Favorite French Words

As a child, I loved the sound of the French language. I begged my mother to teach me simple French phrases and how to say the alphabet in French (I remember writing the alphabet down like this: ah, bay, say, day, eh, eff, zhay, . . . ). I still love the sound of the language, even as I struggle to understand it. Among my favorite words learned over the last few months are “la libellule” (dragonfly), “le hululement” (hooting), and “mordre” (to bite).