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French people when someone didn’t say Bonjour back:
I worked in a store and sometimes when people are in a hurry they ask their question without saying bonjour and since I am on automatic mode of “bonjour/je vous en prie/ au revoir/ bonne journée” I just say Bonjour and answer their question and I can see in their eyes that they know they fucked up and are preparing for a petty comment so they just try to say Bonjour super fast like a counter spell.
politics in french
le gouvernement - government
le Parlement - parliament
la démocratie - democracy
l’autocratie (f.) - autocracy
le président - president
le Premier ministre - prime minister
le dirigeant - leader
le Roi - king
la reine - queen
le dictateur - dictator
libéral - liberal
conservateur - conservative
les Verts - green party
républicain - republican
parti politique - political party
plateforme politique - political platform
voter - to vote
mener - to lead
communisme - communism
capitalisme - capitalism
bureaucratie - bureaucracy
libertaire - libertarian
authoritaire - authoritarian
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Some French Homophones and How to Tell Them Apart (Part II)
(Part I)
LA/LÀ/L’A
la – feminine definite article. Can be replaced by une or cette.
e.g.: Il a mis la photo dans un cadre. – Il a mis une/cette photo dans un cadre.
là – adverb of place and time. Cannot be replaced by une or cette.
e.g.: La librairie se trouve là. – La librairie se trouve une/cette.
l’a – contraction of le and a (avoir), generally found between the subject and the past participle. Can be replaced by l’avait.
e.g.: Elle l’a laissé chez elle. – Elle l’avait laissé chez elle.
MON/M’ONT
mon – masculine possessive article. Can be replaced by ton or son.
e.g.: Tu as pris mon cahier. – Tu as pris ton/son cahier.
m’ont – contraction of me/moi and ont (avoir). Can be replaced by m’avaient.
e.g.: Elles m’ont invité. – Elles m’avaient invité.
OU/OÙ
ou – conjunction that expresses alternative, approximation, or opposition. Can be replaced by ou bien.
e.g.: Veux-tu une crème glacée au chocolat ou à la vanille? – Veux-tu une crème glacée au chocolat ou bien à la vanille?
où – adverb or relative pronoun of time and place. The relative pronoun can be replaced by pendant lequel/laquelle (for time) or dans lequel/laquelle (for place). The adverb cannot be replaced by ou bien.
e.g.: C’est la maison où il a grandi. – C’est la maison dans laquelle il a grandi.
e.g.: Le jour où il a perdu son jouet, il pleuvait. – Le jour pendant lequel il a perdu son jouet, il pleuvait.
e.g.: Où étiez-vous? – Ou bien étiez-vous?
PEUT ÊTRE/PEUT-ÊTRE
peut être – verbs peut (pouvoir) and être. Can be replaced by pouvait être.
e.g.: Le pantalon peut être bleu ou vert. – Le pantalon pouvait être bleu ou vert.
peut-être – adverb meaning maybe. Can be replaced by possiblement.
e.g.: Il est peut-être malade. – Il est possiblement malade.
PLUTÔT/PLUS TÔT
plutôt – adverb meaning rather. Can be replaced by passablement.
e.g.: Ce livre est plutôt intéressant. – Ce livre est passablement intéressant.
plus tôt – adverbial pharse meaning earlier. Can be replaced by plus tard.
e.g.: Il faut arriver au cours plus tôt. – Il faut arriver au cours plus tard.
SA/ÇA
sa – feminine possessive article. Can be replaced by ma or ta.
e.g.: Sa réponse est correcte. – Ma/ta réponse est correcte.
ça – pronoun, contraction of cela. Cannot be replaced by ma or ta.
e.g.: Où as-tu acheté ça? – Où as-tu acheté ma/ta?
S’EN/C’EN/SANS
S’en – contraction of pronouns se and en. Can be replaced by se… de cela.
e.g.: Il ne s’en préoccupe pas. – Il ne se préoccupe pas de cela.
C’en – contraction of pronouns ce and en. Can be replaced by cela en.
e.g.: Mentir à sa mère, c’en est trop. – Mentir à sa mère, cela en est trop.
Sans – preposition that expresses the absence of something. Cannot be replaced by se… de cela or cela en.
e.g.: Il faut acheter du lait sans lactose. – Il faut acheter du lait se lactose de cela. – Il faut acheter du lait cela en lactose.
You are in a café with me, what tea do you order?
1. Rosehip tea: Which book did you love when you were younger? 2. Oolong tea: Which book series could you read again? 3. Rooibos: What is one of you favourite books? 4. Strawberry tea: Tell me about your first kiss, if you had one. 5. Apple tea: Tell me about your first break up, if you had one. 6. Earl Grey: Which countries have you visited? 7. Chai: Where do you want to travel next? 8. Darjeeling: What languages do you speak? 9. Hop tea: Do you have a favourite tea? Which one? 10. Herbal tea: Which person would you chose to travel the world with? 11. Nettle tea: Are you jealous on a person? Why? 12. Ice tea: Do you miss somebody? Why? 13. Yellow tea: What shampoo do you use? 14. Peppermint tea: What is your favourite gif at the moment? 15. Ceylon tea: Do you have a song you like, but have bad memories with? 16. Hibiscus tea: What is a song you can always hear? 17. Flowering tea: What is a movie you can always watch? 18. Pu-erh tea: What is a book you can recommend to others? 19. Turkish tea: What is your favourite cake? 20. Green tea: What was the first movie you saw in a cinema? 21. Blueberry-Muffin tea: Tell me a memory, which makes you smile. 22. Panda tea: Do you have pets? Which one? 23. Butter tea: Show / Tell me about one thing i your room you find awesome. 24. Hot chocolate: Do you have (a) stuffed animal(s) sitting in your room? Which one(s)? 25. 24 flavors: What is your favourite word? 26. Jasmin tea: Can you draw / paint? Wanna show me something? 27. Kombucha: What do you order on a pizza? 28. Cloud tea: Which movie do you want to watch next? 29. Gunpowder tea: If you had the chance: would you go to space? 30. Matcha: Bonus question of you choice! I might answer…
Different forms of Quelque
Quelque - What ???
Hello hello everyone !
I’m back with another post, but this time it’s for an important word form using quelque~ .
What is this ?
From my understanding, quelque~ generally means some . Quelque~ can be attached to different words to create “ some - (insert word) “
Different attachments:
To say someone : quelqu’un
Ex:
J’ai dit quelqu’un, << Votre chien est adorable . >>
I said to someone, “Your dog is adorable.”
To say something : quelque chose.
Ex:
Je n'ai pas quelque chose rouge.
I do not have something red.
To say some / a little : quelque
Ex:
J’ai quelque difficulté sur l’examen.
I had a little difficulty on the test.
To say some / a few : quelque
Ex:
J’ai quelques livres dans mon chambre .
I have some books in my bedroom.
Those are some of the basic forms of quelque~ that I find myself using the most when writing and speaking in French . I used to get confused on the different forms myself, so I hope I was able to help some of you in the uses of quelque~ .
Are there other forms of quelque~ that I didn’t list ? Let me know so I can learn too :D
Good luck on studying !
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Transport Vocabulary ✈️ English to French <Part 1>
a car: une voiture 🚗
a bicycle: un vélo 🚲
a train: un train 🚞
a helicopter: un hélicoptère 🚁
a tractor: un tracteur 🚜
a motorbike: une moto 🏍
a van: une camionnette/fourgon 🚐
a lorry: un camion 🚚
an HGV: un poids lourd 🚛
a boat: un bateau 🚤
a ferry: un ferry ⛴
a cruise ship: un navire de croisière/paquebot 🚢
a sailboat: un voilier ⛵️
a ship/vessel: un vaisseau/navire 🛳
a speedboat: une vedette 🚤
a canoe: un canoë 🛶
a dugout canoe: un pirogue 🛶
a kayak: un kayak
a high-speed train: un TGV (train à grande vitesse) 🚄
a tram: un tram 🚃
a bus: un bus 🚌
a taxi: un taxi 🚕
a rocket: une fusée 🚀
a UFO (unidentified flying object): un OVNI (objet volant non identifié) 🛸
a minibus: un minibus 🚐
a skateboard: une planche à roulettes/un skateboard 🛹
a scooter: une trottinette 🛴
a motor scooter: un scooter 🛵
a snowmobile: une motoneige ☃️
a jet ski: un jet ski 🏝
a surfboard: une planche de surf 🏄♀️
a snowboard: un snowboard 🏂
a plane: un avion ✈️
a jet: un jet 🛩
a hot-air balloon: une montgolfière 🎈
a vehicle: une véhicule 🚗
roller blades: les patins à roulettes 🔅
ice skates: les patins à glace ⛸
to go by foot/walk: aller à pied (don’t use marcher) 🥾
to swim: aller à la nage/nager quelque part 🏊🏼♀️
to go on horseback: aller à cheval 🏇🏼
I hope this transport vocab list is helpful! I think I remembered them all, but feel free to reblog with any additional words if I missed any out. (Also you better appreciate how long it took me to find matching emojis for each word 😆)
(I have not included Canadian French in this list.)
Means of transportation
Hellooooo so first off w h a t how did 1000 people follow me when I really don’t post as often as most langblrs, like does my content even deserve it? I don’t think so but thank you all, I didn’t expect this to ever happen! Hope I’ll make you stay hehe, btw if you have any topic suggestions please do send them! For now, here’s yet another list and a tiny lil grammar point ;)
À pied – on foot
Vélo (m.) – bike
Trottinette (f.) – scooter, kickscooter
Rollers (m.) – rollerblade
Skate (short for skateboard) (m.) – skateboard
Scooter (m.) – scooter 🤷♀️
Mobylette (f.) – moped
Moto (short for motocyclette, you’ll hear no one using the full word) – motorbike
Voiture (f.) - car
Covoiturage (can be shortened to covoit’) (m.) – carpool, carsharing
Taxi (m.) – cab, taxi
Limousine (f.) – limousine 🤷♀️
Transports en commun (m.) – public transportation
Bus (m.) – bus 🤷♀️
Car (m.) – bus (big bus generally used for long trips or school outings)
Métro (m.) – underground, tube, subway
RER (m.) – high-speed train that links Paris to the suburbs
Tramway (often shortened to ‘tram’) (m.) – tramway, streetcar (I just discovered this word today and like wtf is this???)
Téléphérique (m.) – cable car
Funiculaire (m.) – funicular
Train (m.) – train
TGV (m.) – high-speed train (’twas already in my acronyms post)
Avion (m.) – airplane
Hélicoptère (can be shortened to ‘hélico’) (m.) – helicopter
Bateau (m.) – boat
Now for more “ancient” means of transport:
Cheval (m.) – horse
Calèche (f.), carrosse (m.) – (horse-drawn) carriage
Diligence (f.) – diligence, stagecoach
Now for the prepositions you have to use to say “by train”, “by car” etc., there’s a very simplistic rule that says if you can go into the vehicle, you should use en, and when you can’t, you use à. However, in the last case, using en is also acceptable and very common now, even though it’s supposedly incorrect; for example, a lot of people say “en vélo”, “en trottinette”, “en moto”… There are even situations when à is awkward/incorrect, like saying “à skate”, “à ski”… I think you gotta use both prepositions interchangeably sometimes, like with “vélo”: je monte à vélo but je vais au boulot à vélo.
I know, the explanation’s both confused AND confusing (funny how idk anything about French grammar even though I literally specialized in literature in high school and am taking a college course about languages). But if you really don’t know what to use, either refer to this rule or just use en. But remember that “by foot” is ALWAYS “à pied”, if you say “en pied”… it’ll just sound weird.
Good luck understanding what I tried to say and have a good day!! :)))
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this whole post makes me want to 7 something on fire
i’ve had e9 of this
THIS POST DOESN’T MAKE SENSE I DON’T GET IT AND IT MAKES ME ANGRY
Sweet, sweet 17tion.
10 is making me facepalm so hard.
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pray for the people who have to 8ness this
@fanfeline please explain this
I think I’ve seen this already but 11 is enough
also no i’m not explaining
Fruit in French
une pomme - an apple
une poire - a pear
une orange - an orange
une banane - a banana
une fraise - a strawberry
une framboise - a raspberry
une mûre - a blackberry
une cerise - a cherry
une pêche - a peach
un abricot - an apricot
un raisin - a grape
une noix de coco - a coconut
une mangue - a mango
une pastèque - a watermelon
un citron - a lemon
un citron vert - a lime
un ananas - a pineapple
Fantasy in French
Witch || la sorcière
Castle || le château
Cauldron || les chauldron
Dragon || le dragon
Chimerical || chimérique
Werewolf || le loup-garou
Vampire || le vampire
Fairy || la féerie
Ghost || le fantôme
Curse || la malédiction
Magic || la sorcellerie
Demon || l’démon
Angel || l’ange
Deity || la déite
Fairytale || conte de fée
Harbinger || les présage
Allegory || l’allégorie
Necromancy || la nécromancie
Ogre || l’ogre
Supernatural || surnaturel
is it time for frank cho and milo manara to die or what
That’s basically a naked woman I’m YELLING
What a pervert. What the FUCK does he not know how clothes work? What the hypothetical fuck is she wearing then if we can see all that?
It’s like how bath towels in comics miraculously wrap completely around breasts. Or how even when injured and dead on the ground women in comics have to be twisted into “sexy” poses. Or how women in comics walk like they’re in high heels even barefoot.
It’s the only way men know how to draw women, because to them female characters are only there to be sexy. They only think of “women” as exploitative costumes and camera angles, high heels and titillation. Sex objects to ogle, plot objects to further male heroes’ narratives and drama, not heroes to cheer for.
I’m sorry, I was labouring under the impression that this was the crowd that thought women should wear what they want..?
And that applies to fictional women who are depicted by men how? You can’t apply agency in the plot to something metatextual when it comes to fictional characters.
Come on, let’s not pretend this is a male exclusive thing.
We’re going to have this argument are we? Not to mention you’re deviating from the original point that attributing agency to fictional characters’ clothing is asinine.
What you have here are images of power, and do you really believe these characters are designed with titillating heterosexual women and bisexual and homosexual men in mind? Because I don’t think you do.
This is why the Hawkeye Initiative exists. Take common female poses in comics, put a man in the role, and see how “empowering” and “strong” it actually looks:
Also:
He got the painting for fighting against ‘censorship.’ Note that they handed him a gross design of a female being objectified, because at the end of the day, that is all they really want, to be allowed to objectify women. They don’t care about censorship in general it is about their ability to sexualise and degrade women without consequence.
You can see her butthole for chrissakes
I think the best imagery I’ve seen to explain the difference between what men think male objectification is vs what women actually want to see is the Hugh Jackman magazine covers.
Hugh Jackman on a men’s magazine. He’s shirtless and buff and angry. He’s imposing and aggressive. This is a male power fantasy, it’s what men want to be and aspire to - intense masculinity.
Hugh Jackman on a women’s magazine. He looks like a dad. He looks like he’s going to bake me a quiche and sit and watch Game of Thrones with me. He looks like he gives really good hugs.
Men think women want big hulking naked men in loin cloths which is why they always quote He-Man as male objectification - without realizing that He Man is naked and buff in a loin cloth because MEN WANT HIM TO BE. More women would be happy to see him in a pink apron cutting vegetables and singing off-key to 70s rock.
Men want objects. Women want PEOPLE.
This is the first time I have EVER seen this false equivalence articulated so well. Thank you.
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It’s called studying but the buffering speed is a bitch
« L’amour dont je souffre est une maladie honteuse. »
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Art in French
Paint || la pienture
Acrylic paint || la pienture acrylique
Oil paint || la pienture l’huile
Watercolor || l’aquarelle
Oil pastels || pastels a l’huile
Chalk || la crais
Charcoal || charbon
Canvas || le canevos
Graphite || le graphite
Portrait || le portrait
Still life || nature morte
Opaque || opaque
Palette || la palette
Shade || las teinte
Clay || l’argile
Pottery || la céramique
Studio || l’atelier
Paper mache || papier mâché
Cubism || le cubisme
Impressionism || l’impressionisme
Calligraphy || la calligraphie
Penny Jo, my little heeler pup.
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