My New Year's Resolutions

Have you written your 2015 Resolutions ? Funny how every year we list our resolutions and never get to realise them.

Meet Claude Makélélé, former French Footballer

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Claude Makélélé Sinda is a French former international football player who retired in 2011.

Macarons : French cookies

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A macaron is a French confection, a speciality in several French cities. known as French biscuits. The name "Macaron" is derived from the Italian word macarone, the name of Italian meringue which are used as icing, topping or component in desserts. .

Christmas lights in Paris !

Les illuminations des Champs Elysées ©Paris.fr

Christmas illuminations in France is known as "illuminations de Noël". They are lights used in decorating buildings and trees, and also across streets in December for the holiday season.

Ghetto Kids Dancing Sitya Loss by Eddy Kenzo

This viedo has gone viral on YouTube. No big ass chicks, flashy cars and fancy dresses... just some couple of kids dancing on a dusty road in Uganda.

Réveillon de Noël et de la Saint-Sylvestre

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In Nigeria, Christmas party with family holds on the 25th of December and New year party with family on the 1st of January.

The best of Jacques Brel

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Jacques Brel was a Belgian singer-songwriter who was popular not only in the francophone world but also in the anglophone world. A lot of people still think that he is French. Having sold over 25 million records worldwide, Brel is the third best-selling Belgian recording artist of all time.

Meet Nino Ferrer, the French singer who wished he was black

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Nino Ferrer, the Don Quixote and the Corto Maltese of French show business, was an Italian-French singer, author and songwriter.

His first success came in 1965 with the song "Mirza". In 1966, he recorded "Je voudrais être Noir", he paid tribute to several african-american singers he admires such as Wilson Pickett, James Brown, Ray Charles. He sang about his regret of having the kind of voice it takes to sing rhythm, blues and soul.

The Most-Listened-To Artists In France

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Below are the lists of the most listened to songs, albums and artists in 2014 according to Spotify.

TOTAL EPNG / French Embassy of Nigeria Scholarship program

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TOTAL E&P Nigeria Limited in partnership with the French Embassy in Nigeria is co-financing a scholarship program intended for outstanding Nigerian students for Master’s program in France.

Five scholarships will be awarded in Nigeria for the 2015/2016 academic year.

The deadline for receiving applications is 17/12/2014.

Le Woop

"Le Woop" is an american group made up of 6 comedians and a D.J. Although they come from Brooklyn, they speak French fluently.

How to make French pancakes !

French pancakes are called crêpes. It's very easy and inexpensive to make. Without sugar you can eat it as a meal (lunch or dinner) and with sugar, as breakfast or desert.

Follow François Hollande on Facebook !

François Hollande is on Facebook. If you are interested in following him, then click here. You might be saying "what do I care, he isn't my president..." Well, yes I know that, I just think that having his updates on you Facebook news feed will help you learn a new vocabulary every day.

French verb of the day : Abonner

Pronunciation : [ah buh nay]

Definition : to subscribe to

Abonner quelqu'un à quelque chose : to take out a subscription (for somebody)

Ex :

A Notary in France

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A Notary in France is known as a Notaire. As a nigerian, I am not used to a notary and used to think they are lawyers just like we have in Nigeria. They can be called lawyers, but they never go to court. They are not specialised in defending people in the court of law.

French media Facebook pages

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To improve you French vocabularies, why not follow French newspapers and magazines on Facebook. Having their updates in your newsfeed will help you learn new vocabularies every day. You'll also get to know about what's going on in France.

Meet Wil Aime

Wil Aime is a 19 year old up-and-coming French comedian who makes short funny videos. His Facebook page has over 80,000 likes and he posts at least a video every week.

French verb of the day : Approuver

Pronunciation : [ah proo vay]

Definition 1 : to approve of, to endorse, to agree

Ex :

Learn new French vocabularies

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I would like to share with you a video Soyez fous Soyez vous, a TV commercial for a French decoration company, Maisons du Monde.

Savoir Aimer by Florent Pagny

As a French speaker, here is a song you will appreciate and love to listen to over and over again. You should save and share this song and also be grateful you speak French and can enjoy it. They say see paris and die, but for me, it's listen to this song and live :)