Bonjour Monsieur, Madame. Comment allez-vous? Bien? Bien. Et toi? Tresbien? Bien. Comment vous appelez-vous? Et toi? Je m'appelle Guilliam. Vous etes d'ou? Paris? Ah... Moi? No, je ne suis pas de Paris, Je suis de Montreal.
This semester I began learning French....the language of artists and monarchs, revolutions and explorers. After studying Spanish for two years (and not getting very far) I turned my attention in a more "Gallic" direction. Being a French & Indian War, or Seven Years War, reenactor makes you really see and appreciate the difficulties faced by such men as the members of the Troup de la Marine. These brave soldiers were usually sent to America from France and served in the armies of that same nation. What sets these men apart from other foot soldiers is that these men were sent to a completely alien environment, completely outnumbered, and told to protect and hold this vast wilderness filled with strange beasts and vicious native tribes who practiced savage forms of warfare. Stretching from the shores of the Atlantic to the deep interior of Canada, and from Hudson Bay to New Orleans, standing guard against the English was no easy task. Hopefully by learning their own tounge, I can learn more and show others who these men really were.
Not too bad. Honestly though, from Spanish to French isn't a huge stretch, they are both Romance languages and thus are both based in Latin and have a lot of similar root words. Still, kudos to you on doing what you like and learning more and more about the things you have a passion for.
ReplyDeleteYeah, all the similarites between the two languages really are proving helpful. That's kind of why it wasn't really concerned about French, already having a year and a half of Spanish under my belt.
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