Brian Marcus

The English phrase “christmas party” is translated into French as fête de Noël.

To say dizzy in French, the default form is avoir le vertige.

The English phrase “I like music” is translated into French as j’aime la musique.

où est la gare routière ? is the French way to say ‘where is the bus station?’.

The name of the fictional bear Winnie the Pooh in French is Winnie l’ourson.

In French, “a swear” is translated as un juron. un juron refers to a single swear word or a specific exclamation of anger.

French has little true slang for “have a good day”. Friends say Bonne journée à toi or Passe une bonne journée, and in the afternoon Bonne aprèm.

The English phrase “speak about” is translated into French as parler de.

The English phrase chosen is translated into French as choisi. choisi is the past participle of the infinitive verb choisir.

The English word “pearl” is translated into French as perle. The word perle refers to a rounded shelly concretion produced by certain mollusks.