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Louisiana French
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Basic Vocabulary
Conversation Starters
Cajun French | English |
Bonjour | Hello |
How's it going? | |
How are things? | |
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 French | English |
Doing Well | |
It's going very well | |
C'est magnifique | It's magnificent |
Very well | |
Very well | |
Doing OK | |
So-so (ok) | |
It'll do | |
Ça va | It's going |
Not bad | |
Not too bad | |
Doing Bad | |
Ça va mal | It's going bad |
Ça va pas bien | It's not going well. |
Very bad | |
It'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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