I\u2019m learning French. Many of you may wonder why I still need to learn French when I\u2019m almost fluent (well, the more time I spend here, the less I think I know). One answer is that the French here is different than the French that I know. Let me give you a few examples:<\/p>\n
Soir: This word means \u201cevening,\u201d but here \u201cevening\u201d is from 3:00-7:00. Repas: This word means \u201cmeal.\u201d At lunch time one day I asked something about it being lunch. I was told that no, it wasn\u2019t lunch. Instead, it was the \u201crepas.\u201d Payer: This word means something like \u201cpay for.\u201d Instead of \u201cbuying\u201d something, most of the time people say that they \u201cpay for\u201d it. Chateau d\u2019eau: This literally means \u201ccastle of water.\u201d What it refers to is a water tower. I don\u2019t think I ever knew the word for water tower, or bucket, or big bowl that you wash laundry in, or a bazillion other words that I encounter here but have never encountered before in French. C\u2019est bon: This literally means \u201cIt\u2019s good.\u201d But if someone asks you if want some more of something and you say, \u201cIt\u2019s good,\u201d you aren\u2019t saying, \u201cIt\u2019s good, so yes, I would love to have some more!\u201d Instead you are saying, \u201cNo thanks.\u201d Pied: This means \u201cfoot.\u201d But they use it to mean foot or leg or both. The same is true with the word for hand.<\/p>\n
Yes, languages are different, and even the same language is different when spoken in different parts of the world. If only it were easy to remember all the differences!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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