Le Mot du Jour

rififi – Mot du jour

hubbub – French expression

What does ” rififi ” mean? How do you say ‘ hubbub ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com.

rififi – sometimes I just love the sound of French words. This one is fun: RIFIFI. I can’t really translate it literally. Rififi is an oldish word that means that there is a lot of noise, confusion and rumble about something. It’ often used in newspapers articles.

* « Ce matin, le canard titrait: Rififi autour du Scandale Durand. »

* “This morning, the paper’s headline read: hubbub around the Durand scandal.”

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as usual – French expression

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Anne took this photo in Rennes, her home town. It’s called ‘a kouign-amann’, a delicious Breton cake.

What does ” comme d’hab ” mean? How do you say ‘ as usual ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to me, a French native say it here.

comme d’hab – as (like) of habit – hab is short for habitude, which means ‘habit’. Habitude, like other words ending in -ude is feminine. Learn more in the links below. In everyday French, comme d’hab is very common and it means ‘ as usual ‘.

* « T’as réussi ton gâteau, comme d’hab ! »

* “You managed to make a beautiful cake, as usual!  “

 

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c’est en forgeant qu’on devient forgeron – Mot du jour

practice makes perfect – French expression

What does ” c’est en forgeant ” mean? How do you say ‘practice makes perfect ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to me, a French native say it here.

c’est en forgeant qu’on devient forgeron – it is in forging that one becomes blacksmith. c’est en forgeant qu’on devient forgeron means that it’s by doing something that you can improve and master a skill. In everyday French, c’est en forgeant qu’on devient forgeron is a saying translated by ‘practice makes perfect’ in English.

* « Tu vas y arriver, tu sais que c’est en forgeant qu’on devient forgeron »

* “You’ll get it, you know that practice makes perfect. “

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Present Participles – How – Today’s French

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taper du poing sur la table – Mot du jour

to put your foot down – French expression

What does ” taper du poing sur la table ” mean? How do you say ‘ to put your foot down ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to me, a French native say it.

taper du poing sur la table – to hit of the fist on the table – In everyday French, taper du poing sur la table means to be very strong in telling people how you feel or what to do, ‘to put your foot down’.

* « Ils ne comprenaient toujours pas, donc j’ai tapé du poing sur la table et maintenant, c’est bon. »

* “They still didn’t understand, so I put my foot down and now it’s fine.”

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Body Parts

En chair et en os – Mot du jour

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surtout pas – Mot du jour

definitely not – French expression

What does ” surtout pas ” mean? How do you say ‘ definitely not ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to me, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com.

surtout pas – especially not – surtout is one of those narration expressions, and you can get my worksheet on narration expressions here. In everyday French, surtout pas means ‘definitely not’. It’s often used with an exclamation point – !

* « Il faut pas que tu t’inquiètes à propos de l’exame. Surtout pas ! »

* “ You shouldn’t worry about the exam. Definitely not! “

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Narration expressions – Today’s French

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mon chez-moi – Mot du jour

my home sweet home – French expression

What does ” mon chez-moi” mean? How do you say ‘ home sweet home ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com.

mon chez-moi – my at someone’s house-me – In everyday French, mon chez-moi  means ‘my home sweet home’. Note the hyphen between CHEZ and MOI.

* « J’ai enfin réussi à acheter mon chez-moi. »

* “I finally was able to buy my home sweet home. “

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djeunes – Mot du jour

young generation – French expression

What does ” djeunes” mean? How do you say ‘ young generation ’ in French? How is is pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to me, a French native say it.

“djeunes” is a good illustration of the funny path French is taking these days. You won’t find this in your textbook. I started hearing “djeunes” a few years ago. The spelling can be ‘djeunes’, ‘d’jeunes’, or ‘djeuns’. It seems to always have an S at the end, though.

In fact, you won’t see djeunes written down much. djeunes is nothing but ” jeunes ” pronounced with a fake English accent. Go figure ! In everyday French, djeunes means “the young generation, young people.”

* « Ça, c’est une zique pour les djeunes. »

* “That’s a tune for the young generation.”

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kiffer grave – French expression.

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faut voir – Mot du jour

maybe – French expression

What does ” faut voir ” mean? How do you say ‘ maybe ’ in French? How is is pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to me, a French native say it here.

faut voir – has to to see – In everyday French, faut voir means ‘I’ll give it a thought’, ‘we’ll see’, ‘it’s a possibility’, ‘why not’, or ‘maybe’.

* « J’ai réfléchi à ton idée de croisière. Faut voir. »

* “I’ve given it a thought about your idea of a cruise. Maybe.”

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il faut – Today’s French

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profiter de – Mot du jour

to take advantage of – French expression

What does ” profiter de ” mean? How do you say ‘ to take advantage of ’ in French? How is is pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to me, a French native say it.

profiter de – to profit from – profiter goes along with the preposition DE. I always think it’s necessary to learn a new verb with its preposition. It’s very helpful for later. In this instance, DE will trigger the pronoun EN. In everyday French, profiter de means ‘to enjoy’, ‘to make the most of’ and ‘to take advantage of’.

* « On profite d’être en France pour goûter des tas de fromages. »

* “We’re taking advantage of being in France to taste tons of cheese.”

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French Pronoun EN – Today’s French

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il y a longtemps que – Mot du Jour

it has been a long time since – French expression

What does ” il y a longtemps que” mean? How do you say ‘ it has been a long time since ’ in French? How is is pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com.

il y a longtemps que – there is a long time that – In everyday French, il y a longtemps que means ‘ it has been a long time since’.

* « Il y a longtemps que je t’attends. »

* “I have been waiting for you fo a long time. “

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Il y a – Today’s French

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