French words of the day and night
matinée - afternoon performance at a theatre
soirée - evening event, often at home, for a select few, maybe only two, a party or gathering for a particular purpose, such as a musical soirée, or a poetry soirée
Ma cherie, après le matinée, chez vous, pour un soirée?
A few more French words:
cher - dear (formal dear sir)
cherie - darling, dearest, dear
monsieur - mister (but mister on its own in English is a bit insulting, whilst in French it's closer to sir which respectful
voilà - literally see!, there they are! or here they are! (after you've found your gloves or glasses where you thought they'd be)
Angela Lansbury, travel writer, teacher of French and English
matinée - afternoon performance at a theatre
soirée - evening event, often at home, for a select few, maybe only two, a party or gathering for a particular purpose, such as a musical soirée, or a poetry soirée
Ma cherie, après le matinée, chez vous, pour un soirée?
A few more French words:
cher - dear (formal dear sir)
cherie - darling, dearest, dear
monsieur - mister (but mister on its own in English is a bit insulting, whilst in French it's closer to sir which respectful
voilà - literally see!, there they are! or here they are! (after you've found your gloves or glasses where you thought they'd be)
Angela Lansbury, travel writer, teacher of French and English
