Cajun French by Themes
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Glossaire Francais Cadien -Francais Europeen
Cajun French-English Glossary
- LES COULEURS (COLORS)
- LE TEMPS (THE WEATHER)
- L'ALMANAQUE (THE CALENDAR)
- LES MOIS DE L'ANNEE (MONTHS OF THE YEAR)
- LES JOURS DE LA SEMAINE (DAYS OF THE WEEK)
- EXPRESSIONS UTILES POUR LA CLASSE (USEFUL EXPRESSIONS FOR CLASS)
- LES ANIMAUX (ANIMALS)
- LES OISEAUX (BIRDS)
- LES INSECTES (INSECTS)
- LES ACTIVITES DE LOISIR (LEISURE ACTIVITIES)
- LES HUMEURS ET LES TRAITS DE PERSONNALITE (MOODS AND PERSONALITY TRAITS)
- LA SANTE (HEALTH) LA FAMILLE (THE FAMILY)
- E-OU CE QUE T'ES PARTI? (WHERE ARE YOU GOING?)
COLORS / COLORS
Masculin | Féminin | Anglais |
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blanc | blanche | white |
bleu | bleue | blue |
brun | brune | brown |
gris | grise | gray |
jaune | jaune | yellow |
noir | noire | black |
orange | orange | orange |
rose | rose | pink |
rouge | rouge | red |
vert | verte | green |
violet | violette | purple |
LE TEMPS / THE WEATHER
Français | Anglais |
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avalasse (f.) | downpour |
brise (f.) | breeze |
chaleur (f.) | heat |
colonne (f). | tornado |
glace (f.) | ice |
grêle (f.) | hail |
neige (f.) | snow |
nuage (m.) | cloud |
ouragan (m.) | hurricane |
petite pluie fine (f.) | a mist, |
pluie (f.) | rain |
soleil (m.) | sun |
tourbillon (m.) | tornado; twister; whirlwind |
vent (m.) | wind |
brouillard (m.) | fog |
mouiller | to rain |
mouillasser | to a light rain (and unpleasant) rain |
neiger | to snow |
pleuvoir | to rain |
venter | wind to blow |
brumasser | to mist |
grimacer | to mist |
C'est un beau temps. | It's nice weather out . |
C'est un vilain temps. | It's ugly weather out. |
C'est une belle journée. | It's a beautiful day. |
Il fait (= Ca fait) beau. | It's nice out. The weather is pretty . |
Il fait (= Ca fait) chaud. | It's hot. |
Il fait (= Ca fait) gris. | It's gray out. It's overcast. |
Il fait (= Ca fait) humide. | It's humid. |
Il fait (= Ca fait) mauvais. | It's bad weather. |
Il fait (= Ca fait) (du) soleil. | It's sunny. |
Il mouillasse. | It's raining a bit. |
Il y a ... | There is; there are ... |
Il y a des nuages. | There are clouds . |
Il y a du soleil. | It's sunny . |
Il y a du vent. | There's a wind . |
Le temps est beau. | The weather is nice. |
Le temps est couvert. | It's overcast. |
Le temps est mauvais. | The weather is bad. |
Le temps est vilain. | The weather is ugly. |
L'ALMANAQUE / THE CALENDAR
Français | Anglais |
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almanaque (f.) | calendar |
an (m.) | year |
année (f.) | year |
jour (m.) | day |
mois (m.) | month |
semaine (f.) | weekend |
almanaque (f.) | calendar |
calendrier (m.) | calendar |
date (f.) | date |
quantième (m.) | date |
demain | tomorrow |
après demain | day after tomorrow |
hier | yesterday |
avant hier | day before yesterday |
aujourd'hui | today |
le mois qui vient | next month |
la semaine qui vient | next week |
le mois prochain | next month |
la semaine prochaine | next week |
Quoi c'est la date aujourd'hui? | What is the date today? |
Quelle est la daate? | What is the date? |
On est quel quantième aujourd’hui? | What day is it today? |
Quel jour on est? | What day are we? |
Quel mois on est? | What day are we? |
Aujourd'hui, c'est lundi. | Today is Monday. |
Aujourd'hui, c'est le 15 de septembre. | Today is September 15. |
Aujourd'hui, c'est le premier de mars. | Today is March 1. |
Hier, c’était le 14 de septembre. | Yesterday Was September 14. |
LES MOIS DE L'ANNEE / MONTHS OF THE YEAR
Les mois de l’année sont ... | The months of the year are ... |
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janvier | January |
février | February |
mars | March |
avril | April |
mai | May |
juin | June |
juillet | July |
août | August |
septembre | September |
octobre | October |
novembre | November |
décembre | December |
LES JOURS DE LA SEMAINE / DAYS OF THE WEEK
Les jours de la semaine sont... | The days of the week are ... |
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lundi | Monday |
mardi | Tuesday |
mercredi | Wednesday |
jeudi | Thursday |
vendredi | Friday |
samedi | Saturday |
dimanche | Sunday |
EXPRESSIONS UTILES POUR LA CLASSE / USEFUL EXPRESSIONS FOR CLASS
Français | Anglais |
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Comment tu dis .....? | How do you say .....? |
Quoi (ce que) ca veut dire .....? | What does ..... mean? |
Je comprends pas. | I do not understand. |
J'ai pas compris. | I did not understand. |
Tu peux répéter numéro deux? | Can you repeat number 2? |
Tu peux le répéter? | Can you repeat it? |
J'ai fini. | I'm finished. |
J'ai pas fini. | I'm not finished. |
J'ai pas fait mes devoirs. | I did not do my homework. |
Le chien les a mangés. | The dog ate it (them). |
Comment t'écris.....? | How do you write .....? |
Comment t'espelles....? | How do you spell .....? |
Paré? | Ready? |
Vous-autres peut commencer. | You (all) can start. |
Passez les examens en avant. | Pass the tests to the front. |
Ca veut dire......en anglais. | That means ...... in English. |
C'est la même chose. | It's the same thing. |
C'est la même affaire. | It's the same thing. |
Va au tableau. Allez au tableau. | Go to the board. |
Ecris.... Ecrivez.... | Write .... |
Répète.... Répétez..... | Repeat ..... |
Qui sait? Qui connaît? | Who knows? |
Je connais pas. Je sais pas. | I do not know. |
Quelle page? | What page? |
LES ANIMAUX / ANIMALS
Les mammiferes | Mammals |
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bête puante (f.) | skunk |
boeuf (m.) | bull, ox |
bourriquet (m.) | donkey |
cabri (m.) | goat |
chameau (m.) | camel |
chaoui (m.) | raccoon |
chat (m.) | cat |
chat tigre (m.) | bobcat |
cheval (m.) | horse |
cheval nain (m.) | pony |
chevreuil (m.) | deer |
chien (m.) | dog |
cochon (m.) | pig |
écureuil (m.) | squirrel |
éléphant (m.) | elephant |
étalon (m.) | stallion |
fouine (f.) | mink |
guème, guime (m.) | rooster |
jument (f.) | pond |
lapin (m.) | rabbit |
lion (m.) | lion |
loup (m.) | wolf |
loutre (f.) | river otter |
macaque (m.) | monkey |
matou (m.) | tomcat |
mouton (m.) | sheep |
mulet (m.) | mule |
ours (m.) | bear |
poulain (m.) | colt |
pouliche (f.) | filly |
rat (m.) | rat |
rat de bois (m.) | opossum |
rat musqué (m.) | muskrat |
souris (f.) | mouse |
souris chaude (f.) | bat |
taureau (m.) | bull |
tayau (m.) | bloodhound |
tigre (m.) | tiger |
truie (f.) | sow |
vache (f.) | cow |
veau (m.) | calf |
zèbre (m.) | zebra |
LES OISEAUX / BIRDS
Les oiseaux | Birds |
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aigrette (f.) | egret |
canard (m.) | duck |
canard français (m.) | mallard |
cardinau (m.) | cardinal |
carencro (m.) | buzzard vulture |
chouette (f.) | screech owl |
corneille (f.) | crow |
corusse; corus (m.) | rooster |
dinde (m.) | turkey |
falcon (m.) | falcon |
flamant (m.) | flamingo |
geai bleu (m.) | blue jay |
grive (f.) | robin |
gros bec (m.) | night heron |
héron (m.) | heron |
hibou (m.) | owl |
moqueur (m.) | mockingbird |
pélican (m.) | pelican |
perdrix (f.) | quail |
pigeon (m.) | pigeon |
poule (f.) | hen |
suce-fleur (m.) | hummingbird |
tchac, tchoc (m.) | blackbird |
tourte (f.) | dove |
volaille (f.) | poultry |
z'oie (f., m.) | goose |
LES INSECTES / INSECTS
Les insectes | Insects |
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bête rouge (f.) | redbug |
bête à Bon Dieu | ladybug |
bourdon (m.) | bumblebee |
cheval du diable | praying mantis |
cigale (f.) | dragonfly, cicada |
cigale de bois | cicada |
criquet (m.) | cricket |
fouille-merde | dung beetle |
fourmi, fromi, fromille (f.) | ant |
guêpe (f.) | wasp |
moiselle, demoiselle (f.) | dragonfly |
mouche à miel (f.) | honeybee |
mouche (f.) | fly |
mouche à feu | firefly |
papillon (m.) | butterfly |
puce (f.) | flea |
ravert, ravet (m.) | roach |
sauterelle (f.) | grasshopper |
LES ACTIVITES DE LOISIR / LEISURE ACTIVITIES
Francais | Anglais |
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J’aime... | I like ... |
J’aime pas... | I do not like ... |
Je haïs | I hate ... |
T’aimes...? | Do you like ...? |
T’aimes mieux cuire ou manger au restaurant? | Do you prefer cooking or eating out in a restaurant? |
Il aime beaucoup danser. | He really likes to dance. |
de temps en temps | once in a while |
Elle aime faire la grasse matinée de temps en temps. | She likes to sleep in once in a while. |
Ils aimont (aiment) aller aux courses en fin de semaine. | They like to go to the races on the weekend. |
aimer | to like, to love |
aller à la chasse | to go hunting |
aller à la pêche | to go fishing |
aller aux courses | go to the races |
aller aux festivals | to go to festivals |
charrer | to chat |
chasser | to hunt |
coudre | to sew |
courir | to run |
cuire | to cook |
danser | to dance |
dessiner | to draw |
dormir | to sleep |
écouter de la musique | to listen to music |
écouter la radio | to listen to the radio |
écrire | to write |
faire des achats | to go shopping, to make purchases |
faire des voyages | to take trips |
faire du cheval | to go horseback riding |
faire la grasse matinée | to sleep late in the morning |
galoper | to run |
guetter le TV | to watch TV |
guimbler | to gamble |
jouer à la pelote | to play ball |
jouer au tennis | to play tennis |
jouer aux cartes | to play cards |
jouer de la musique | to play music |
lire | to read |
manger aux restaurants | to eat in restaurants |
marcher | to walk |
parier | to bet |
parler | to talk |
parler au téléphone | to talk on the phone |
parler de la politique | to talk politics |
pêcher | to fish |
peinturer | to paint |
raconter des histoires | to tell stories |
regarder la télévision | to watch TV |
rester à la maison | to stay home |
rôder | to roam, to "run the roads" |
sortir avec des amis | to go out with friends |
travailler dans la cour | to work in the yard |
voyager | to travel |
THE MOOD AND PERSONALITY TRAITS / AND PERSONALITY TRAITS MOODS
Masculin | Féminin | Anglais |
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aimable | aimable | likeable |
avenant | avenante | nice; Friendly |
bête | bête | stupid , silly |
bien-élevé | bien-élevée | polite , well - mannered |
canaille | canaille | mischievous |
chagrin | chagrine | sad; chagrined |
chiste | chiste | cheap; a tightwad |
content | contente | happy; contented |
courageux | courageuse | brave; courageous |
difficile | difficile | difficulty |
doucement | doucement | slow; slow to learn |
doux | douce | sweet |
drole | drole | strange; wierd |
emplâtre | emplâtre | awkward |
entêté | entêtée | hard-headed; stubborn |
farce | farce | funny |
fou | folle | crazy |
fout-pas-mal | fout-pas-mal | reckless, indifferent to potential consequences of one's action |
gâté | gâtée | spoiled |
gêné | gênée | shy |
généreux | généreuse | generous |
glorieux | glorieuse | vain |
haïssable | haïssable | hateful |
heureux | heureuse | happy |
honnête | honnête | honest |
impatient | impatiente | impatient |
intelligent | intelligente | intelligent |
mal-élevé | mal-élevée | impolite; ill-mannered |
malhonnête | malhonnête | dishonest |
mignon | mignonne | cute |
nerveux | nerveuse | nervous |
par en dessous | par en dessous | deceitful; underhanded |
paresseux | paresseuse | lazy |
patient | patiente | patient |
smatte | smatte | smart; intelligent |
tête dure | tête dure | hard-headed |
triste | triste | sad |
vaillant | vaillante | nice |
Il est paresseux. | Elle est paresseuse. | He (She) is lazy. |
T'es fou! | T'es folle! | You're crazy! |
Je suis beaucoup chagrin. | Je suis beaucoup chagrine. | I'm very sad. |
Ils sont manière emplâtres. | They are rather awkward. |
LA SANTE / HEALTH
FRANCAIS | FRANCAIS | Anglais |
---|---|---|
avoir | to have | |
j’ai ... | I have | |
t’as ... | you have | |
il a ... | he has | |
elle (alle) a | she has | |
on a ... | we have | |
vous avez ... | you (formal) have | |
vous-autres a ... | you (plural) have | |
ils ont ... | They Have | |
eux-autres a | they have | |
eusse a | they have | |
un rhume | a cold | |
l’oppression (f.) | asthma | |
la grippe | the flu | |
un mal de tête | a headache | |
mal aux reins | a lower backache | |
une fièvre | a fever | |
des frissons (m.) | chills | |
un cancer | cancer | |
la maladie de sucre | diabetes | |
une fluxion | pneumonia | |
des faiblesses (f.) | dizzy or fainting spells | |
le sang haut | high blood pressure | |
des cailloux de sang | blood clots | |
un crapaud | a leg cramp or muscle | |
mal au ventre | a stomachache | |
mal au coeur | nausea | |
une maladie de coeur | heart disease | |
la jaube | mumps | |
la picotte | chicken pox | |
bonne mine | a healthy demeanor | |
la jaunice | jaundice | |
J’ai eu | une attaque de coeur | I had / a heart attack. |
T’as eu | une opération? | Did you have / an operation? |
Il a eu | une crise | He had / a seizure. |
Elle (Alle) a eu | un bébé | She had / a baby. |
être | to be | |
je suis.... | I am | |
t’es..... | you are | |
il est.... | he is | |
elle (alle) est | she is | |
on est... | we are | |
vous êtes... | you (formal) are | |
vous-autres est... | you (plural) are | |
ils sont... | they are | |
(forme masculine singulière) | ||
malade | sick | |
en famille | pregnant | |
maladif | sickly | |
cagou | feeling gold looking unwell | |
faible | weak | |
maigre | thin | |
chétif | unwell | |
estropié | crippled | |
en bonne santé | in good health | |
à la mort | near death | |
Mon pied est.... | My foot is ... | |
enfaibli | weakened | |
gonflé, enflé | swollen | |
rouge | red | |
infecté | infected | |
engourdi | numb |
LA FAMILLE / THE FAMILY
Francais | Anglais |
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enfant | child |
bébé | baby |
fille | girl, daughter |
garçon | boy, his |
soeur | sister |
frère | brother |
mère | mother |
père | father |
grand-mère | grandmother |
grand-père | grandfather |
nièce | niece |
neveu | nephew |
tante | aunt |
nonc, oncle | uncle |
cousine | female cousin |
cousin | male cousin |
marraine | godmother |
parrain | godfather |
petit | child |
(pe)tit-enfant | grandchild |
(pe)tit-garçon | grandson, little boy |
(pe)tite-fille | granddaughter, little girl |
beau-fils | stepson |
beau-garçon | stepson |
beau-père | father-in-law, stepfather |
belle-fille | daughter-in-law, stepdaughter |
belle-mère | mother-in-law, stepmother |
bru | daughter-in-law |
gendre | son-in-law |
----en alliance | ---- In-law |
C’est mon garçon en alliance. | He's my son-in-law. |
parent avec | related to |
T’es parent avec elle? | Are you related to her? |
On est parent (de)sus le bord de mon père. | We are related on my father's side. |
E-OU CE QUE T'ES PARTI? / WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
FRANCAIS | Anglais | ANGLAIS |
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aller | to go | |
je vas | I'm going, I go | |
tu vas | you're going, you go | |
il va | he's going, he goes | |
elle va | she's going, she goes | |
on va | we're going, we go | |
vous-autres va | you're going (pl.), you (all) go | |
ils vont | they're going, they Go | |
allons! | let's go! | |
va! | go! (Sing.) | |
allez! | go! (Pl.) | |
j’ai été | I went, I've been | |
t’as été | you went (did you go), you've been | |
il a été | he went, he's been | |
elle a été | she went, she's been | |
on a été | we went, we've been | |
vous-autres a été | you (all) went, you (all) have been | |
ils ont été | they went, they've been | |
je suis parti(e) | I'm on my way; I'm headed ... | |
t'es parti(e) | you're on your way, you're headed .. | |
il est parti | he's on his way, he's headed .. | |
elle est partie | she's on her way, she's headed .. | |
on est parti | we're on our way; we're headed .. | |
vous-autres est parti(es) | you (all) are on your way; you're headed ... | |
ils sont parti(s) | they're on Their Way; they're headed ... | |
à la banque | to (at) the bank | |
à la boutique | to (at) the store | |
à la boutique de linge | to (at) the clothing store | |
à la campagne | to (in) the country | |
à la grosserie | to (at) the grocery store | |
à la maison | to (at) the house/ home | |
à la maison de cour | to (at) the courthouse | |
à la messe | to (at) Mass | |
à la pharmacie | to (at) the pharmacy or drugstore | |
à la salle de danse | to (at) the dancehall or club | |
à l’école | to (at) school | |
à l’église | to (at) church | |
à l’habitation | to (at) the farm (stead) | |
à l’hôpital | to (at) the hospital | |
à l’hôtel | to (at) the hotel | |
à l’office | to (at) the office | |
à l’ouvrage | to (at) work | |
au bal | to (at) the dance | |
au bayou | to (at) the bayou | |
au bois | to (in) the woods | |
au café | to (at) the coffee | |
au collège | to (at) College | |
au lac | to (at) the lake | |
au magasin | to (at) the blind to (at) the barn | |
au parc | to (in) the park | |
au restaurant | to (at) the restaurant | |
au village | to (in) town | |
aux courses | to (at) the races | |
chez le docteur | to (at) the doctor's (office) | |
chez Marie | to (at) Marie's (house) | |
en Ville | to (in) New Orleans |