Unit 4: La francophonie canadienne · Lesson 6
6. L'Ouest et le Nord (The West and the North)
Compare ways Francophone communities in western and northern Canada sustain their languages and cultures.
Vocabulary
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Practice sentences
« Saint-Boniface, un quartier de Winnipeg, est un centre important de la francophonie au Manitoba. »
Saint-Boniface, a neighbourhood of Winnipeg, is an important centre of Francophone life in Manitoba.
Say it like: sehn boh-nee-FASS, uhn kar-TYAY duh wee-nee-PEG, eh tuhn sahntr ehn-por-TAHN duh lah frahn-koh-foh-NEE oh mah-nee-toh-BAH
« Au Yukon comme en Saskatchewan, des rassemblements permettent aux francophones de partager leurs cultures. »
In Yukon as in Saskatchewan, gatherings allow Francophones to share their cultures.
Say it like: oh yoo-KOHN kohm ahn sas-kat-chuh-WAHN, day rah-sahm-bluh-MAHN pair-MET oh frahn-koh-FON duh par-tah-ZHAY luhr kewl-TEWR
« Certaines communautés métisses parlent français; le michif est une langue distincte qui fait aussi partie du patrimoine métis. »
Some Métis communities speak French; Michif is a distinct language that is also part of Métis heritage.
Say it like: sair-TEN koh-mew-noh-TAY may-TEES parl frahn-SAY; luh mee-SHEEF eh tewn lahng dees-TEHNKT kee fay oh-SEE par-TEE dew pah-tree-MWAHN may-TEES