguns verbos são essencialmente pronominais… 
Para continuar com a transcrição, me mande uma mensagem. ,)

Brasileiríssimo

Verbos Pronominais 

shǎo xiǎo lí jiā lǎo dà huí ，
少小离家老大回，
xiāng yīn wú gǎi bìn máo shuāi 。
乡音无改鬓毛衰。
ér tóng xiàng jiàn bú xiàng shí ，
儿童相见不相识,
xiào wèn kè cóng hé chù lái 。
笑问客从何处来。

最美古诗词Chinese poetry

回乡偶书

Pronouns are a big issue for me in English, but not in Thai. Why is that? Let's find out together in this episode and do some quizzes on how some of the pronouns are spelt!
คำสรรพนามเป็นปัญหาใหญ่ของเค้กในภาษาอังกฤษ แต่ไม่มีปัญหาเลยในภาษาไทย ทำไมน้าาาา มาหาคำตอบพร้อมกันในอีพีนี้ และทำควิซว่า คำสรรพนามบางคำสะกดยังไงในภาษาไทยนะคะ

TalkaCake

คำสรรพนามในภาษาไทย Pronouns in Thai

Apa kabar semua? 
Tinggal beberapa hari sebelum akhir tahun 2023! Sangat cepat, bukan? 
Bagi kalian, tahun ini tahun seperti apa? Untuk saya, tahun ini adalah tahun yang penuh dengan perjalanan. Saya pergi ke banyak tempat dan dapat banyak pengalaman baru. Bagaimana dengan kalian?

Salah seorang teman saya bilang, di tahun 2023 ini dia kurang berhati-hati dan banyak menyesal. Menyesal adalah "regret" di Bahasa Inggris, dan di Bahasa Jepang adalah 後悔する。"Jadi di tahun 2024, harus sedia payung sebelum hujan!" katanya. 

Kalian mengerti artinya? siapkan payung sebelum terkena hujan. Artinya, lebih baik siapkan hal ini dan itu daripada nanti menyesal. Apa kalian juga orang yang selalu siapkan banyak hal sebelum masalah terjadi? Kalau saya, tergantung kondisi ya… kadang-kadang melakukan hal spontan dan tidak siapkan apa pun itu juga bagus, hanya ikut situasi atau kondisi yang mungkin terjadi. Yaa, hidup hanya satu kali, ayo kita menikmati dengan cara terbaik menurut kita.

Terima kasih banyak untuk para pendengar podcast saya ini, dan juga untuk murid-murid hebat saya di Italki. Kalian sudah memberi saya banyak inspirasi dan motivasi!! 
Selamat menyambut tahun baru! Selamat berlibur dan sampai jumpa tahun depan! 
Happy New Year!  ^^


Akhir minggu

Sedia payung sebelum hujan

4月になると、日本では学校や会社で、新しい年度 fiscal year が始まります。いろんな1年生が町にあふれます。初めての経験には、ドキドキがいっぱい！　特に小学校一年生には、こんなことも…　
私の失敗、聞いてください。

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すずまりの日本語「ききみみ」ずきん

第4話　一年生になったら

الوقت أَقْوَى سِلَاح بِحَيَاتْنَا وكِلْشِي بْيِعْتِمِد على الوقت.
Time is the strongest weapon in our life and everything depends on the time.
مَثَلًا العَادَات المْنِيحَة بِتْطَوِّر الإِنْسَان كتير بَس بْتِحْتَاج وَقت
For example, good habits improve the person a lot but they need time.
بَس للأَسَف, أغلب الشَبَاب مَا بْيِدْرِكُوا قِيمِة الوَقْت إلَّا لَعِمِر مِتْأَخِّر.
But unfortunately, most men do not realize the value of time until a later age.
و بْكُونوا ضَيَّعُوا كْتِير أَشْيَاء بِحَيَاتْهُم ﻷنو قَضُّوا حَيَاتْهُم المَاضْيِة بِإِهْتِمَامَات تَافْهَة.
And they would have wasted many things in their lives because they spent their past lives with trivial concerns.
العمر قَصِير واليوم اللي رَاح مَا رَح يِرْجَع.
Life is short and the day that is gone will never come back.
مْشَان هَيك, اللي بِيفْهَم قِيمِة الوَقْت مْنِيح رَح يَعْرِف يِسْتَغِل حَيَاتُو بْشَكِل صَحِيح
Therefore, whoever understands the value of time well knows how to use his life in the right way.