Podcast Episode #38: Are the French Rude?

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Here is the 38th 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. Are the French rude? My opinion about this common question.

– Some French Words and expressions.

– French nouns with two genders: How the gender of a word changes a sentence immensely. Like saying “This is a basement” to “This is an idiot”.

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Confusing French Words with a double meaning

• le cave – (familiar) idiot, sucker vs  la cave – basement, cellar
• le livre – book vs la livre – pound (currency and weight)
• le manche – handle vs la manche – sleeve la Manche – English Channel. Also an expression: “Il s’y prend comme un manche”. Listen the podcast to learning the meaning
• le mémoire – memo, report, memoirs vs la mémoire – memory
• le mi-temps – (work) part-time vs la mi-temps – (sports) half, half-time
• le mode – method, way, mood vs  la mode – fashion
• le moule – mold vs la moule – mussel
• le physique – physique, face vs la physique – physics
• le plastique – plastic vs  la plastique – modeling arts, body shape
• le platine – platinum vs  la platine – turntable, deck, strip of metal
• le poêle – stove vs la poêle – frying pan
• le tour – tour, turn, trick vs  la tour – tower, rook (chess)

French Words in the Podcast

• des baskets – trainers
• des chaussures – shoes
• les vêtements – clothes
• un haut – a top
• un jogging – a tracksuit
• un maillot de foot – a football shirt
• un pantalon – trousers
• un polo  – a polo shirt
• un pull – a jumper
• un short – shorts
• un sweat – a sweatshirt
• une chemise – a shirt
• une jupe – a skirt
• une robe – a dress
• une veste – a jacket    

French Expressions of the week

• c’est kif-kif et bourricot-  it’s even, it’s all the same
• Sauter au plafond – To show extreme signs of happiness
• une bonne bête good -natured person good beast
• Tenir quelqu’un à l’oeil –  To watch someone 
• C’est dans la poche It’s in the bag 
• Chassez le naturel mais il revient au galop – You never hide / can rid of your natural tendencies 
• bête à manger du foin – dumb enough to eat hay  

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365 days of French Expressions

It includes:  French Expression/ Meaning / Literal Translation/ MP3/ Weekly Recap and Quiz

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Also mentioned in this article

• • Ebooks
  • Tutoring services
  • Why Russians smile less than Westerners (in French).  A perspective that can be similar with the French.

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