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Not just maintenant, but là là! (#574)
In 19-2, officer Berrof stops a lady who’s driving a beat-up old car sputtering exhaust fumes. It’s the second time Berrof has caught her driving it. In a different scene, her car is described as un...
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Ricardo : manger des artichauts (#575)
En ce qui concerne les artichauts, la grande question c’est : comment est-ce qu’on mange ça? En fait, c’est super simple — de l’extérieur vers l’intérieur. Alors on détache les feuilles, quand c’est...
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Cent mille dollars par année à vie! (#576)
– Allô, oui? – Papa! J’ai gagné au Lotto 6/49! – Mireille! Martine a gagné au Lotto 6/49! – Combien? – Combien? – Cent mille dollars par année à vie! – Cent mille dollars par année à vie! – Mais c’est...
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Vélo Québec : effectuer un dépassement (#577)
Listen to Vélo Québec explain how to safely overtake another cyclist or a double-parked car. Comme cyclistes, il nous arrive d’avoir à dépasser un autre cycliste ou encore une voiture stationnée en...
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Everything you ever wanted to know about the québécois verb pogner (#578)
If you still have doubts about the québécois verb pogner, put them to rest today once and for all! Below are lots of example sentences of ways you might hear pogner used in the French of Québec....
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Arabébécois word of the day: dépannour (#579)
In Québec, le dépanneur is where you buy the stuff that feeds your vice of choice: cigarettes, alcohol, Skittles… And, in Arabic, “nour” means lumière. The dépanneur above, serving an Arab community...
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Everything you ever wanted to know about the québécois verb NIAISER (#580)
If the québécois verb niaiser leaves you scratching your head, here are lots of examples in French to help you make sense of this frequently used word. One way you’ll hear niaiser used in Québec is in...
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Vélo Québec: watch out for opening car doors (#581)
Vélo Québec talks about conflicts in intersections and every cyclist’s worst nightmare… drivers who open their car door without looking. L’intersection est le lieu de prédilection d’accrochages entre...
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Homework! Exercise on POGNER (#582)
Translate these seven sentences from English to French in two ways: a. in an informal way using pogner b. in a neutral way avoiding pogner Example: She caught the ball. a. Elle a pogné la balle. b....
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Answers to exercise on POGNER (#583)
Here are possible answers to the exercise from entry #582 on pogner. 1. I caught her by the sleeve. a. Je l’ai pognée par la manche. b. Je l’ai attrapée par la manche. 2. I caught a cold. a. J’ai pogné...
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Everything you ever wanted to know about the québécois adjective NIAISEUX (#584)
A googler landed on OffQc using the search terms “shit quebecers say.” OffQc’s all about that shit. Here’s some more of it today: niaiseux. If you haven’t heard this word yet, listen to more French —...
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Listen to Ricardo describe in French how to thicken a sauce (#585)
In this video, Ricardo describes two ways of thickening a sauce (épaissir une sauce). You’ll hear two technical terms: un beurre manié and un roux. I checked how to say these terms in English for you:...
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Hear 2 accents (Québécois + French) in Isabelle Boulay interview (#586)
In this video, you’ll hear two accents: l’accent québécois (Isabelle Boulay) and l’accent français (interviewer and boys). Les Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois is a boys’ choir. – Bravo, les...
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Homework! Exercise on NIAISER (#587)
Translate these seven sentences from English to French using the verb niaiser. If you’re not familiar with this verb, be sure to read Everything you ever wanted to know about the québécois verb NIAISER...
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Answers to exercise on NIAISER (#588)
Here are possible answers to the exercise on the verb niaiser from entry #587. 1. Stop goofing off at work. Arrête de niaiser au travail. 2. You’re getting played by your girlfriend. Tu te fais niaiser...
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Arrive en ville! (#589)
This advertisement, spotted in métro McGill, reads: Arrive en ville! Devenir propriétaire à Montréal, c’est possible. In a literal sense, we’re being told to “arrive in the city” because owning...
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Vélo Québec explains the importance of making your bike visible (#590)
Rouler le soir à vélo, ça nous arrive plus souvent qu’on pense, surtout à l’automne. Avoir un vélo équipé de réflecteurs et d’un éclairage actif, c’est indispensable, c’est même obligatoire. Regardez...
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Cynthia a testé la marque Kiko (#591)
Another video by Cynthia Dulude, where she describes her impressions of the make-up brand Kiko. I’ve transcribed the first three minutes for you, which provides quite a bit of material for you to work...
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Help with the French used by Cynthia in her Kiko video (#592)
Here’s a little help with some of the French used in the transcribed portion of Cynthia’s video about Kiko from entry #591. Cynthia does a great job with her YouTube videos, and I highly recommend them...
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What is a “poste de quartier” in Montréal? (#593)
Around Montréal, maybe you’ve seen places called the poste de quartier. Le poste de quartier is a police station. Literally, it means “neighbourhood station.” In this image taken along rue...
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