Here are some useful French phrases. My next trip to Paris I will be sure to remember these!


Greetings

"You've put on weight"
"Tu as grossi"
(tu ah gro - si)

"Haven't the police found you yet?"
"La police, ne t'a pas encore trouvé?"
(la po - lees ne ta pa zen - cor troo - vay)


General chit-chat

"Would you stop spitting on me while you're talking!"
"Voulez-vous cesser de me cracher dessus pendant que vous parlez!"
(voo - lay voo se - say de me cra - shay de - su pen - dan que voo parl - ay)

"Are you drunk?"
"Est-ce que vous êtes ivre?"
(es - ke voo zet eevr)

"You have a chive on your tooth."
"Vous avez de la ciboulette sur votre dent"
(voo za - vay de la see - boo - let ser votr den)

Helping Others

"What did your last slave die of?"
"De quoi est mort votre dernier esclave?"
(de kwa eh mor votr der - nee - er es - klahv)

"I'd help you, but I don't like you."
"Je vous aurais bien aide, mais je ne vous aime pas."
(zhe voo zaw - ray bien ai - de may zhe ne voo zaim - e pah)

"Do it yourself."
"Faites-le vous-même"
(fay - teh le voo mehm)

"Stop bothering me!"
"Parle à mon cul, ma tête est malade"
(parl a mon cul, ma teht eh ma - lahd)

Eating Out

"How many of your customers have died?"
"Combien de vos clients sont morts?"
(com - byen de vo clee - ent sont moo - ree)

"This restaurant isn't as good as Mc.Donald's"
"Ce restaurant n'est pas aussi bon que le Mc.Donalds'
(se re - staw - ran neh pas o - si bon ke le mac don - alds)

"Did these fish die of radiation sickness?"
"Ces poissons, ils sont mort d'irradiation?"
(se pwu - son il sont mor di - ray - di - ay - shun)

"I think this wine has been drunk before."
"Je pense que ce vin a déjà ete bu"
(zhe pens ke se vin a day - zha e - te bu)

"For dessert, what would you suggest to get the taste of the main course out of my mouth?"
"Comme dessert, que me suggereriez-vous pour effacer le goût du plat de resistance de ma bouche?"
(com de - zert com - en ke me su - zhair - er - i - ay voo poor eff - ah - say le goo du pla de re - zi - stans de ma boosh)


Commenting on fashion

"You should sue your tailor"
"Vous devriez poursuivre votre tailleur en justice"
(voo de - vri - ay poor - sweevr votr tay - yer en zhu - stees)

"I think the dress is too small for you."
"Je pense que la robe est trop petite pour vous"
(zhe pens ke la roab eh troa pe - teet poor voo)

"Was it difficult to find a tie more obnoxious than you?"
"Est-ce difficile trouver une cravate plus odieuse que vous?"
(Es di - fi - seel troo - veh oon cra - vat ploo zoa - dee - euz ke voo)

..and if all else fails...

Allez foulez un poullet!

Nice phonetics Lleena!

KeithyT said:

Keithy

2the9s said:

non, vous shut it

brilliant!

le freakishly fun ne

:LOL:

C'est magnifique! Brava!

Pas mal

jn2 said:

It's better than 'not bad'
[This message was edited Thu Oct 2 6:46:01 PDT 2003 by applekisses]

Oui madame "This restaurant isn't as good as Mc.Donald's" it might be dangerous to say this here..

jn2 said:

I better not say that then!

"Parle à mon cul, ma tête est malade" = talk to my ass, my head is sick
Hey Lleena ask gooey to help you to visit Paris! ( he knows the best bars)

jn2 said:

Hey... 'ass' in Italian is 'culo' I love romance languages

jn2 said:

Gooey rocks!

love!

LoL

All the words I wish I knew when I still lived there!