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Martinique, Allez,Viens Chapitre 4 Étape 1
vocabulary and cultural notes
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| Où se trouve | where is |
| Qu'est-ce qu'il y a | That is there |
| Il fait...? | weather/ Is it |
| C'est comment? | What's it like? |
| se trouve | is found/is located |
| dans le nord | in the north |
| dans le sud | in the south |
| dans l'ouest | in the west |
| dans l'est | in the east |
| plus grand(e) que | bigger than |
| la/le plus grand(e) | the biggest |
| moins grand | smaller (less big) |
| charmant(e) | charming |
| coloré (e) | colorful |
| vivant(e) | lively |
| un ananas | pineapple |
| un bananier | banana tree |
| un cocotier | coconut tree |
| un arbre | tree |
| la capitale | capital city |
| des champs | fields |
| de canne à sucre | sugar cane |
| une chute (d'eau) | waterfall |
| la forêt tropicale | tropical rain forest |
| la jungle tropicale | tropical rain forest |
| l'île | island |
| la mer | sea |
| un moustique | mosquito |
| un palmier | palm tree |
| la plage | beach |
| le sable | sand |
| un village de pêcheurs | fishing village |
| le volcan | volcano |
| Mandinina | earlier name of Martinique |
| Mt. Pélé | volcano, northern Martinique, wiped out city of St. Pierre |
| un concours | a contest |
| Las Salines | prettiest beach on Martinique, southern part of island |
| Fort-de-France | capital city |
| les yoles rondes | unique, traditional fishing boats, brightly painted, used in races |
| un(e) Martiniquais(e) | a person from Martinique |
| créole | a language created by the mix of Fr., Sp., African, Portuguese, and some English, spoken in the Caribbean |
| Carnaval | Caribbean name for Mardi Gras |
| le Carême | Lent/Catholic period of fasting |
| Mercredi des cendres | Ash Wednesday, end of Carnaval,beginning of Lent |
| Roi Vaval | symbolic spirit of Carnaval, named for ancient pagan diety |
| zouk | unique modern music form popular in Fr. Caribbean |
| Guadaloupe | island near Martinique, also part of France |
| Martinique government | part of France |
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