French

To say thank you for caring in French, use merci de t’en soucier. It thanks someone you know well for showing concern about you or your situation.

The English verb ‘kidnap’ is translated into French as enlever. To kidnap means to seize and detain a person unlawfully.

The English phrase ‘hello grandma’ is translated into French as bonjour mamie.

The English phrase ‘then’ (meaning ‘at that time’) can be translated into French using alors or à cette époque-là.

To wet the bed in French is to say faire pipi au lit or mouiller son lit. Both phrases describe the act of urinating in one’s bed while sleeping.

To say “tell me a joke” in French, you use raconte-moi une blague.

The English phrase “on point” can be translated into French as au point.

The English phrase ‘dosage’ can be translated into French as dosage. The term refers to medication.

Mali is the French name for the country Mali in Western Africa.

In French, ‘suits you’ is expressed as te va bien. This phrase is used to say that a piece of clothing or a color looks attractive on someone.