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Listo? J’aime ta grand-mère! (#614)
It’s the 22nd of the month today, and you do remember what that means, don’t you? Time for the listo song! Oh wait, I haven’t told you what that is yet? Listo stands for “What They’re Listening to...
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5 québécois verbs derived from English that you must know (#615)
J’ai tellement trippé au Tim Hortons hier soir, c’était malade! 1. TRIPPER meaning: to have a blast, a great time This verb comes from “to trip (out).” It can also be spelled triper. C’est certain que...
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5 terribly compelling reasons for an anglo to learn to speak like the...
I’m not only sexy because a very big fan is blowing my hair all around, I’m also sexy because I learned French in Montréal. There are lots of reasons to learn to speak like the Québécois. Here are just...
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4 reasons to not worry about your English accent in Québec (#617)
Rumours suggest that residents of La Tuque, Québec may be warming up to the idea of biting anglophone tourists when requested. If you’re worried about your English accent when speaking French in...
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3 random phrases overheard in French (#618)
Here are three overheard phrases in French contributed by some unsuspecting strangers in Montréal. 1. Non, non, non, c’est correct. No, no, no, it’s okay. Correct is frequently used in the sense of OK....
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7 ways to improve your French when the métro in Montréal goes down (#619)
Another delay in the métro? No problem. Montréal is full of great opportunities to improve your French. Be a little creative and adventurous and you’ll see them all around you. The next time the métro...
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The “Montréal is a bad place to learn French” myth debunked (#620)
Some people will tell you that Montréal is a bad place to learn French. It’s a very common myth, one that’s easy to believe if you don’t take a closer look. If you’re serious about learning French (and...
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Keep pedalling in French! More listening practice with Vélo Québec (#621)
Le vélo est le premier moyen de transport de l’enfant. Il peut lui donner une autonomie extraordinaire, à condition d’en maîtriser l’usage. Et cette maîtrise du vélo, l’enfant peut l’acquérir si vous...
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How to integrate into French in Montréal (#622)
Phillip writes in to ask me how to integrate into French in Montréal. Maybe you’re stuck in an anglophone bubble because you’re a student at McGill or because you just haven’t figured out how to meet...
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Be better than your best excuse! 5 motivational posters in French (#623)
Click to see a larger version. (Sorry for the weird angles. It was the only way to take the photos without my big nose being reflected in them.) The Club Athlétique Mansfield in Montréal is back with 5...
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Learn 3 québécois usages: épeurant, moumoune, ben correct (#624)
It’s been a while since we’ve looked at some French language from the TV show Les Parent. Let’s look at a scene from season 5, where we come across the québécois usages épeurant, moumoune and ben...
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Learn all about the québécois verb BARRER in the sense of locking up (#625)
You’ll often hear the verb barrer used in Québec in the sense of “to lock,” as in locking a door, a bike, a car, or anything really that can be locked up to prevent people’s access to it. For example,...
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How the Québécois use VIDANGES to talk about garbage (#631)
On the sign in the image above, we read: Les déchets domestiques ne vont pas dans cette poubelle! Do not put household waste in this bin! Déchets is just one of the words used to refer to garbage in...
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Hear the québécois  sound… as you learn to cut a mango like a pro! (#632)
In Québécois French, â sounds a little like “aww.” You’ll come across this sound in words like tâche, pâte, mâcher and lâcher. You’ll also hear it in certain words that don’t use a written â, however....
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Don’t break your bike! Learn québécois pronunciation + vocab from 1 fun...
At a BIXI bike rental station in downtown Montréal, we see an eye-catching ad that reads: Cassez-vous pas le bicycle! Considering that we’re at a BIXI station, you might think that the BIXI people are...
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7 useful French expressions overheard in Montréal + 1 image (#634)
Here are 7 random expressions in French that I overheard in Montréal this week and made a mental note of. 1. Tu me niaises-tu? (Are you kidding me?) When the métro train I was on pulled into the...
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I don’t give a fuck… x 10! A chaliceful of examples that use JE M’EN CÂLISSE...
From Gone with the Wind, after being dubbed into Québécois by a shit-disturber then subtitled back into English very literally for who knows what reason. As graceful as it sounds, it’s probably best...
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5 French words related to smoking + 1 play on words (#636)
This little sign in a flowerbed outside the Complexe Desjardins in Montréal reminds people in a unique way to avoid leaving their cigarette butts among the plants: Le mégot n’est pas un engrais! SVP...
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5 new examples of the québécois verb NIAISER (#637)
You can’t pass for a native without mastering the québécois verb niaiser! You’ve seen this verb before in “Everything you ever wanted to know about the québécois verb niaiser.” Here are some new...
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50 French words using the â sound in Québec written without the accent (#638)
The â sound is one of the most distinctive features of the québécois accent. You can always identify a French speaker from Québec by listening for the â sound! The sound made by â in Québec sounds...
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