Being Gay in France Podcast #40
Listening Time: 40 minutes.
Here is the 40th session of Talk in French Podcast! You can download the podcast to your computer or listen to it here via iTunes. There is a button where you can download the Podcast.
In this episode:
– Some information about French Culture. What It’s Like to Be Gay in France
– Some French Words and expressions.
– The French language point: Some French sounds (not words) to well… “sound” French.
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French Language Point
Hein (nasal sound) = Huh?
Pfff = To express exasperation or discontent
Hhrrr ( from top of throat) = To show a sign of exasperation.
Euh = Umm, uhh, like
Bah/ Ben = several meaning, a kind of reverse “duh” (state the obvious) or a sign of hesitation.
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French Words in the Podcast
- gauche – left
- droite – right
- tout droit – straight ahead
- tourner – to turn, to go around
- aller – to go
- prendre – to take
- traverser – to cross
- devant – in front
- derrière – behind
- à côté de – next to
- en face de – opposite
- sur – on
- au dessous de – above
- sous – under
- dans – in
- entre – between
French Expressions of the week
- Donner du fil à retordre – To make life difficult
- Avoir le cœur sur la main – to be generous
- Avoir d’autres chats à fouetter – To have other things to do
- Avoir du chien – to be a very attractive man / woman
- Trouver chaussure à son pied – To find the right person
- Être comme une poule qui a trouvé un couteau – To be at a complete loss
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