The French Learning Thread

[chef]

But I thought 'mal' meant 'bad'????

It does, but it does mean I like you. I'm not French, but perhaps one of our confreres can explain it in full. I first heard it many years ago in a song, the words to which are:

Quelqu'un sans toi
Non fini pas
D'avoir de mal de toi

i.e. someone without you has not finished liking you.

 

[chef]

OK, another pronounciation question:

Boeuf (which means beef).

Is it pronounced boof, bofe or beuf ??????

It is pronounced Beuf

 

[Esco!]

It is pronounced Beuf

OK...lol.......how do I pronounce beuf????

 

[Regular Guy]

This is a hoot. Let me take a crack at it:

3.) Meilleur and mieux

mieux: myeuh (kinda like the sound a kitten makes but purse your lips at the
end)

Meilleur: may-yeour (roll the "r" at the end though some including the French
from France tend to keep the "r" in the throat. Also blend the eou
to make one sound).

How'd I do guys? Not bad for a "Canadien Manque" unh?

 

[chef]

...............So what word do I use in French (in Quebec of course)? Chatte? Vagin? Entrejambe? Please help.........

How about "minune"?

 

[chef]

boeuf is pronounced (in dictionary terms) boef...

Why do French people only eat one egg?

Because in French one egg is "un oeuf".... (get it?)

Groan..........

 

[Esco!]

Bifteck is much easier to pronounce.

 

[chef]

Bifteck is much easier to pronounce.

I really don't understand why "boeuf" is difficult to pronounce.

 

[jackyo8193]

I don't get it either..

Try some really difficult words such as:

myrtille

ecureuil

fauteuil

or even:

grenouille

Funny thing about ecureuil or squirrel in English.

Conversely, the French typically have problems saying squirrel.

I asked a French woman to pronounce it once and I laughed so hard listening to her.

 

[metoo4]

Ok, this goes with the board's "raison d'être"

femme

How would our fellow English members would pronounce this?

It's hillarious how pronunciation vary from language to language. Even within a language, there's many variation.

 

[Esco!]

femme

How would our fellow English members would pronounce this?

Its either FEMME or FAMME. I'm pretty sure from my grade 12 class its FAMME.

Am I right?????????

 

[metoo4]

Its either FEMME or FAMME. I'm pretty sure from my grade 12 class its FAMME.

Am I right?????????

We have a winner!

 

[Esco!]

Do I get a one percent off coupon from Devilish??????

 

[Big Bee]

One expression I have used that draws blank looks is, "J'ai mal de toi".

It's a good thing... it means something like... it hurts when you,re not there.. or something like that..!!

 

[Big Bee]

So what word do I use in French (in Quebec of course)? Chatte? Vagin? Entrejambe? Please help.

Your best bet is "Chatte".

During the action, I often let the woman know when I'm about to come. "I'm going to come" is what I usually say. Would this translate as "Je vais jouir", "Je jouis bientôt", "Je viens (bientôt)"? Thanks.

Once again, your best bet is "Je vais venir bientôt".

Cumming (the verb) = Venir (slang of course).
Cum = sperme...anyone has a better translation ?

 

[Esco!]

Your best bet is "Chatte".

Is that pronounced.....Cha..........or Chutte..????????

 

[ck_nj]

I belive 'chatte' is pronounced similar to the English word 'shot'.

Clark...

 

[Esco!]

I belive 'chatte' is pronounced similar to the English word 'shot'.

Clark...

You believe or you're sure, cause one or the other could mean a smile or a slap in the face

 

[ck_nj]

I'll ask for an expert's opinion, LOL.

 

[chef]

There was a French guy who once wrote to a newspaper asking how to go about changing his name. He had no problem with his name in the French world, but did in the English world. His name: A.P. Savasse.