What are the 5 most popular sweets in France? What vocabulary do I need to know to have a conversation with French-speaking locals? You'll learn all this and more in this Culture Class Series! Vocabulary is essential to mastering French. In this 25-lesson series, you'll learn the *most* essential French vocabulary words related to culture and daily life. These words have been hand picked by our French native speakers and cover topics like popular French dishes, national holidays and cities.
| Lesson #
| Title
(English)
| Topic
(English)
| Target sentences
(Target Language)
|
| 1
| National Holidays
| Daily Life
| La fête nationale (le 14 juillet)
La fête du travail (le premier mai)
Le jour de l'an (le premier janvier)
Le lundi de Pâques
La Toussaint (le premier novembre)
|
| 2
| Food
| Food & Drink
| Pot au feu
Blanquette de veau
Cassoulet
Sole meunière
Croque-monsieur
|
| 3
| Drinks
| Food & Drink
| Limonade
Pastis or Ricard
Champagne
Perrier
Vin
|
| 4
| Home-cooked Meals
| Food & Drink
| Ratatouille
L'aligot
Bouillabaisse
Moules-frites
Tarte tatin
|
| 5
| Sweets and Desserts
| Food & Drink
| Profiteroles
Fraisier
Mille-feuille
Eclair
Mont-blanc
|
| 6
| Fruits
| Food & Drink
| Pomme
Poire
Fraise
Melon
Cerise
|
| 7
| Vegetables
| Food & Drink
| Pommes de terre
Poireau
Navet
Carotte
Haricots verts
|
| 8
| Pop and Traditional Culture
| Society & Culture
| Les yéyés
Mai 68
Les Bretons
Les Ch'tis
Les parisiens
|
| 9
| Animals
| Geography & Nature
| Cheval
Chat
Chien
Cochon
Coq
|
| 10
| Plants
| Geography & Nature
| Rose
Sapin
Pâquerette
Olivier
Platane
|
| 11
| Geographical Features
| Geography & Nature
| Le Mont-Blanc
Le Mistral
La Méditerranée
Les volcans d'Auvergne
La Seine
|
| 12
| Cities
| Geography & Nature
| Paris
Marseille
Lyon
Toulouse
Strasbourg
|
| 13
| Sports
| Recreation & Leisure
| Tennis
Natation
Rugby
Football
Cyclisme
|
| 14
| Recreational Activities
| Recreation & Leisure
| Randonnée
Pétanque
Cuisine
Camping
Shopping
|
| 15
| Tourist Attractions and Places
| Recreation & Leisure
| La Tour Eiffel
Le château de Versailles
Le Mont Saint-Michel
Le pont d'Avignon
Notre-Dame de Paris
|
| 16
| 5 Common Things in the Home
| People & Homes
| Télévision
Cheminée
Baignoire
Bibliothèque
Cafetière
|
| 17
| Medicines and drugs
| Health & Emergencies
| Doliprane
Aspirine
Mercurochrome
Spasfon
Biafine
|
| 18
| Modes of transportation
| Transportation & around town
| Voiture
Métro
Bus
Vélo
Tramway
|
| 19
| Shops or services in town
| Transportation & around town
| Boulangerie
Bar-tabac
La Poste
Banque
Supermarché
|
| 20
| Chain Stores
| Transportation & around town
| Carrefour
Decathlon
Nicolas
L'Occitane
Picard
|
| 21
| Food Souvenirs
| Food & Drink
| Calissons
Macarons
Camembert
Crème de marrons
Cognac
|
| 22
| Places to Live
| People & Homes
| Appartement
Pavillon
Villa
Colocation
Auberge espagnole
|
| 23
| Historical Figures
| Society & Culture
| Napoléon I
Général de Gaulle
Jeanne d'Arc
Louis XIV
Marie-Antoinette
|
| 24
| Artists
| Fine Arts
| Claude Monet
Paul Cézanne
Henri Matisse
Serge Gainsbourg
Philippe Stark
|
| 25
| Writers
| Fine Arts
| Victor Hugo
Emile Zola
Molière
Voltaire
Françoise Sagan
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