FRE 1120C Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: La Loupe, Bise, French Orthography

• School: UCF
• Department: French Language
• Course: FRE 1120C
• Professor: Elizabeth Giltner

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Double v iks i grec z de: some letters have accents, whenever you spell a word in french, make sure to include the name of the accent after the letter: It is normal for men of the same family to exchange la bise. Otherwise, men generally greet one another with a handshake (la poign e de main): the number of kisses varies from place to place in france. It hosts (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:455) (cid:272)ultu(cid:396)al festi(cid:448)als e(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:455) (cid:455)ea(cid:396) su(cid:272)h as le festi(cid:448)al i(cid:374)te(cid:396)(cid:374)atio(cid:374)al d(cid:859)a(cid:396)t. Lyrique, and aix en musique: for centuries, artists have been drawn to provence for its natural beauty and unique quality of light, le monde francophone, les bonnes mani res. Le chanteur the (male) singer la chanteuse the (female) singer. L(cid:859) tudia(cid:374)t the (male) student l(cid:859) tudia(cid:374)te the 9female) student. La petite amie the girlfriend: some nouns can designate either male or female regardless of whether they are masculine or feminine, un professeur. A (male or female) professor: une personne.