Some more French overheard (and seen) in Montréal for you:
1. J’ai comme pas trouvé la poubelle
After eating her meal, a young woman walked around with her finished tray of food. She was looking for the garbage bin where she could throw her garbage away and leave the tray. She couldn’t find the garbage bin, though.
She walked back towards her friends with her tray still in hand, and then said to them sheepishly:
J’ai comme pas trouvé la poubelle…
Yeah, so, I couldn’t find the garbage…
2. T’es ben niaiseuse
A young guy was talking to his friends about a girl. As he talked about her, he described her as niaiseuse, by saying:
T’es ben niaiseuse.
You’re so stupid.
The girl wasn’t actually there, but he said this as though he were speaking directly to her while talking to his friends.
Niaiseuse is pronounced nyè-zeuze. The masculine form of niaiseuse is niaiseux. T’es sounds like té; ben sounds like bain.
3. Ludo l’a lu
Can you say this five times fast? Ludo l’a lu, Lili le lit, Luca le lira! This ad in the métro promotes literacy.
