Yxilon 5,248 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Je veux ton amour et je veux ton revanche Everything could be everything (it could mean anything) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonanon 932 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 There are a lot already mentioned because like others have mentioned, English does have a lot of borrowed words. The ones I use most that I didn't see mentioned as much: s'il vous plaît en route merci beaucoup demi deux bourgeoisie haute fondu poisson (shout out to Siméon Denis) and I also like to use maman as in "no, no maman!" which I picked up from The Idiot when I am being overly dramatic and also words picked up from ballet chassé derrière port de bras chaînés jetê plié obviously there are more that I have no use for in every day life Edited just now by anonanon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoanSPW 186 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Well I’m french so, a lot 😇 Entered this thread expecting « voulez-vous coucher avec moi » as one of the answers, was not disappointed. 😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oriane 20,924 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 10 minutes ago, anonanon said: and also words picked up from ballet chassé derrière port de bras chaînés jetê plié I'm French and I do ballet, and it's just SO convenient that the language of ballet is French because when I'm not in French-speaking countries, I can just attend the class normally and understand most of the instructions. The only GGD member who can read / Credits to Celloo Deng for the profile pic! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiQuenDroid 5,059 Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 20 minutes ago, KNJ said: What do you write on invitations and such? Is there an abbreviation? For an invitation, we would say "confirme ta présence au plus vite", if it's professional we would say "Madame, Monsieur, dans l'attente de votre réponse". We don't use any abbreviation for that. All I ever wanted was love... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiQuenDroid 5,059 Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, LoanSPW said: Well I’m french so, a lot 😇 Entered this thread expecting « voulez-vous coucher avec moi » as one of the answers, was not disappointed. 😂 Yeah, it was... surprising! All I ever wanted was love... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo Craig 55,649 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Eido said: What is it with English people and "voulez vous coucher avec moi ?" Creole Lady Marmalade End Racism Now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiQuenDroid 5,059 Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 9 minutes ago, anonanon said: There are a lot already mentioned because like others have mentioned, English does have a lot of borrowed words. The ones I use most that I didn't see mentioned as much: s'il vous plaît en route merci beaucoup demi deux bourgeoisie haute fondu poisson (shout out to Siméon Denis) and I also like to use maman as in "no, no maman!" which I picked up from The Idiot when I am being overly dramatic and also words picked up from ballet chassé derrière port de bras chaînés jetê plié obviously there are more that I have no use for in every day life How do you use "deux"? It's so interesting, I didn't know that English people were using so much French words All I ever wanted was love... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oriane 20,924 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, MiQuenDroid said: For an invitation, we would say "confirme ta présence au plus vite", if it's professional we would say "Madame, Monsieur, dans l'attente de votre réponse". We don't use any abbreviation for that. I think I already saw "RSVP" on invitations but somehow I always assumed it meant "prenez rendez-vous SVP", I don't know why since it doesn't match The only GGD member who can read / Credits to Celloo Deng for the profile pic! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijahfan 26,030 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 41 minutes ago, KNJ said: RSVP is répondez s'il vous plaît. French don't use that? I had no idea that's what it meant Come through, teach me my mother tongue tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo Craig 55,649 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Who could forget (all you can eat) buffet? End Racism Now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonanon 932 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 23 minutes ago, MiQuenDroid said: How do you use "deux"? It's so interesting, I didn't know that English people were using so much French words Well I just use it instead of "two" in my head or sometimes when I'm around my mom because she knows a little bit of French and would use some phrases when I was a kid. Same with très/très bien. But pas de deux is also used here. 29 minutes ago, Oriane said: I'm French and I do ballet, and it's just SO convenient that the language of ballet is French because when I'm not in French-speaking countries, I can just attend the class normally and understand most of the instructions. Yeah, that's cool that it is universal to some degree! Funny enough I always assumed music would be similar because so many of the terminologies are not English, but in the band I play in we have a few French members and they said it was really different due to the way we refer to the notes and stuff. Edited just now by anonanon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo Craig 55,649 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 What about bon bon? End Racism Now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNJ 4,170 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, MiQuenDroid said: How do you use "deux"? It's so interesting, I didn't know that English people were using so much French words Lol Someone had asked about French manicures a while ago (you?), same answer: French things sound fancy, fancy things can be priced higher, people learn French to sound fancy. Also, French is/was the international language of business or something. In America, when I was growing up anyway, we could only elect French or Spanish, until High School. Then you had more choices and, of course, in college it's whatever. I never formally learned French or Spanish, but, I feel, it's easy to pick up things from context or everyday exposure in America. Like I have distinct memories of learning words from multilingual packaging/instructions or observing what people do when they speak. Also, remember France basically owned half of the U.S. at one point and there's lots of residual culture through immigration and proximity to French-speaking Canada. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language_in_the_United_States "She's an intellectual, your honor" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNJ 4,170 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 46 minutes ago, MiQuenDroid said: For an invitation, we would say "confirme ta présence au plus vite", if it's professional we would say "Madame, Monsieur, dans l'attente de votre réponse". We don't use any abbreviation for that. Americans can't be to only ones who do this I swear I've heard Brits say this. "She's an intellectual, your honor" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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