Canadian French - A Québécois Phrasebook

[Pages:28]Canadian

French

A Qu?b?cois Phrasebook

KEY WORDS AND PHRASES

Bonjour

Bonjour/Au revoir Hello/Goodbye

Bonsw?r

Bonsoir

Good evening

Bienvenue

Je vous en prie/De rien You're welcome

Pardon?

Vous dites?

Excuse me? (to ask someone to repeat themselves)

S'cusez/S'cusez-mw? Excusez-moi

Excuse me (to pass or interrupt someone)

t'suite/tsu suite

tout de suite

right now/right away

asteure

maintenant/de nos now/these days jours

? matin

ce matin

this morning

? sw?r

ce soir

tonight/this evening

chu/ch'

je suis

I am

mw?

moi

me

tw?

toi

you

nous autres/ nouz?'te

nous

us/we

vous autres/vouz?'te vous

you (plural)

eux autres/euz?'te ils, elles

them

Ch's? p?s./Ch'? p?s. Je ne sais pas.

I don't know.

t's?/t's?, l?

tu sais

you know

Canadian

French

A Qu?b?cois Phrasebook

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Author: Pierre Corbeil

Translation and Adaptation: Cindy Garayt, Matthew McLauchlin

Editors: Julie Brodeur, Pierre Ledoux

Copy Editing: Pierre Daveluy, Matthew McLauchlin

Graphic Design: Philippe Thomas

Layout: Philippe Thomas

Photography, Cover Page: ? Roger Asbury

This work was produced under the direction of Claude Morneau.

Acknowledgements

Ulysses Travel Guides would like to thank F?lix Polesello for his comments and suggestions.

Ulysses Travel Guides acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund (CBF) for this project.

Ulysses Travel Guides would also like to thank the Government of Qu?bec ? Tax credit for book publishing ? Administered by SODEC.

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Biblioth?que et Archives nationales du Qu?bec and Library and Archives Canada cataloguing in publication

Qu?b?cois pour mieux voyager. English

Canadian French : A Qu?b?cois Phrasebook

4th edition.

(Travel phrasebook)

Translation of : Le qu?b?cois pour mieux voyager.

Includes index.

Text in English and French.

ISBN 978-2-89464-949-7

1. French language - Provincialisms - Qu?bec (Province). 2. French language - Conversation and

phrase books - English I. Title.

PC2121.C354 2016

447'.9714 C2015-942281-7

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 Table of Contents

Table of contents

INTRODUCTION9

>> A Bit of History

10

Qu?b?cois French

10

Acadian French

13

>> The Rest of Canada

15

Ontario

15

The Prairies and Western Canada

15

The North

17

Vive la Diff?rence!

19

>> Chameleon Vowels

19

>> A Menagerie of Consonants

21

The Buzzing T and D

21

The Rolling R

21

The Fleeing L

21

That Noisy Silent T

22

>> Sounds Familiar...

22

>> When Grammar and Syntax

Become One

24

Double You

24

No Means No

24

Any Questions?

25

Other Unusual Constructions to Watch Out For

25

Boy or Girl?

25

>> How To Use This Guide

26

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Basic Qu?b?cois Words and Expressions

29

>> Everyday Expressions

29

O? ?'que - O? (Where)

31

Qu'ess?/Qu'ess - Quoi (What)

33

Comment-?'que - Comment/Combien (How/How much) 33

Quand c?/Quant'ess - Quand (When)

34

?'tsu - Est-ce/N'est-ce pas (Is it/Isn't it)

35

Ch', tsu, y, ? - je, tu, il/elle... (I, You, He/She...)

36

>> Numbers

38

>> Weights and Measures

39

>> Other Curious Words and Expressions

40

>> Cursing45

>> Those Deceptive Faux Amis

49

>> Unknown Words

61

>> A Few Regional Expressions from Outside Qu?bec 62

Acadia

62

The Prairies

64

DAILY LIFE

67

>> Transportation

67

The Car

68

Finding Your Way Around

77

>> Health

78

>> Money

79

>> Mail and Telecommunications

82

>> Electricity

84

>> The Weather

85

OUTDOORS89

>> Outdoor Activities

89

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>> Sports

90

Hockey

91

>> Fauna92

Creature comforts

95

>> Lodging and the Home

95

The Bedroom

100

The Bathroom

101

The Kitchen

103

Cleaning Up

104

>> Eating In and Out

107

Food and Drink

109

Qu?b?cois Cuisine

113

>> Shopping116

Stationery

117

Hardware

118

Grooming

118

Miscellaneous Items

119

Clothing and Accessories

121

Human Relations

125

>> Generalities

125

>> Going Out

129

>> Getting Intimate

132

>> Working136

>> The Family

139

>> Feelings

140

>> Behaviours and Attitudes

142

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