French

The French word for musician is musicien. The term refers to a person who performs or writes music.

In Quebec French Merci is the everyday word for “thanks”. Quebecers answer with Bienvenue, which means “you’re welcome”. Merci fits everyone.

The French word for buff is costaud. If you are looking for a verb meaning to buff or polish an object, you should use polir instead.

The English phrase ‘a’ is translated into French as un. The word un is used as an indefinite article to mean ‘a’. It also functions as the number ‘one’.

The English phrase “sim card” is translated into French as carte SIM.

The English phrase ‘Dakota’ is translated into French as Dakota. In French, Dakota refers to a member of the Dakota people.

The English phrase ‘i wonder’ is translated into French as je me demande.

The French word for paragraph is paragraphe. Both paragraphe and alinéa refer to a passage in a text.

The English phrase ‘only a little’ is translated into French as seulement un peu.

The English word literature is translated into French as littérature. littérature is the most general and widely used term for literature in French.