French vocabulary lesson - What’s in my bag en Français ?

0:00 You're about to find out what's in my handbag.

0:02 Hello, hello, hello, and welcome in a new episode of French Mornings.

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0:22 Today, we’re featuring a video inspired by Vogue

0:27 magazine and you'll find out what's in my handbag.

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1:01 So, this video is inspired by the American magazine Vogue.

1:06 By the way, do you know what ‘Vogue’ means in French?

1:10 I don’t know if that’s where the magazine gets its name from, but in any case,

1:16 in French, the expression ‘être en vogue’, It means being fashionable.

1:20 For example, red is very much in fashion this year.

1:24 Red is very much in fashion this year.

1:27 That means everyone’s going to be wearing red this year.

1:30 And I really like this video format where

1:34 you watch this what celebrities carry in their handbags.

1:39 And I thought to myself that it

1:40 was perfect for a little lesson French vocabulary.

1:44 So, let's see what's in my bag.

1:47 Well, to be perfectly honest, that bag isn't the one that I use every day.

1:53 This handbag is a bit too big for me.

1:55 I usually prefer this one.

1:57 That’s my everyday handbag at the moment, but it's a bit small.

2:02 And for a vocabulary lesson, it was good to flesh things out a bit.

2:07 So, I prefer to be open about it.

2:09 I’ve filled this slightly larger handbag so I can carry more vocabulary words.

2:14 By the way, these two bags are from a French brand whose name is Polène,

2:18 whom I like very much.

2:19 These are leather bags of really excellent quality.

2:23 I got this one at a private sale,

2:27 at a sale where everyone The bags were on sale.

2:31 And the other one, I bought second-hand.

2:33 I didn't buy it in a shop; someone sold it to me second-hand.

2:36 I bought it second-hand.

2:38 So, before we go in, let’s have a look at what’s outside first.

2:42 I've attached this little thing to my bag.

2:46 I don't even know what it's actually called.

2:48 I bought it in Brazil during my holiday in January

2:51 and I love it because it makes a nice little decoration.

2:55 It's really lovely; it's a blue toucan.

2:58 And when you open it up, there’s a bag inside that’s really huge.

3:03 So it’s perfect for always having a shopping bag to hand.

3:08 And what’s more, it makes a nice little accessory for your handbag.

3:11 So, I really like it.

3:13 I'm not going to fold it up now because it takes a bit of time.

3:16 Right then, let's get started.

3:18 The first thing I come across is this.

3:23 It's a muzzle.

3:26 Obviously, it’s not for me, it’s for her.

3:30 Yeah, you don't really like that.

3:33 You don't really like that, do you?

3:35 Do you remember?

3:37 Why do I always have it in my bag?

3:39 Because every now and then, Chloé and I take public transport,

3:43 We take the bus, and sometimes the train, though not quite as often.

3:46 Dogs are normally required to wear a muzzle on trains and buses.

3:52 So, I don’t always put it on her because she’s really well-behaved,

3:55 she’s so gentle that she doesn't need to.

3:59 But I might get a fine if someone says to me:

4:02 You You don't have a muzzle for the dog, so you'll need to put one on him.

4:06 That’s why I always try to keep some in my bag and put it on.

4:11 If you ask me, but honestly, in Marseille,

4:13 the ticket inspectors are actually That's nice,

4:15 so they've never really bothered me about it.

4:19 What's more, it never closes, so that's great.

4:23 And anyway, even when I do put it on, she still

4:25 manages to knock it off from the leg to remove it.

4:28 So, I don't really think it's very effective.

4:31 What else do I have?

4:32 I have a favourite.

4:34 A 'chouchou' is a bit of a nickname.

4:38 You could also call it a hair tie.

4:41 So, I always have a favourite.

4:43 I often even wear them around my wrist most

4:46 of the time because If you have fairly long hair,

4:49 it’s always handy to have some.

4:51 That’s called a scrunchie.

4:52 I also have a pair of sunglasses in their case.

4:57 That’s a case, the box you put glasses in, It’s called a glasses case.

5:03 Next, I have a pair of sunglasses.

5:07 These are a pair of sunglasses I really like.

5:10 I found them at Barcelona airport and, honestly, It was a real splurge.

5:16 When you fall for something, it means you’re trying to resist it a bit,

5:21 and in the end you give up and just get on with it anyway.

5:25 So, I splashed out because they were a bit pricey,

5:29 but they had everything I love.

5:31 I really like the shape;

5:33 I like the colour of the lenses because this are lenses that are blue,

5:37 not black or grey like sunglasses classic sunglasses.

5:41 And when you have this pattern on the arms of your glasses,

5:44 the material that is used to actually make the frame.

5:48 The frame is the entire structure.

5:50 Everything about glasses apart from the lenses is called the frame.

5:54 The pattern is tortoiseshell.

5:57 When you have colours that are a bit

5:59 brownish and orange with that sort of gradient,

6:03 It’s called tortoiseshell because it looks like a tortoise’s shell.

6:07 So, I really love them and I take them everywhere because,

6:12 what’s more, In Marseille,

6:13 we get sunshine all year round, so that’s always handy to have them in the bag.

6:18 In fact, to clean my glasses, I have this little thing that doesn't have a name.

6:24 I've absolutely no idea what it's called.

6:26 I bought it at the airport last month because I had a girlfriend who had one,

6:32 and I thought to myself: I need exactly the same one That's brilliant!

6:36 So I don't know what it's called.

6:37 You’ll need to find it in a chemist’s or in newsagents,

6:43 for example, places where magazines are sold, etc.

6:46 Sometimes, there are little things like that.

6:47 And it's used to clean glasses.

6:49 We have some small tips made of foam with fabric on top,

6:56 and we take You just wipe the glasses like this, and it cleans them really well.

7:04 Even better than a standard glasses cloth.

7:07 So, I love it and I always have it with me.

7:11 What else do I have?

7:12 I have some keys.

7:14 These are my car keys.

7:16 These are the main keys, and I’ve added a little key ring.

7:21 It’s a crocheted turtle-shaped key ring that I’ve found It's just too cute.

7:28 What's more, I bought it in Brazil.

7:30 It has a little Brazilian flag on it.

7:32 I love it.

7:34 I've got my car keys in my bag.

7:37 I have another set of keys.

7:40 When you have lots of keys on the same key ring,

7:44 you call it a set keys, that is to say, they are keys for the same place.

7:49 There are several.

7:50 For example, the key to the garage, the front door, or another side door.

7:56 A set of keys consists of several keys on the same key ring.

8:00 And these are the keys to my parents' house.

8:04 I've had that set of keys for years, ever since at least 20 years, I think.

8:10 All those keys are the ones I used

8:12 to use when I was still living with my parents,

8:14 and I still live with them today.

8:16 What else do I have?

8:17 I have a hair clip, a plastic hair clip and it looks a bit like my glasses.

8:26 No, it's that tortoiseshell pattern again.

8:29 That's the same thing; it's always really handy for tying your hair back.

8:33 It's very windy in Marseille.

8:35 The wind that blows here is called the mistral.

8:38 It's blowing really hard, so our hair's always a bit all over the place.

8:43 And a hair clip is always very handy.

8:46 Next, I have a little notebook.

8:50 It’s a little French Mornings notebook.

8:52 I only had five made last year, which I handed out to the people who worked

8:59 with me during the team-building event, here in Marseille.

9:02 It was really great fun.

9:03 So I kept one for myself as well.

9:06 And it’s brilliant precisely because it’s small.

9:09 You can pop it in a bag,

9:11 and I use it to take notes when I I go to an exhibition,

9:16 a museum, a lecture or something like that.

9:19 And I think it’s nicer than taking notes on my phone.

9:24 To be honest, I'm a bit fed up with living in such a digital world.

9:29 So, I find that going back to pen and paper, or just a pen, does me good.

9:34 And this one is a pen that’s really tiny.

9:37 It’s not even as big as my hand.

9:40 It’s really small, so it’s once again really handy to take with you

9:45 take it with you everywhere and always keep it in your bag,

9:48 just in case when will we need it?

9:50 It helps you not to forget it.

9:51 We're nearly at the end.

9:53 This is a little clutch bag that’s a bit grubby,

9:56 to be honest, because it’s always in my bag and it gets dirty.

10:01 And I use it to keep all my cards in.

10:04 So, for example, I have my driving licence.

10:07 It's a pink card like this.

10:10 I'll show you the back.

10:12 All my bank cards.

10:13 What’s funny in France, in French,

10:15 is that we call them credit cards, debit cards.

10:19 So, we don’t say ‘a credit card’, we don’t say ‘a debit card’,

10:23 We call it a 'blue card' because I think

10:25 the first models of cards Bank cards used to be blue,

10:28 and we’ve always continued to call them ‘blue cards’.

10:32 That’s a bit too personal for me to show you my credit card numbers,

10:38 which I can show you.

10:42 Right, a ticket.

10:43 That’s a travel card.

10:45 It's a bus ticket.

10:48 I think the metro tickets are the same as those in Marseille.

10:51 Here, it costs €1.70 to take the bus or the underground.

10:56 It's the same price.

10:57 What else do I have?

10:58 I've got some little eucalyptus sweets.

11:01 Sweets are It's just sugar.

11:06 It's just eucalyptus-flavoured sugar,

11:08 because I often find myself a sore throat and a cough.

11:13 So, I always have throat lozenges or sweets in my bag.

11:18 And finally, I have a small hand sanitiser spray.

11:25 This one's scented with monoi.

11:27 I love the smell so much.

11:29 It's a lovely way to sanitise your hands.

11:32 And actually, it’s true that when you live in the city,

11:35 you’re constantly touching things the handrail

11:37 on the bus or the handrail on the underground.

11:41 Even when I borrow bikes from the city,

11:43 someone has tampered with them the front of the bike,

11:46 and I find that it’s always a bit grubby.

11:48 That's really handy for washing your hands quickly.

11:53 Even though it isn't as effective as washing your hands with soap, That's nice.

11:59 And I think that covers everything in my handbag.

12:03 I’ve still got a few bits and bobs lying about,

12:06 but nothing particularly interesting.

12:08 A small hair tie, a hair clip.

12:12 I don't know if you can picture what it looks like.

12:14 It’s called a hair clip or a hairpin, depending on how you look at it.

12:18 And that's the end.

12:22 That’s the end of this video.

12:24 I hope you enjoyed it.

12:26 I hope you’ve learnt some new words something we hardly ever talk

12:31 about because we rarely get the chance to all these little objects,

12:36 somewhat random and yet that are part of everyday life.

12:40 And don’t forget to download all the free

12:43 guides to keep going to practise French.

12:46 Chloé sends you a little kiss before saying goodbye, and I See you very soon.

12:51 What do you say?

12:52 What are you saying, Chloe?

12:53 Are you saying goodbye?

12:55 Goodbye.

12:56 Goodbye.

12:57 Goodbye.