~ Hénock Gugsa ~
La Langue Française:
Some French words , names, and expressions that fascinate me ...
[Sorry I hardly know any slang.]
Some French words , names, and expressions that fascinate me ...
[Sorry I hardly know any slang.]
1 - "suspendu(e)" ===> literally, it means: hanging, suspended, .... [ I specially like how native French speakers say it; they sound like they have marbles in their mouths. There is almost a whistling sound in there! ]
2 - "tout à fait" ===> a very versatile expression almost always meaning: absolutely, entirely, ....
3 - Almost all words that start with "boul..." Examples: boulevard, boulverser, boulangerie
4 - Names (noms) ===> Laurant, Sebastien, Sandrine, Henri, Thiery, Claire, ...
5 - "les animaux sauvages" ===> wild life
6 - "tolérant(e)" ===> tolerant
7 - "augmenter" ===> to increase, to raise
8 - "couvre-feu" ===> curfew
curfew
9 - "chômage" ===> unemployment
10 - "Ça viendra" ===> that's next, it will happen, ...
... and, finally, of-course the ubiquitous and all-purpose cliché ===> "Voila!" --- which is a shorthand for ... there you go, there now, you see, okay, etc., etc. .
9 - "chômage" ===> unemployment
10 - "Ça viendra" ===> that's next, it will happen, ...
... and, finally, of-course the ubiquitous and all-purpose cliché ===> "Voila!" --- which is a shorthand for ... there you go, there now, you see, okay, etc., etc. .
** Please submit your suggestions for my education ! **
1 comment:
Lovely blog you have
Post a Comment