Podcast #35 Discover a new area of France: La Bourgogne

Here is the 35th session of  Talk in French Podcast! You can download the podcast to your computer or listen to it here via iTunes. There is a button where you can download the Podcast.

In this episode:

– Some information about French Culture. Discover a new region of France that you might  have heard yet: La Bourgogne

– Some French Words with an English Translation. Ideal when you cook, run, commute….

– Some Great Tips for Learning French: Why you should never translate an expression word by word (actually it is more a rant)

– Some French Expressions and their translation

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What to visit in Bourgogne and Franche-Comte?

Vallée du Doubs

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 Dijon

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Palais des Ducs

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Musée des Beaux-Arts

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Vézelay Abbey

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Champmol

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Church of Notre-Dame

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Cathedral of Saint Benignus

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Jardin botanique de l’Arquebuse

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Well of Moses

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Route des Grands Crus

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Château de Germolles

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Cluny Abbey

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Château de la Rochepot

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Bibracte

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What to eat in Bourgogne and Franche-Comte?

Pain d’épices

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Chaource

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Époisses de Bourgogne

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Charcuterie

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Jambon persillé

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Gougère

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Boeuf bourguignon

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What to drink in Bourgogne and Franche-Comte?

Gevrey-Chambertin

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Vougeot

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Vosne-Romanée

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Beaune

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Pommard

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French Words in the Podcast

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• money – Le fric Le pognon Le pèze La galette L’oseille (f) Les ronds (m) Le flouse La thune
• Loose change – La ferraille (literally, scrapiron)
• To be broke – Etre fauché, être a sec
• A daddy’s boy – Un fils à papa
• To be loaded – Etre plein aux as
• cheapskate – Radin,e
• To fork out – Casquer
• To blow  – Claquer (la thune)
• It’s a fake, it’s imitation – C’est du toc
• Junk, rubbish – De la camelote     [/list]

French Expression in the Podcast

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• Manger sur le pouce –Have a quick bite to eat
• Prendre le large –To leave
• Avoir une bonne gueule – to be friendly-looking
• Esprit de l’escalier – when one has a perfect witty rejoinder too late to be of use
• ânerie – stupidity, stupid remarks
• Avoir bon dos – To be too easily blamed for things
• en un clin d’œil – in a flash
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Articles and vocabulary Mentioned in This Session:

• • Ebooks
  • Tutoring services

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