Bonjour! I'm afraid my life has been rather hectic these past couple of weeks, to say the least. I finished another semester, stellar GPA intact. Hopefully, I'll be able to keep that GPA in such a condition; I plan on its salubrious incubation to be one of my stronger selling points when I eventually apply for graduate programs.

And by the way, here are a couple of new (topical) terms that I will try to commit to memory if you will do the same. Pinky promise?

• akemashite omedetou gozaimasu - I wish you a happy new year!
• ojamashimasu - This is an honorific way of saying, "excuse me for entering your house," useful for all of those New Year's Parties you'll be attending, eh?
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Verbe le Faire

This post will concentrate on the various idiomatic uses of the verb faire.

faire attention (à) - to pay attention (to); to watch out (for)
faire la connaissance (de) - to meet (for the first time), make the acquaintance (of)
faire les courses - to do errands
faire la cuisine - to cook
faire ses devoirs - to do one's homework
faire la lessive - to do the laundry
faire le marché - to do the shopping; to go to the market
faire le ménage - to do the housework
faire une promenade - to take a walk
faire la queue - to stand in line
faire un tour/faire en voiture - to take a walk/a ride
faire la vaisselle - to do the dishes
faire un voyage - to take a trip

Ce sont voici, treize expressions à la verbe de faire.

Until next time, a plus tard!

Vocabulaire

Verbes
aller - to go
aller (+inf) - to go
aller mal - to feel bad (ill)
attendre - to wait (for)
descendre - to go down; to get off
entendre - to hear
faire - to do; to make
perdre - to lose; to waste
préparer - to prepare
rendre - to give back; to return; to hand in
rendre visite à - to visit (someone)
répondre à - to answer
rester - to remain, stay
vendre - to sell

Substantifs
l'arbre (m.) - tree
l'autobus (m.) - (city) bus
le bruit - noise
la clé - key
la famille - family
la météo - weather
les projets (m. pl.) - plans
le temps - time; weather
les vacances (f. pl.) - vacation

Adjectifs
célibataire - single
divorcé(e) - divorced
marié(e) - married
préféré(e) - preferred, favorite

This post represents the composite vocabulary I will be focusing on learning this weekend. There are a TON of idiomatic expressions with the verb faire -- enough to warrant a seperate vocabulaire post all to itself.

In other news, I have a Japanese test tomorrow. I suppose I should be finding that hiragana input program. Hontou desu.

J'emménage!

Essientially, this blog will serve as my dumping ground for interesting thoughts, reflections and emotions as I pursue the study of French, Japanese, sociology, anthropology, music, and the fine (studio) arts.

Occasionally I will be making posts in French (and perhaps Japanese if I can ever track down a decent input program). These posts will be rudimentary, and most likely inconsistent, but hopefully they will provide me with a good indication of my progress as I continue mastering French/Japanese.

For now, I bid you adieu --*