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Jette une pierre / Throw a Pebble (country: France; singer: Jean Louis Aubert)

Listen French English Relève-toi et viens Nous n'avons peur de rien Tout ce mal, tout ce bien C'est nous, c'est tout, c'est rien  Jette une pierre dans l'eau Fait un vœu, un beau Jette une pierre dans l'eau Nous partirons bientôt, bientôt Dans au monde pervers Tout devient son envers Viens, allons nous en paix Des pâturages plus verts Jette une pierre dans l'eau Fait un E, un O Jette une pierre dans l'eau Et nous partirons bientôt, bientôt       Pick yourself up and come       We aren't afraid of anything       All this evil, all this good       It’s us, that’s all, it’s nothing       Throw a ...

About me

Hi from Canada 👋 I'm Sachin and welcome to my language corner 😊 I've always been passionate about languages--both in understanding how they work and in learning some of them. My other interests are: hand drumming, beat-boxing, whistling tunes, traveling, teaching, reading, walking (sometimes hiking), and music. I speak a few languages: English (native/bilingual proficiency), French, Spanish, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi at various degrees of fluency. Other languages that interest me are: Korean, Turkish, Dutch, and Italian. I'm also a certified English as a second language (ESL) teacher.   I'm an advanced French (~C1) speaker and a high-intermediate (~B2) Spanish speaker. I've been practicing French and Spanish thru various mediums (such as apps, audio lessons, music, books, courses, reading, Mundo Lingo, online and in-person meet-ups) for many years; and I found that learning a language thru songs is one of the best ways to build vocabular...