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Read a French postcard from a friend on holiday
A short French holiday postcard: where they are, the weather, what they eat and do. Read it, answer questions, then use its structure for your own card.
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In short
A French postcard is short and warm: a greeting (Coucou !, Chers tous,), where you are (Nous sommes à…), the weather (il fait beau), what you do and eat, and a friendly ending (Grosses bises, À bientôt !).
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Biarritz, le 3 août
Coucou la famille !
Nous sommes à Biarritz depuis lundi. Il fait très beau et la mer est chaude. Le matin, on va à la plage ; l'après-midi, on visite la région.
Hier, on a mangé des moules-frites au port, un délice ! Léo a pris des cours de surf : il est tombé vingt fois, mais il adore.
On rentre samedi. On vous rapporte des macarons de Saint-Jean-de-Luz !
Grosses bises,
Anna, Marc et Léo
Words from the document
| French | English |
|---|---|
| Coucou ! | Hi! (warm) |
| depuis lundi | since Monday |
| un délice | a treat, delicious |
| tomber | to fall |
| rapporter | to bring back |
| Grosses bises | Lots of love |
Postcards use the present tense for now (il fait beau), the passé composé for what happened (on a mangé) and the near future or present for plans (on rentre samedi). On replaces nous in friendly writing.
- Nous sommes à Biarritz depuis lundi passé.Nous sommes à Biarritz depuis lundi.
Depuis lundi is enough.
- Grandes bisesGrosses bises
The set phrase is grosses bises.