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Louisiana French

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01. Introduction 02. Grammar and Pronunciation 03. Greetings
04. Time 05. Introduction to Verbs 06. Verbs and Tenses 07. Goodbyes

Basic Vocabulary

Conversation Starters

Cajun FrenchEnglish
BonjourHello
Comment ça va?How's it going?
Comment les affaires?How are things?
Comment c'est?How is it?
Qui ça dit?What's up?
Comment ça se plume?Literally: How's it plucking?
Comment ça se roule?Literally: How's it rolling?


Common Responses

Cajun FrenchEnglish
Doing Well
Ça va très bienIt's going very well
C'est magnifiqueIt's magnificent
Joliment bienVery well
Beaucoup bienVery well
Doing OK
Comme ci, comme çaSo-so (ok)
Ça peut faireIt'll do
Ça vaIt's going
Pas malNot bad
C’est pas trop mauvaisNot too bad
Doing Bad
Ça va malIt's going bad
Ça va pas bienIt's not going well.
Beaucoup malVery bad
Ça va pas du toutIt's not going at all

Conversation

Here is a conversation between Pierre and Dennis

  • Pierre: Bonjour Dennis.
  • Dennis: Bonjour Pierre. Comment ça va?
  • Pierre: Ça peut faire. Et toi?
  • Dennis: Ça va bien, merci.

Here Pierre and Dennis first say hello to each other. Then they exchange basic introductory questions.

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