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Unlike Latin (but much like most other Romance languages), French has only two grammatical genders (masculine and feminine), and uses auxiliary verbs to form some tenses
Along with English, French is the most-used language in the European Commission
It is the official language of 41 countries, most of which form the community of French-speaking nations the French call La Francophonie
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Le marché
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Chaque samedi matin en été sur la place principale du centre ville se tient le marché régional. Les étalages des commerçants et producteurs locaux sont tous très alléchants, et font le bonheur de tous.
La première allée est consacrée entièrement aux stands de fruits et légumes.
Tous les fruits et légumes forment une gamme de couleurs magnifique : les fraises rouges, les pommes vertes, les bananes jaunes, les abricots oranges, les pommes de terre jaunes et marrons, les salades vertes, les navets blancs et les aubergines violettes.
En face, le fleuriste arrange ses fleurs. Ses roses et ses tulipes sont belles et sentent vraiment bon.
Le long de la seconde allée, on trouve les produits fermiers. Les étalages sont composés d’œufs, de lait frais, de fromage et de volaille. On peut même sentir l’agréable odeur du poulet rôti qui cuit doucement sur le grill.
Plus loin, le boucher et le charcutier vendent divers produits : bœuf, porc, veau, mouton, saucisson, jambon. Toutes les viandes semblent très bonnes.
Le stand qui sent probablement le plus mauvais est celui du poissonnier. L’odeur du poisson frais tôt le matin n’est jamais très agréable. Il vend, entre autres, des truites, des moules et des huîtres.
A l’autre bout du marché, on peut deviner le stand du boulanger pâtissier grâce à l’odeur du pain cuit au four et des croissants chauds.
Tous ces produits frais font rêver !
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