French Sideblog

Noël - Christmas

la veille de Noël - Christmas Eve

le cadeau - gift/present

la étoile - star

le ange - angel

le arbre de Noël - Christmas tree

le Père de Noël - Santa Claus/Father Christmas

la carte de Noël - Christmas card

le bas - stocking

la bougie - wax candle

la chandelle - tallow candle

le lutin - elf

le pain d'épices - gingerbread

la cheminée - fireplace

la église - church

une fleur = a flower

un fleuriste = a florist

un pétale = a petal

une rose = a rose

un bleuet = a cornflower

un lys = a lily

une marguerite = a daisy

une tulipe = a tulip

une violette = a violet

un tournesol = a sunflower

un oeillet = a carnation

fleurir = to bloom

un jardin = a garden

une graine = a seed

creuser = to dig

arroser = to water

coloré = colourful

1. American▪︎américain/américaine

2. Argentinian▪︎argentin/argentine

3. Algerian▪︎algérien/algérienne

4. Australian▪︎australien/australienne

5. Austrian▪︎autrichien/autrichienne

6. Belarusian▪︎biélorussien/biélorussienne

7. Belgian▪︎belge/belge

8. Brazilian▪︎brésilien/brésilienne

9. Bulgarian▪︎bulgare/bulgare

10. Canadian▪︎canadien/canadienne

11. Chinese▪︎chinois/chinoise

12. Colombian▪︎colombien/colombienne

13. Canadian▪︎canadien/canadienne

14. Cuban▪︎cubain/cubaine

15. Czech▪︎tchèque/tchèque

16. Dane▪︎danois/danoise

17. Dutch▪︎néerlandais/néerlandaise

18. Egyptian▪︎égyptien/égyptienne

19. English▪︎anglais/anglaise

20. Estonian▪︎estonien/estonienne

21. Finn▪︎finlandais/finlandaise

22. French▪︎français/française

23. German▪︎allemand/allemande

24. Greek▪︎grec/grecque

25. Hungarian▪︎hongrois/hongroise

26. Icelandic▪︎islandais/islandaise

27. Indian▪︎indien/indienne

28. Irish▪︎irlandais/irlandaise

29. Italian▪︎italien/italienne

30. Japanese▪︎japonais/japonaise

31. Korean▪︎coréen/coréenne

32. Latvian▪︎letton/letonne

33. Lithuanian▪︎lituanien/lituanienne

34. Macedonian▪︎macédonien/macédonienne

35. Mexican▪︎mexicain/mexicainne

36. New Zealander▪︎néo-zélandais/néo-zélandaise

37. Norwegian▪︎norvégien/norvégienne

38. Pole▪︎polonais/polonaise

39. Portuguese▪︎portugais/portugaise

40. Romanian▪︎roumain/roumaine

41. Russian▪︎russe/russe

42. Scottish▪︎écossais/écossaise

43. Slovak▪︎slovaque/slovaque

44. Slovene▪︎slovène/slovène

45. Spanish▪︎espagnol/espagnole

46. Swede▪︎suédois/suédoise

47. Swiss▪︎suisse/suisse

48. Turk▪︎turc/turque

49. Ukrainian▪︎ukrainien/ukrainienne

50. Welsh▪︎gallois/galloise

Here is a list of french terms used to talk about queer culture, some info and also ressources you might want to check out. Let me point out right away that I indicated slurs because they have been reclaimed by the community. I’m hoping no one here will use them to hurt anyone.

About people :

gay : homo(sexuel-le), pédé (fag) / lesbian : lesbienne, gouine (dyke) 

bi : bisexuel-le, bigoudou (fam) 

pan : pan(sexuel-le) 

ace : asexuel-le, ace (ep) 

straight : hétéro(sexuel-le) 

transgender : transgenre (ep) / cisgender : cisgenre (ep) 

intersex : intersexe 

third gender : troisième sexe (m)

assigned : assigné-e 

LGBT : LGBT (elgébété)

phobia : phobie (f)

butch : butch, camionneuse (female truck driver) 

androgynous : androgyne (ep) 

non-binary : non binaire (ep) - more about that in the pinned comment

queen : folle (f)

pronoun : pronom (m) / she : elle / he : il / they : iel 

agender : agenre (ep) / feminine : féminin / masculine : masculin

ally : allié-e

Please note : all the specific vocabulary (grey, demi…) is kept in the english version but you change the last “a” for a “e” just as you see above.

General notions :

gender : genre (m) / identity : identité (f) 

sexual orientation : orientation (f) sexuelle 

sexuality : sexualité (f) / birth : naissance (f) 

body : corps (m) 

binarity : binarité (f) 

neutral : neutre (ep) 

coming-out : faire son coming-out (m) 

getting out of the closet : sortir du placard 

same : même (ep) / binder : binder (m) 

slur : insulte (f)

transitioning : transitionner, v / transition (f) 

hormon : hormone (f) > testostérone-progestérone-oestrogène 

treatment : traitement (m)

pride : fierté (f) / walk : marche (f) / justice : justice (f) / fight : combat (m)

Some naughty vocab :

top : actif/ve, dominant-e 

bottom : passif/ve, dominé-e, soumis-e

twink : un minet

have sex : coucher, v / fuck : baiser, v / make love : faire l’amour, v

one-night stand : coup (m) d’un soir (m)  

fuck buddy : plan (m) cul (m)

looking for sex : chercher du cul (: ass), v

condom : préservatif (m), capote (f)(fam)

Politics :

Marriage has been opened to same-sex partners in France on the 13th of may, 2013, despite lots of pressure, especially from a large group called LMPT ‘la manif pour tous” (’the protest march for all’) - whose slogan was ‘on ne lâche rien’ (we won’t give up) and linked to the right and far-right french parties and the catholic church. They have been criticized and/or sued for homophobia, racism and children instrumentalization.

While gay women can give blood since 2002 (had been forbidden to ‘gay and bisexual people with multiple partners’ since 1983 because of health prejudice linked to AIDS), gay men can since july 2016 if they have been single for a year. It’s still asked on the form when you go give blood currently.

Books :

*french theory*

Queer Zones + Sexpolitiques by trans activist and uni teacher Sam or Marie-Hélène Bourcier (who introduced queer theory to France, where gender studies are barely a thing)(I’m mentioning his dead name bc the transition is recent and most of his work is only available under it)

La Pensée Straight, Monique Wittig, 1992

C'est pour un garçon ou pour une fille ? Georges-Claude Guilbert, 2004

*french fiction*

Le Journal, Fabrice Néaud, 1996 : a man draws the story of how he fell in love with another man then gets dumped, when gay men had to hide. It’s very pretty, very sad and absolutely beautiful.

En finir avec Eddy Bellegueule, Edouard Louis, 2014 : autobiographic novel from a bright young man ; his life, his bullies, his acceptance.

Sodome et Gomorrhe, Marcel Proust, 1921 : not a gay novel but a gay relationship within one of the biggest french novels of the last century.

Le bleu est une couleur chaude, Julie Marot, 2010 : you might have heard of La Vie d’Adèle aka Blue is the warmest color. It’s from that comic.

Mémoires d’Hadrien, Marguerite Yourcenar, 1951 : a book about Hadrian, roman emperor, who built a wall and was very gay.

Corydon, André Gide, 1911 : essay about homosexuality

Corps à corps, journal de SIDA, Alain Emmanuel Dreuilhe, 1987 : autobiographic, a man’s fight with AIDS.

Sarrasine, Honoré de Balzac, 1830 (trans, gay, cross dressing, v v pretty)

Movies :

Tomboy, Célina Sciamma, 2011 (transgender, kids)

Laurence Anyways, Xavier Dolan, 2012 (transgender)

N’être ni fille ni garçon, TV documentary, 2010 (intersex)

Le Mystère Alexina, René Féret, 1985 (intersex)

Huit femmes, François Ozon, 2002 (lesbians briefly, cluedo movie)

Elles, Małgorzata Szumowska, 2011 (lesbians) > french movie but amazing polish director who also made In the name of (gay, religion)

Les onze mille Verges, Éric Lipmann, 1974 (after Guillaume Apollinaire’s novel, 1907, that’s amazing and pretty graphic)(the title means literally ‘the 11 000 penises’) (porn, gay, orgies, bdsm, necrophilia…)

Guillaume et les garçons, Guillaume Gallienne, 2013 (trans, sexuality)

Yves Saint-Laurent, Jalil Lespert, 2014 (gay)

| 06.03.2021 |

hii !! 🥰 how are you?

Hello, everyone! 🙂

I’m starting my french learning journey and I decided to search a Discord server for learning french. And I wasn’t able to find one on Tumblr (solely dedicated to french - I came across some who were dedicated to leaning languages in general and like 2 for Japanese).

Anyways, I decided to create one purely for french. If you are learning it I would love you to join. Everything is kinda new for me too. Any suggestions are welcomed, as well if there are people interested in helping me run this server (being moderator) I will really appreciate your help.

What you can find on this sever:

a place to chat with people interested in french language and french culture

movies/books/songs recommendations (in french of course)

a place to find a study buddy

events (like playing games) that will be (eventually) hosted to help us grow and learn more - for example: for beginner level (like me) I thought on playing skribbl.io which is a multiplayer drawing game; one by one each player are given 3 words and choose only one to draw and others need to guess. You can create your own list of words which made me think might be a great idea for leaning vocab and making it fun while interacting with others.

a place where we can share what resources we use, as well as just tips and suggestions for others

So far is a mix of everything, but as time goes on we will figure things out and we will perfect the server. Join the French study group server, and let’s learn french! 💗

Note: If you have any questions (because I might have not presented it the best) or if you have any problems with joining the server (or after joining it-with the rules and roles I added), just message me and I will try my best and answer your questions/help you.

le jeu d'échecs = les échecs

le jeu de société - board game

le jeu de réflexion - puzzle game

l'échiquier = la planche = le tablier - chess board

la case - square

la case claire - white square

la case sombre - black square

le réglement - the rules of a game

jouer à tour de rôle - to take turns

les pièces - chess pieces

le roi - king

la dame - queen

la tour - rook

le fou - bishop

le cavalier - knight

le pion - pawn

en face = ci-contre - in front of

le coup - move

le coup legal - legal move

C'est ton coup. - It’s your turn.

la pièce à longue portée - a piece which can move as many squares as needed

se déplacer en diagonale - to move diagonally

capturer et retirer une pièce de l'adversaire - to capture and remove the opponent’s piece

la partie - a game of chess

l’ouverture - chess opening

le gambit dame - queen’s gambit

le roi est en échec - the kind is in check

l'échec et mat - checkmate

mater quelqu'un - to checkmate someone

être mis(e) échec et mat - to be checkmated

le roi est en prise - the king is in checkmate

le camp des blancs - white side

le camp des noirs - black side

le roque - castling

le petit roque - king side castling

le grand roque - queen’s side castling

la prise en passant - when a pawn captures a piece by moving diagonally behind it

la promotion du pion - when a pawn is promoted to a different piece

le pat - stalemate

la partie nulle = le match nul - draw

la perte au temps - timeout

la tricherie - cheating

échiquéen(ne) - related to the game of chess

jouer en famille - to play with family

jouer entre amis - to play with friends

jouer dans des lieux publics - to play in public spaces

jouer en club - to play in a club

jouer en tournoi - to play in a tournament

jouer par correspondance - to play remotely

jouer entre ordinateurs - to play across computers

jouer au niveau amateur - to play as an amateur

jouer au niveau professionnel - to play professionally

Follow me for more!

PS It’s the second time I’m making this because Tumblr deleted my post when I was minimizing the browser, it all disappeared and I was already done by then ☠ so there may be some typos since I’m typing this in anger 😩 I’mma go play some chess now 😌