{"id":1145,"date":"2019-02-12T12:00:17","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=1145"},"modified":"2019-03-04T19:00:04","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T19:00:04","slug":"ten-french-valentine-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/ten-french-valentine-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten French Valentine Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this cool Valentine&#8217;s Day cartoon, <strong>Aur\u00e9lie Drouard<\/strong> gets down to basics to help you avoid a catastrophe on <strong>le jour de la Saint-Valentin<\/strong> and along the way pick up some cool, useful (and funny) French expressions &#8211; at least one of which you won&#8217;t find in a text book!<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video first and see how much you can understand. Then you can click the phrases beneath to see translations and links to useful related grammar.<\/p>\n<h1>Dix choses \u00e0 faire &#8211; et ne pas faire &#8211; le jour de la Saint-Valentin&#8230;<\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ten French Valentine&#039;s Day Tips - 10 choses \u00e0 faire le jour de Saint-Valentin\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I7Y1xmEB5vI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>French Valentine&#8217;s Day Tip # 1<\/h3>\n<div class=\"qa_reveal\"><span class=\"question\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"show_hide\" title=\"Click to reveal the answer\"><span class=\"btn btn--xs pull-right\"><i class=\"icon-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span><strong>N'<\/strong>oublie <strong>pas<\/strong> la Saint-Valentin !<\/a><span  class=\"player\"><div id=\"jp_player_example_2478_899\"><\/div><span id=\"jp_container_example_2478_899\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"jp-play btn btn--xs\"><i class=\"kicon-grey-audio\" id=\"example_2478_899Audio\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><div class=\"answer_block\"><span class=\"answer\"> = Don't forget Valentine's Day!<\/span><span class=\"competency\">Related lessons:<br \/><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-form-simple-negative-commands-imperatif\">Forming simple negative commands with the imperative mood in French (L'Imp\u00e9ratif)<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_reveal\"><span class=\"question\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"show_hide\" title=\"Click to reveal the answer\"><span class=\"btn btn--xs pull-right\"><i class=\"icon-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>Avec tous les indices subtils qui croisent ton chemin depuis 3 semaines, <br \/>il faut vraiment le <strong>faire expr&egrave;s&nbsp;<\/strong>!<\/a><span  class=\"player\"><div id=\"jp_player_example_2484_269\"><\/div><span id=\"jp_container_example_2484_269\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"jp-play btn btn--xs\"><i class=\"kicon-grey-audio\" id=\"example_2484_269Audio\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><div class=\"answer_block\"><span class=\"answer\"> = With all the subtle hints crossing your path over the last 3 weeks, <br \/>you'd really have to do it on purpose!<\/span><span class=\"competency\">Related lessons:<br \/><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/faire-expres-to-do-something-on-purpose\">Faire expr\u00e8s (de) = To do something on purpose (French Expressions with faire)<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<h3>French Valentine&#8217;s Day Tip # 2<\/h3>\n<div class=\"qa_reveal\"><span class=\"question\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"show_hide\" title=\"Click to reveal the answer\"><span class=\"btn btn--xs pull-right\"><i class=\"icon-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span><strong>Choisis<\/strong> un endroit exceptionnel !<\/a><span  class=\"player\"><div id=\"jp_player_example_2473_684\"><\/div><span id=\"jp_container_example_2473_684\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"jp-play btn btn--xs\"><i class=\"kicon-grey-audio\" id=\"example_2473_684Audio\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><div class=\"answer_block\"><span class=\"answer\"> = Choose an outstanding location!<\/span><span class=\"competency\">Related lessons:<br \/><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-regular-verbs-in-l-imperatif-imperative\">Conjugate regular verbs in the imperative mood in French (L'Imp\u00e9ratif)<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_reveal\"><span class=\"question\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"show_hide\" title=\"Click to reveal the answer\"><span class=\"btn btn--xs pull-right\"><i class=\"icon-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>Le McDo, <strong>c'est<\/strong> bien pour les dimanches soirs paresseux, pas pour le jour de l'Amoooouuuur !<\/a><span  class=\"player\"><div id=\"jp_player_example_2485_592\"><\/div><span id=\"jp_container_example_2485_592\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"jp-play btn btn--xs\"><i class=\"kicon-grey-audio\" id=\"example_2485_592Audio\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><div class=\"answer_block\"><span class=\"answer\"> = McDonald's, it's good for lazy Sunday evenings, not for the day of Luuuurve!<\/span><span class=\"competency\">Related lessons:<br \/><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/cest-means-it-is\">Describing things in French with c'est = it is<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<h3>French Valentine&#8217;s Day Tip # 3<\/h3>\n<div class=\"qa_reveal\"><span class=\"question\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"show_hide\" title=\"Click to reveal the answer\"><span class=\"btn btn--xs pull-right\"><i class=\"icon-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span><strong>Brosse-toi<\/strong> les dents !<\/a><span  class=\"player\"><div id=\"jp_player_example_2476_725\"><\/div><span id=\"jp_container_example_2476_725\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"jp-play btn btn--xs\"><i class=\"kicon-grey-audio\" id=\"example_2476_725Audio\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><div class=\"answer_block\"><span class=\"answer\"> = Brush your teeth!<\/span><span class=\"competency\">Related lessons:<br \/><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-form-affirmative-commands-with-reflexive-verbs-imperatif\">Conjugate reflexive verbs in the imperative mood in French (L'Imp\u00e9ratif) - affirmative commands<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_reveal\"><span class=\"question\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"show_hide\" title=\"Click to reveal the answer\"><span class=\"btn btn--xs pull-right\"><i class=\"icon-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span><strong>Personne ne<\/strong> veut embrasser quelqu'un qui a mauvaise haleine. Beurk !<\/a><span  class=\"player\"><div id=\"jp_player_example_2483_389\"><\/div><span id=\"jp_container_example_2483_389\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"jp-play btn btn--xs\"><i class=\"kicon-grey-audio\" id=\"example_2483_389Audio\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><div class=\"answer_block\"><span class=\"answer\"> = Nobody wants to kiss someone with bad breath! Yuk!<\/span><span class=\"competency\">Related lessons:<br \/><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-say-no-one-and-nothing-personne-ne-and-rien-ne-negative-expressions\">Personne ne ..., rien ne ... = No one, nothing (negation) in French<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<h3>French Valentine&#8217;s Day Tip # 4<\/h3>\n<div class=\"qa_reveal\"><span class=\"question\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"show_hide\" title=\"Click to reveal the answer\"><span class=\"btn btn--xs pull-right\"><i class=\"icon-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span><strong>Mets<\/strong> des sous-v&ecirc;tements propres !<br \/>Juste au cas o&ugrave;... Bonjour les traces de pneu !<\/a><span  class=\"player\"><div id=\"jp_player_example_2477_351\"><\/div><span id=\"jp_container_example_2477_351\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"jp-play btn btn--xs\"><i class=\"kicon-grey-audio\" id=\"example_2477_351Audio\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><div class=\"answer_block\"><span class=\"answer\"> = Put on clean underwear!<br \/>Just in case... Hellooo skid marks!<\/span><span class=\"competency\">Related lessons:<br \/><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-regular-verbs-in-l-imperatif-imperative\">Conjugate regular verbs in the imperative mood in French (L'Imp\u00e9ratif)<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<h3>French Valentine&#8217;s Day Tip # 5<\/h3>\n<div class=\"qa_reveal\"><span class=\"question\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"show_hide\" title=\"Click to reveal the answer\"><span class=\"btn btn--xs pull-right\"><i class=\"icon-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span><strong>Mets-toi<\/strong> sur ton 31 !<\/a><span  class=\"player\"><div id=\"jp_player_example_2475_169\"><\/div><span id=\"jp_container_example_2475_169\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"jp-play btn btn--xs\"><i class=\"kicon-grey-audio\" id=\"example_2475_169Audio\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><div class=\"answer_block\"><span class=\"answer\"> = Dress smartly!<\/span><span class=\"competency\">Related lessons:<br \/><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-form-affirmative-commands-with-reflexive-verbs-imperatif\">Conjugate reflexive verbs in the imperative mood in French (L'Imp\u00e9ratif) - affirmative commands<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<h3>French Valentine&#8217;s Day Tip # 6<\/h3>\n<div class=\"qa_reveal\"><span class=\"question\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"show_hide\" title=\"Click to reveal the answer\"><span class=\"btn btn--xs pull-right\"><i class=\"icon-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span><strong>Viens<\/strong> au rendez-vous !<\/a><span  class=\"player\"><div id=\"jp_player_example_2474_209\"><\/div><span id=\"jp_container_example_2474_209\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"jp-play btn btn--xs\"><i class=\"kicon-grey-audio\" id=\"example_2474_209Audio\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><div class=\"answer_block\"><span class=\"answer\"> = Come to the rendez-vous!<\/span><span class=\"competency\">Related lessons:<br \/><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-regular-verbs-in-l-imperatif-imperative\">Conjugate regular verbs in the imperative mood in French (L'Imp\u00e9ratif)<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_reveal\"><span class=\"question\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"show_hide\" title=\"Click to reveal the answer\"><span class=\"btn btn--xs pull-right\"><i class=\"icon-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span><strong>Poser<\/strong> un lapin le jour de la Saint-Valentin, &ccedil;a craint !<\/a><span  class=\"player\"><div id=\"jp_player_example_2471_437\"><\/div><span id=\"jp_container_example_2471_437\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"jp-play btn btn--xs\"><i class=\"kicon-grey-audio\" id=\"example_2471_437Audio\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><div class=\"answer_block\"><span class=\"answer\"> = Standing someone up on Valentine's Day, that sucks!<\/span><span class=\"competency\">Related lessons:<br \/><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-translate-the-ing-form-of-the-verb-by-the-infinitive-and-not-by-ant\">Using the infinitive form of verbs to express the English \"-ING\"<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<h3>French Valentine&#8217;s Day Tip # 7<\/h3>\n<div class=\"qa_reveal\"><span class=\"question\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"show_hide\" title=\"Click to reveal the answer\"><span class=\"btn btn--xs pull-right\"><i class=\"icon-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span><strong>N'<\/strong>arrive <strong>pas<\/strong> en retard au rendez-vous !<\/a><span  class=\"player\"><div id=\"jp_player_example_2479_522\"><\/div><span id=\"jp_container_example_2479_522\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"jp-play btn btn--xs\"><i class=\"kicon-grey-audio\" id=\"example_2479_522Audio\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><div class=\"answer_block\"><span class=\"answer\"> = Don't be late to the rendez-vous!<\/span><span class=\"competency\">Related lessons:<br \/><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-form-simple-negative-commands-imperatif\">Forming simple negative commands with the imperative mood in French (L'Imp\u00e9ratif)<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_reveal\"><span class=\"question\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"show_hide\" title=\"Click to reveal the answer\"><span class=\"btn btn--xs pull-right\"><i class=\"icon-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span><strong>Personne n'<\/strong>aime attendre dans le froid, et on est en f&eacute;vrier !<\/a><span  class=\"player\"><div id=\"jp_player_example_2482_591\"><\/div><span id=\"jp_container_example_2482_591\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"jp-play btn btn--xs\"><i class=\"kicon-grey-audio\" id=\"example_2482_591Audio\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><div class=\"answer_block\"><span class=\"answer\"> = No one likes to wait in the cold, and it's February!<\/span><span class=\"competency\">Related lessons:<br \/><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-say-no-one-and-nothing-personne-ne-and-rien-ne-negative-expressions\">Personne ne ..., rien ne ... = No one, nothing (negation) in French<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<h3>French Valentine&#8217;s Day Tip # 8<\/h3>\n<div class=\"qa_reveal\"><span class=\"question\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"show_hide\" title=\"Click to reveal the answer\"><span class=\"btn btn--xs pull-right\"><i class=\"icon-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>Pose ce t&eacute;l&eacute;phone !<br \/><strong>Se faire<\/strong> les yeux doux par &eacute;cran interpos&eacute;, si &ccedil;a marchait, &ccedil;a se saurait !<\/a><span  class=\"player\"><div id=\"jp_player_example_2472_499\"><\/div><span id=\"jp_container_example_2472_499\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"jp-play btn btn--xs\"><i class=\"kicon-grey-audio\" id=\"example_2472_499Audio\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><div class=\"answer_block\"><span class=\"answer\"> = Put down that phone!<br \/>Making doe eyes with a screen in-between, if that worked, we would know!<\/span><span class=\"competency\">Related lessons:<br \/><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-translate-the-ing-form-of-the-verb-by-the-infinitive-and-not-by-ant\">Using the infinitive form of verbs to express the English \"-ING\"<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<h3>French Valentine&#8217;s Day Tip # 9<\/h3>\n<div class=\"qa_reveal\"><span class=\"question\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"show_hide\" title=\"Click to reveal the answer\"><span class=\"btn btn--xs pull-right\"><i class=\"icon-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>Ne parle pas de ton ex !<br \/>&Agrave; moins, bien s&ucirc;r, de <strong>n'<\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">en<\/span> dire <strong>que<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">du mal<\/span>... et encore !<\/a><span  class=\"player\"><div id=\"jp_player_example_2481_725\"><\/div><span id=\"jp_container_example_2481_725\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"jp-play btn btn--xs\"><i class=\"kicon-grey-audio\" id=\"example_2481_725Audio\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><div class=\"answer_block\"><span class=\"answer\"> = Don't talk about your ex!<br \/>Unless of course, you only say bad things... and still!<\/span><span class=\"competency\">Related lessons:<br \/><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-use-restrictive-ne-que-with-simple-tenses-to-express-only-negative-expressions\">Using restrictive ne \u2026 que to express only with simple tenses (French Negations)<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<h3>French Valentine&#8217;s Day Tip # 10<\/h3>\n<div class=\"qa_reveal\"><span class=\"question\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"show_hide\" title=\"Click to reveal the answer\"><span class=\"btn btn--xs pull-right\"><i class=\"icon-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span><strong>Ne<\/strong> romps <strong>pas&nbsp;<\/strong>!<\/a><span  class=\"player\"><div id=\"jp_player_example_2480_187\"><\/div><span id=\"jp_container_example_2480_187\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"jp-play btn btn--xs\"><i class=\"kicon-grey-audio\" id=\"example_2480_187Audio\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><div class=\"answer_block\"><span class=\"answer\"> = Don't break up!<\/span><span class=\"competency\">Related lessons:<br \/><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-form-simple-negative-commands-imperatif\">Forming simple negative commands with the imperative mood in French (L'Imp\u00e9ratif)<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_reveal\"><span class=\"question\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"show_hide\" title=\"Click to reveal the answer\"><span class=\"btn btn--xs pull-right\"><i class=\"icon-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>S&eacute;rieusement !?! Tu as le choix entre 365 jours, et tu <strong>choisis<\/strong> celui-l&agrave; !!!<\/a><span  class=\"player\"><div id=\"jp_player_example_2486_575\"><\/div><span id=\"jp_container_example_2486_575\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"jp-play btn btn--xs\"><i class=\"kicon-grey-audio\" id=\"example_2486_575Audio\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><div class=\"answer_block\"><span class=\"answer\"> = Seriously!?! You've got the choice between 365 days, and you pick this one!!!<\/span><span class=\"competency\">Related lessons:<br \/><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-regular-ir-verbs-in-le-present-present-tense\">Conjugate regular -ir verbs in the present tense in French (Le Pr\u00e9sent)<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_reveal\"><span class=\"question\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"show_hide\" title=\"Click to reveal the answer\"><span class=\"btn btn--xs pull-right\"><i class=\"icon-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>Voil&agrave;, avec &ccedil;a tu <strong>devrais<\/strong> &eacute;viter la catastrophe !<\/a><span  class=\"player\"><div id=\"jp_player_example_2487_991\"><\/div><span id=\"jp_container_example_2487_991\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"jp-play btn btn--xs\"><i class=\"kicon-grey-audio\" id=\"example_2487_991Audio\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><div class=\"answer_block\"><span class=\"answer\"> = Here, with that you should avoid disaster!<\/span><span class=\"competency\">Related lessons:<br \/><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-devoir-in-le-conditionnel-present-i-should\">Conjugate devoir in the conditional present in French = should (Le Conditionnel Pr\u00e9sent)<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_reveal\"><span class=\"question\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"show_hide\" title=\"Click to reveal the answer\"><span class=\"btn btn--xs pull-right\"><i class=\"icon-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>Pas <strong>besoin de<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">me remercier<\/span> !<\/a><span  class=\"player\"><div id=\"jp_player_example_2488_954\"><\/div><span id=\"jp_container_example_2488_954\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"jp-play btn btn--xs\"><i class=\"kicon-grey-audio\" id=\"example_2488_954Audio\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><div class=\"answer_block\"><span class=\"answer\"> = No need to thank me!<\/span><span class=\"competency\">Related lessons:<br \/><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-express-to-need-with-avoir-besoin-de\">Avoir besoin de = To need (French Expressions with avoir)<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"kwiz-app\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-url=\"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/api\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Test your French against the CEFR standard\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-return-url=\"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/ten-french-valentine-tips\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-return-title=\"Ten French Valentine Tips\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-questionspercomp=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-token=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-template=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-kwizkey=\"sorter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this cool Valentine&#8217;s Day cartoon, Aur\u00e9lie Drouard gets down to basics to help you avoid a catastrophe on le jour de la Saint-Valentin and along the way pick up some cool, useful (and funny) French expressions &#8211; at least one of which you won&#8217;t find in a text book! 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