• Canada,  Culture,  Links

    French Fact: Bilingual Canada

    Did you know that Canada has two official languages? They are English and French. The Official Languages Act states that: “the Constitution of Canada provides that English and French are the official languages of Canada and have equality of status…

  • Canada,  Culture,  Lessons,  Vocabulary

    L'hiver

    L’HIVER (lee-VAYR* = the winter) L’HIVER (lee- VAYR) means winter in French. As I write, winter is now in full force in the northern hemishere, where France is located. At my home in Canada, the ground is covered with a…

  • Canada,  Culture,  Lessons

    Bonhomme Carnaval

    Bonhomme de neige, the French phrase for snowman, is a contraction of the words, BON (good) and HOMME (man) with NEIGE which, of course, means snow! This is often shortened to just BONHOMME. The English language uses the word bonhomie…

  • Canada,  Culture,  Lessons,  Vocabulary

    La Tuque

    If you are in Canada in February, you will need a warm hat! In mostparts of Canada temperatures are regularly below freezing, zero degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit. French Canada has given us LA TUQUE(la TYOOK=the tuque), a warm…

  • Canada,  Culture,  Lessons,  Links

    Skating the Rideau Canal

    Because the nation of Canada has French and English as its two official languages, the capital city of Canada, Ottawa, is a great place to go to practise speaking, hearing, and reading French. Winter is especially beautiful in Ottawa. The…