{"id":117076,"date":"2023-09-19T21:06:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T01:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/french-summer-vocabulary\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T23:43:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T04:43:42","slug":"french-summer-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/french\/french-summer-vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"French Summer Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re spending a summer in France, or any other season when people will inevitably talk about the delights of summer, you&#8217;ll need to know some key vocabulary. From the weather and clothes to treats and activities, knowing these vocabulary words and phrases will greatly improve your ability to communicate.<\/p>\n<p>Here we&#8217;ll cover 75 useful French summer vocabulary terms that paint a vivid picture of the season.\u00a0Plus, get to know French culture and traditions a bit better with some expressions about summer in France.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[fluentu-toc skip=3]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Useful Summer Words in French<\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/5\/summer-beach.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"french summer vocabulary twelve words beat heat\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/5\/summer-beach.jpg\" alt=\"french summer vocabulary twelve words beat heat\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>To start us off, here are some common French summer vocabulary words that are likely to come in handy at some point.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-4384444\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-4384444\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">French<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-3bfb9b88f004ade7d8beea43024438b8-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>l'\u00e9t\u00e9<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">summer\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>\n<br \/>\n*Be sure to pay attention to the context in which <em>\u00e9t\u00e9<\/em> is used, because it's also used as the past participle of the verb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/french\/french-to-be\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>\u00eatre<\/em> (to be).<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-1e0cf84b367b7dd631617f6f52f3eaf0-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>un coup de soleil<\/em>        <\/a>\n     <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">a sunburn<br \/>\n<br \/>\nIn French, we say         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-863c0ddd0b69e7665441eb6e81caae42-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>\"attraper un coup de soleil,\"<\/em>        <\/a>\n      which translates to \"to catch a sunburn.\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-213e9a5e8eb69cc5a572bf4333877835-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>la plage<\/em>        <\/a>\n     <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">the beach<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-15ad75b0afd7456d2eda42b85c3768c0-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>la mer<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">the sea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-8437a168c0f5b9e6077f819d3f28a8e3-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>le sable<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">sand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-fd638daa0f9110c0e23171e80112022e-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>le palmier<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">palm tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-75ee218f1cd270d1a97376c6d971c45a-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>le coquillage<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">seashell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-4ff6b0c42e4d89db6e65aafa8d549095-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>le coucher de soleil<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">sunset<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-7a4f24ec5d1207051f70489e6578a434-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>les moustiques<\/em>        <\/a>\n     <br \/>\n<br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-613f8e3c445eabe142fd3d605227e0c8-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>une piq\u00fbre de moustique<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <br \/>\n<br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-43cdf22ee4ed5c8c494799e09394956d-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>se faire bouffer par les moustiques<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">mosquitos<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>\na mosquito bite<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>\nto get eaten up by mosquitos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-4384444 from cache -->\n<h2>Popular Activities<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-84240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/3\/boy-jumping-into-pool.jpg\" alt=\"boy-jumping-into-pool\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, you can participate in a few of these fun summer activities while you&#8217;re in France or another French-speaking country.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-4394444\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-4394444\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">French<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-ec71c8d310014510f0b088967c248b70-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>nager<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <br \/>\n<br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-9ee8d7f64ba9c6c3ef146e5b63677f53-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>se baigner<\/em>        <\/a>\n     <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to swim (for exercise)<br \/>\n<br \/>\nto swim (for leisure), to bathe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-0a15c77750fb9a82657f70fd7f5adc8d-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>faire de la plong\u00e9e<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to dive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-ea3f55ecf2faedf7b84abec5bace3e04-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>aller \u00e0 la plage<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to go to the beach<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-35432e7724df762f9e9af5bd10608990-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>se bronzer<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to sunbathe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-1ec0c121bb906c56b892b69dc9c37013-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>jouer au beach volley<\/em>        <\/a>\n     <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to play beach volleyball<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-8d0d39cf513768777559b96c65ac79fd-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>faire un pique-nique<\/em>        <\/a>\n     <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to have a picnic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-372dba76af9f6448cd2774cbb4406880-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>faire du v\u00e9lo<\/em>        <\/a>\n     <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to cycle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-743923a29df6fd00432d6cda4e20fc83-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>faire du camping<\/em>        <\/a>\n     <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to camp <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-0bfefbe782210313e54f3a0335a36e62-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>faire de la randonn\u00e9e<\/em>        <\/a>\n     <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to hike<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-b1506008bb1e2ed7ad64c5f44be9fb09-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>faire de la voile<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to sail <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-59976114bf0b180e442129775c6ede63-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>assister \u00e0 des festivals en plein air<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to attend outdoor festivals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-991a6ca99cc29e73f3e125f0a26ae83c-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>faire un barbecue<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to barbecue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-88df6794bc4bb5623f9fe640f008d979-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>faire du surf\/surfer<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to surf<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-0c2b637a35cb8785590bd4a1454c9602-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>faire du ski nautique<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">to water ski <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-4394444 from cache -->\n<h2>The Weather<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-84239\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/3\/Thermometer-displaying-high-temperature-in-sun.jpg\" alt=\"Thermometer-displaying-high-temperature-in-sun\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Summer temperatures can get pretty high in France, and with this vocabulary, you can join in on some small talk about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/french\/french-weather-vocabulary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the weather <\/a>with French speakers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-4374444\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-4374444\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">French<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-4ab7f406cd548818dc15810199789c9b-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>chaud<\/em>        <\/a>\n     <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">hot<br \/>\n<br \/>\n*In French, we use the verb \"to have\"\u00a0<em>(avoir)<\/em> rather than \"to be\" to say we're hot, so \"I'm hot\" is         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-8f2156100c5fae2b46a3674adaa84e50-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>\"J'ai chaud\"<\/em>        <\/a>\n     <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-c6014c4d1e061c3a0b17d9bdba00af15-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>le soleil<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">the sun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-dc61fb13d5f58c40a145e67c45646fcd-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>ensoleill\u00e9<\/em><\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">sunny<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-72e968735bd1bb112f8e29e804f064da-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>la chaleur<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">heat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-6b81c6676ec31c8f444dbd8c58efe970-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>une canicule<\/em>        <\/a>\n     <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">a heatwave<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-436832391b3cebee97584bb69622e85c-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>\u00e9touffant<\/em>        <\/a>\n     <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">sweltering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-b90224348c14030356df62ee9ba0232d-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>le ciel d\u00e9gag\u00e9<\/em>        <\/a>\n     <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">clear sky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-1f7253728c6124b39e73e24917bac27e-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>une temp\u00e9rature \u00e9lev\u00e9e<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">high temperature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-d72e82d7fb6f5a5e43901d57e2663362-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>une brise l\u00e9g\u00e8re<\/em>        <\/a>\n     <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">light breeze<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-51f62dd868c26e790c60b66e160bd616-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>une s\u00e9cheresse<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">drought<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-d48fd24e8b02a39908e4091e6854b8a9-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>une averse estivale<\/em>        <\/a>\n     <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">summer shower<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-4374444 from cache -->\n<h2><b>Clothes and Accessories\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-84238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/3\/Friends-packing-for-vacation.jpg\" alt=\"friends-packing-for-summer-vacation\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you forget to pack any of these summer essentials for your trip to France, now you can ask a local where you can buy them!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-4404444\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-4404444\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">French<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-423ca07327c1d8307f23b9bbbd56132d-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>un maillot<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <br \/>\n<br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-4ecde52e4113cffecc778f6587cbc40e-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>un maillot de bain<\/em>        <\/a>\n     <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">a swimsuit <br \/>\n<br \/>\na swimsuit (more formal version)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-343645636fd1fa1f52ae93cabf19718a-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>un d\u00e9bardeur<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">a tank top<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-4d46d52bc83617318ceece17ff3d6189-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>un short<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">shorts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-3d248cacc09235bef79d73e961903f1b-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>un  chapeau de soleil<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">a sun hat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-df30085cbc8329cece1006671a34a9f3-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>un  bob<\/em>        <\/a>\n     <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">a bucket hat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-bc5fd591be1e7fe7284965ca0cee6239-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>des tongs<\/em>        <\/a>\n     <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">flip-flops<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-e1fba2193e33afa24ed40a3623adf970-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>des sandales<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">sandals <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-b37e95022375ed9d563b1cea989d4348-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>des lunettes de soleil<\/em>        <\/a>\n     <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">sunglasses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-9411078abea8f6e7937aa994a1b84e71-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>la cr\u00e8me solaire<\/em>        <\/a>\n     <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">sunscreen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-4404444 from cache -->\n<h2><b>Food and Drinks<\/b><\/h2>\n<h2><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/4\/ice-cream-pops.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"french summer vocabulary twelve words beat heat\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/4\/ice-cream-pops.jpg\" alt=\"french summer vocabulary twelve words beat heat\" width=\"500\" height=\"364\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/h2>\n<p>As you can see, we use the same or similar words for many of these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/french\/how-to-order-food-in-french\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">foods and drinks<\/a> in English.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-4414444\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-4414444\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">French<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-dfbf09b6b0ebeb2ac1092b0f5817d9f1-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>la cr\u00e8me glac\u00e9e<\/em>        <\/a>\n    ,         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-27bfb6167a6670d4b835ba754975cf92-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>la glace<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">ice cream <br \/>\n<br \/>\nAlthough <em>glace<\/em> also\u00a0translates to \"ice,\" everyone says and understands it to be \"ice cream.\"\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-b144bc21f0b47018d8b918c9cd981cb9-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>le sorbet <\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">sorbet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-dc4178c8f14f00dfb89e94cc5291635f-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>la limonade<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">lemonade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-e648e88e1d008d0a0a7979bfdca6448d-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>les fraises<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">strawberries<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-bf66009a2e5fa42e8568e178c2c5feff-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>la tarte aux fruits<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">fruit tart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-9b2012242e61a1635a8d07a47a1cbcfb-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>les cr\u00eapes<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">crepes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-00fea0ec14e2302a2d408444278c0d8f-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>la salade estivale<\/em>        <\/a>\n     <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">summer salad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-0843b57a5bcb043e4fb85fff92f85914-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>la salade ni\u00e7oise<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Nicoise salad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-462784a61175551f83368a28d1db8eec-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>les moules frites<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">mussels and fries <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-4d333f065ca6c5e42cc402ec5fa74249-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>la baguette au fromage<\/em>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">baguette with cheese<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-080722e4f22662f1aad9ae977874861f-neural-Lea.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><em>le ros\u00e9<\/em>        <\/a>\n     <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">ros\u00e9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-4414444 from cache -->\n<p>One note on summer drinks in France: It&#8217;s pretty <strong>uncommon to be served a drink with ice in France<\/strong> unless you&#8217;ve specifically requested it. And even then, sometimes the restaurant won&#8217;t have it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But it doesn&#8217;t hurt to ask, so when the temperature rises and you really want that icy drink, you can use this phrase:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong><em>a<\/em><i>vec des gla\u00e7ons, s\u2019il vous plait<\/i> (with ice, please)<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Summer Expressions in French<\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/5\/on-vacation.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"family-on-beach\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/5\/on-vacation.jpg\" alt=\"family-on-beach\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h3><b><em>En vacances<\/em> \u2014\u00a0On vacation<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Like most places, the French take time off in the summer. Neighboring Spain, northern Africa and seaside spots down south are all popular summer destinations.\u00a0<em>\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Nous partons <strong>en vacances<\/strong> \u00e0 la plage demain matin.<\/em> (We&#8217;re going on vacation to the beach tomorrow morning.)<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>Les grandes vacances<\/em> <\/strong><b>\u2014 <\/b><strong>Summer vacation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Traditionally in the summer, many people in France will take <strong>up to three weeks<\/strong> of their mandatory five paid vacation weeks per year, meaning the rest of life in the country slows to a crawl.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Pendant <strong>les grandes vacances<\/strong>, nous aimons partir en famille \u00e0 la plage.<\/em> (During the summer vacation, we like to go to the beach as a family.)<\/p>\n<h3><em>Passer \u00e0 l\u2019heure d\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9<\/em> <b>\u2014 To switch to d<\/b>aylight saving time\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Instead of changing to daylight-saving time, the French have a much more poetic saying for putting the clocks forward: <em>\u201cpasser \u00e0 l\u2019heure d\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9,\u201d <\/em>which <strong>literally translates to &#8220;passing to summertime.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Likewise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/french\/french-fall-autumn-vocabulary-word-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the fall<\/a>, the country passes back to winter time (<em>passer \u00e0 l\u2019heure d\u2019hiver<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Ce week-end, nous allons <strong>passer \u00e0 l\u2019heure d\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9<\/strong>.<\/em> (This weekend, we&#8217;re going to switch to daylight saving time.)<\/p>\n<h3><em>La f\u00eate nationale<\/em> <strong>\u2014 <\/strong>The national holiday (Bastille Day)<\/h3>\n<p>Although English-speaking countries refer to France\u2019s national holiday on July 14 as Bastille Day, it&#8217;s known in France rather unoriginally as \u201cthe national holiday\u201d (<em>la f\u00eate nationale<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Le 14 juillet est un jour f\u00e9ri\u00e9 en France pour c\u00e9l\u00e9brer <strong>la f\u00eate nationale<\/strong>.<\/em> (July 14th is a public holiday in France to celebrate Bastille Day.)<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>Faire le pont<\/em> <\/strong><b>\u2014 <\/b><strong>Make the bridge (to have a four-day weekend)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Spring and summer in France are chock-full of national holidays. <strong>When these holidays fall on Thursdays or Tuesdays<\/strong>, the French will say that they\u2019re \u201cmaking the bridge\u201d <em>(faire le pont)<\/em> between the holiday and the weekend by taking the extra day off to make a four-day weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i><em>La f\u00eate nationale<\/em> tombe un mardi <span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"fr\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\"> donc on peut<strong> faire le pont<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/i> <i>(<\/i>Bastille Day falls on a Tuesday so we can have a four-day weekend.)<\/p>\n<h3><em>La fermeture annuelle<\/em> <b>\u2014 <\/b>Annual closing<\/h3>\n<p>As people leave the city for their annual summer vacation, many shops in France close their doors for the month. Don\u2019t be surprised to see storefronts shuttered with signs reading:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em><strong>Fermeture annuelle <\/strong>: r\u00e9ouverture en septembre<\/em>\u00a0(Annual closing: reopening in September).<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>Se mettre au vert<\/em> <\/strong><b>\u2014 <\/b><strong>T<\/strong>o get out into the countryside<\/h3>\n<p>This expression, which <strong>literally means \u201cto put oneself in the green,\u201d<\/strong> is used in the summer months when French people leave the city for the tranquility and natural beauty of the countryside.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Just be aware: the expression can also mean that you&#8217;re escaping to the countryside to lay low because the police are after you!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Apr\u00e8s une semaine de travail intense, il est temps de <strong>se mettre au vert<\/strong> pour se d\u00e9tendre.<\/em> (After a busy workweek, it&#8217;s time to get out into the countryside to relax.)<\/p>\n<h3><b><em>La mer ou la montagne ?<\/em>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/b><b>The ocean or the mountains?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s the perpetual summer dilemma! Work has ceased, the sun is shining and the humidity is rising. Are you going to cool off at the ocean or get some fresh air and great views in the mountains?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Chaque ann\u00e9e, nous avons du mal \u00e0 d\u00e9cider : <strong>la mer ou la montagne ?<\/strong><\/em> (Every year, we struggle to decide: the sea or the mountains?)<\/p>\n<h3><b><em>Il fait beau<\/em> <\/b><b>\u2014 <\/b><b>The weather is nice<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>This is an expression that aptly describes a summer in France. The phrase literally translates to &#8220;It makes beautiful,&#8221; but the phrase is a set French expression that&#8217;s used to describe the weather<i>. <\/i><\/p>\n<p>On a more familiar level, the expression can be likened to &#8220;what a beautiful day&#8221; or &#8220;it&#8217;s beautiful out.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Quand\u00a0<strong>il fait beau<\/strong>, vous pourrez manger en terrasse. <\/em>(When the weather is nice, you can eat on the terrace.)<\/p>\n<h3><em>Faire la gr\u00e8ve<\/em> <b>\u2014 <\/b>To go on strike<\/h3>\n<p>Summer is not just the time for vacationing, but also going on strike. As soon as the days begin to get longer and the temperatures warmer, the number of strikes in the country always seems to spike.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Les ouvriers ont <strong>fait gr\u00e8ve<\/strong> pour demander de meilleures conditions de travail.<\/em> (The workers went on strike to demand better working conditions.)<\/p>\n<h3><em>\u00cates-vous juilletiste ou ao\u00fbtien ?<\/em> <b>\u2014 <\/b>Are you a Julyist or Augustian?<\/h3>\n<p>Whether you choose to go on holiday in July or August may say more about you than you think, <a href=\"https:\/\/snippetsofparis.com\/juilletiste-or-aoutien\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">at least to the French<\/a>. August is when most French will typically take their vacation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>July vacation goers <em>(juilletistes)<\/em> <\/strong>are thus often seen as somewhat rebellious, and see <strong>August vacation goes (<em>ao\u00fbtien)<\/em> <\/strong>as suckers that go on vacation at the same time as everyone else when prices are the highest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Juilletistes<\/em>\u00a0tend to be younger and more active, favoring adventurous vacations over the beach, while\u00a0<em>ao\u00fbtiens<\/em> include many older holiday goers and blue-collar workers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong><em>\u00cates-vous juilletiste ou ao\u00fbtien ?<\/em><\/strong><em>(<\/em>Are you a Julyist or Augustian?)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Je suis un fier juilletiste : j&#8217;\u00e9conomise toujours de l&#8217;argent sur mes vacances d&#8217;\u00e9t\u00e9 !<\/em> (I&#8217;m a proud Julyist\u2014I always save money on my summer vacation!)<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>Transpirer comme un b\u0153uf\/une vache<\/em> <\/strong><b>\u2014 <\/b><strong>Sweat like a steer\/cow<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Sweating is an inevitable part of summer anywhere that sees temperatures rise exponentially. The most common expression in French is \u201cto sweat like an oxen\u201d <em>(transpirer comme un b\u0153uf)<\/em> or, for the ladies, \u201cto sweat like a cow\u201d <em>(une vache)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Il faisait tellement chaud pendant la randonn\u00e9e que nous avons <strong>transpir\u00e9 comme des b\u0153ufs<\/strong>.<\/em> (It was so hot during the hike that we sweat like oxen.)<\/p>\n<h3><em>Il fait une chaleur \u00e0 crever !<\/em> \u2014 It\u2019s scorching hot!<\/h3>\n<p>When the classic <em>il fait chaud<\/em> (it\u2019s hot) just isn\u2019t enough to describe the blistering heat, you can impress your French friends by using this dramatic expression. It translates loosely to &#8220;It&#8217;s scorching hot,&#8221; &#8220;It&#8217;s hot as hell&#8221; or even &#8220;It&#8217;s so hot I might die!&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Je n&#8217;ai pas pu dormir cette nuit, <strong>il fait une chaleur \u00e0 crever<\/strong> dans ma chambre.<\/em> (I couldn&#8217;t sleep last night; it&#8217;s unbearably hot in my room.)<\/p>\n<h3><em>Bison Fut\u00e9 voit vert\/orange\/rouge\/noir<\/em> \u2014 Smart Bison sees green\/orange\/red\/black<\/h3>\n<p>Because so many French people take their vacation around the same time, the massive exodus from major cities (known as <em>le grand d\u00e9part<\/em>) can put major strains on the country\u2019s highway system.<\/p>\n<p>In 1975, the National Center for Roadway Information unveiled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bison-fute.gouv.fr\/previsions,10741.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Bison Fut\u00e9<\/em><\/a>, <strong>a cartoon character that gives color-coded traffic alerts<\/strong>\u00a0and looks oddly <a href=\"https:\/\/frenchly.us\/bison-fute-is-racist-heres-why\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(and problematically) like a Native American<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This system is still used today (although the logo was recently updated). So when <em>bison fut\u00e9<\/em>\u00a0sees orange, you should plan ahead; red, better plan for several extra hours; and black, best to find another mode of transportation!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em><strong>Bison Fut\u00e9 voit orange<\/strong> sur les routes principales en ce week-end de d\u00e9part en vacances.<\/em> (Bison Fut\u00e9 sees orange on the major roads on this holiday departure weekend.)<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>Un amour d\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9<\/em> \u2014 A summer romance<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Something about summer just lends itself to fleeting romances, whether it be the change of scenery or the promise of no long-term commitment.<\/p>\n<p>If your vacation plans in France could include a summer romance, you might want to brush up on your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/french\/french-valentines-day-romantic-vocabulary-words-phrases-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">romantic French vocabulary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Elle l&#8217;a rencontr\u00e9 lors de son voyage \u00e0 Paris. C&#8217;\u00e9tait <strong>un amour d&#8217;<\/strong><b>\u00e9t\u00e9<\/b>\u00a0qu&#8217;elle n&#8217;oubliera jamais !<\/em> (She met him during her trip to Paris. It was a summer romance she&#8217;ll never forget!)<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>Bonne rentr\u00e9e<\/em> \u2014 Good return\/Welcome back<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>All good things must eventually come to an end, including summer vacation. <em>Bonne rentr\u00e9e<\/em> can mean many things depending on who you say it to.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For children or teachers it translates generally as \u201cwelcome back to class,\u201d while for those returning to jobs, it means \u201cwishing you a successful return to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>J&#8217;esp\u00e8re que tu as pass\u00e9 de bonnes vacances. <strong>Bonne rentr\u00e9e<\/strong> \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e9cole demain !<\/em> (I hope you had a good vacation. Have a good first day back at school tomorrow!)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Summer is fantastic in France, and now you have the vocabulary to talk about it.<\/p>\n<p>With these words and phrases, keeping a cool head when handling the heat will be far easier than choosing between <em>&#8220;<\/em><i>la plage ou la piscine&#8221; <\/i>(the beach or the pool)!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>And One More Thing...<\/h2>\r\n<p>\r\n\tIf you like learning French at your own pace and from the comfort of your device, I have to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tell you about FluentU<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nFluentU makes it easier (and way more fun) to learn French by making real content like movies and series accessible to learners. You can check out FluentU's curated video library, or <strong>bring our learning tools directly to Netflix or YouTube<\/strong> with the FluentU Chrome extension. \r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n<a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2097\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FluentU-French-video-library-in-app.jpg\" alt=\"learn-french-with-videos\" width=\"320\" height=\"568\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nOne of the features I find most helpful is the <strong>interactive captions<\/strong>\u2014you can tap on any word to see its meaning, an image, pronunciation, and other examples from different contexts. 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You'll get extra practice with the words you find more challenging and even be reminded you when it\u2019s time to review!\r\n<\/p><p>\r\n<a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/3\/French-7.png\" alt=\"practice-french-with-adaptive-quizzes\" width=\"320\" height=\"568\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nYou can use FluentU on your computer, tablet, or phone with our app for Apple or Android devices. <a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to take advantage of our current sale! 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