{"id":11780,"date":"2025-06-26T09:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T08:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=11780"},"modified":"2026-02-02T12:54:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T12:54:44","slug":"newsletter-apero-a-la-francaise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/newsletter-apero-a-la-francaise\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter: Ap\u00e9ro \u00e0 la fran\u00e7aise"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"max-width: 600px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;background-color: #ffffff;border-radius: 0px;overflow: hidden\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"width: 100%\">\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"align-items: center;justify-content: center;margin: 16px\">\n<h1 style=\"line-height: 1;margin: 0;font-size: 24px;font-weight: bold;color: #262626;text-align: center\"><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Ap\u00e9ro \u00e0 la fran\u00e7aise<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\">This week, we&#8217;re sitting at a French terrace and enjoying a staple of French culture&#8230; <em><strong>Vive l&#8217;ap\u00e9ro !<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\ud83c\udf79<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\">The French <strong>ap\u00e9ritif<\/strong> is more than just a pre-dinner or a pre-lunch drink. It involves several drinks, such as\u00a0<strong>kir<\/strong> or\u00a0our famous <strong>pastis<\/strong> of course, but also a varied selection of nibbles, like <em>les g\u00e2teaux ap\u00e9ritif, le saucisson, les petits-fours<\/em>&#8230; And it can turn into an actual tapas-style dinner, the beloved<em> <strong>ap\u00e9ritif d\u00eenatoire<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\ud83e\udd24<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 24px;margin-top: 16px\"><em>Alors, sans plus attendre<\/em>, let&#8217;s raise our glasses to the French Kwiziq content we&#8217;ve selected for you!<br \/>\n<em>(And remember to drink responsibly)<\/em><\/p>\n<table style=\"margin-bottom: 32px;background-color: #e6f4fb;border-radius: 8px\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h1 style=\"line-height: 1;margin: 0;font-size: 22px;font-weight: bold;color: #262626;margin-bottom: 4px;text-align: center\">Quote me on this!<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;color: #6b7280;margin-bottom: 16px;text-align: center;line-height: 24px\">Anonymous (but French!) author<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 280px;height: 280px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom: 12px;border-radius: 8px;border: none;text-decoration: none\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2025\/06\/nl-quote-aperitif-amitie.jpg\" alt=\"two elder southern men sharing a pastis\" width=\"331\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\">When spending some time among native French people, you&#8217;ll soon discover how the\u00a0<em>ap\u00e9ritif<\/em> is an integral part of life. Enjoy the following quote celebrating this friendly &#8220;happy hour&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;font-style: italic;margin-bottom: 8px;background-color: #ffffff;padding: 12px;border-radius: 4px;margin-top: 16px\"><em>&#8220;L&#8217;amiti\u00e9, c&#8217;est comme l&#8217;ap\u00e9ro : plus c&#8217;est long, plus c&#8217;est bon.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 8px;margin-top: 16px\">(Friendship is like ap\u00e9ritif: the longer it lasts, the better it is.)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"margin-bottom: 32px;background-color: #e6f4fb;border-radius: 8px\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h1 style=\"line-height: 1;margin: 0;font-size: 22px;font-weight: bold;color: #262626;margin-bottom: 4px;text-align: center\">Words Words Words<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;color: #6b7280;margin-bottom: 16px;text-align: center;line-height: 24px\">Aperitif\/Pre-meal Drinks Vocabulary &#8211; B1 Level<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 280px;height: 280px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom: 12px;border-radius: 8px;border: none;text-decoration: none\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2025\/06\/nl-words-aperitif-pre-drinks.jpg\" alt=\"aperitif drinks and nibbles in front of the sea\" width=\"331\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\">Keen to embrace this great French tradition\u00a0by becoming fluent in <strong>ap\u00e9ritif vocabulary<\/strong>? Come and explore <a style=\"color: #0081cc\" href=\"\/learn\/theme\/257\"><strong>our vocabulary list and its interactive Word Game<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\ud83c\udf79<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\">Another great way to remember new vocabulary is to write sentences using it in context. Here&#8217;s an example for you to get inspired:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;font-style: italic;margin-bottom: 8px;background-color: #ffffff;padding: 12px;border-radius: 4px;margin-top: 16px\"><em>&#8220;Cet \u00e9t\u00e9 en France, on a pris l&#8217;<strong>ap\u00e9ro<\/strong> tous les jours\u00a0! Peter a d\u00e9couvert le <strong>pastis <\/strong>avec des<strong> gla\u00e7ons<\/strong>. Il aimait le rituel de <strong>verser<\/strong> l&#8217;eau dans l&#8217;<strong>ap\u00e9ritif<\/strong> anis\u00e9, et de regarder le tout se <strong>m\u00e9langer<\/strong> et prendre sa couleur cr\u00e9meuse. Moi, je sirotais mon <strong>mojito<\/strong> en d\u00e9vorant les <strong>g\u00e2teaux ap\u00e9ritif<\/strong>\u00a0!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 8px;margin-top: 16px\"><em>\u00c0 vous de jouer !<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"margin-bottom: 32px;background-color: #e6f4fb;border-radius: 8px\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h1 style=\"line-height: 1;margin: 0;font-size: 22px;font-weight: bold;color: #262626;margin-bottom: 4px;text-align: center\">Let&#8217;s fill in some blanks!<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;color: #6b7280;margin-bottom: 16px;text-align: center;line-height: 24px\">Ap\u00e9ritif Vocabulary &#8211; B1 Level<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 280px;height: 280px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom: 12px;border-radius: 8px;border: none;text-decoration: none\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2025\/06\/para-un-cocktail-pour-l-aperitif.jpg\" alt=\"friends enjoying aperitif outside in the garden\" width=\"331\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 8px;margin-top: 16px\"><em>\u00c0 votre sant\u00e9\u00a0!<\/em> Practice some typical <a href=\"\/learn\/theme\/257\">French ap\u00e9ritif vocabulary<\/a> while learning a delicious cocktail recipe in this fill-in-the-blank exercise:<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a style=\"color: #0081cc\" href=\"\/my-languages\/french\/tests\/overview\/17074153\">Un cocktail pour l&#8217;ap\u00e9ritif<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"margin-bottom: 32px;background-color: #f9fafb;border-radius: 8px\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h1 style=\"line-height: 1;margin: 0;font-size: 22px;font-weight: bold;color: #262626;margin-bottom: 4px;text-align: center\">Spotlight &amp; Updates<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;color: #6b7280;margin-bottom: 16px;text-align: center;line-height: 24px\">ICYMI: Two Fun New Games!\u00a0\ud83c\udfae<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 516px;height: 280px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom: 12px;border-radius: 8px;border: none;text-decoration: none\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2025\/06\/Selection_7551.png\" alt=\"new game library image\" width=\"331\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 8px;margin-top: 16px\">Just a quick reminder\u2014have you tried our latest vocabulary minigames yet? 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