Don’t make faux pas in France. Avoid being culturally insensitive with a French person. Learn French at FrenchHour.com
Here is a list of what the French do and don’t do.
5 DOs and DON’Ts – A French Etiquette
Oui – Accept that kiss – or these kisses – a friend is about to give you to greet you ‘Bonjour’ with.
Non – Don’t bring chrysanthemums to a dinner party – they’re the ultimate death flower.
Oui – Try to avoid money and age topics in a casual conversation
Oui – Drink water or wine with your meal. Don’t ask for a soda or a hot beverage.
Oui – Learn how to say “Bonjour, Au revoir and Merci’. It will go a long way, I promise! And learn a bit of French with my Beginner’s course before you go to France. You’ll love it.
What does ” un faux pas ” mean? How do you say ‘ a social blunder ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to me, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com
un faux pas – a false step –un faux pas is used with the verb FAIRE: faire un faux pas.
Literally, un faux pas means that you tripped over something. In everyday French though, which is what this podcast is all about, un faux pas means that you made a social blunder or that you did something that is perceived as not polite.
So, before you take your trip to France, check out the faux pas to avoid
« Ils ont commandé un café avec leur salade, c’est un petit faux pas, les Français boivent une boisson froide avec leur repas. »
“They ordered a coffee with their salad, it’s a small social blunder, the French have a cold drink with their meal.”
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How do negative sentences work? Where do the negative parts go? Learn French with me at FrenchHour.com. Download the audio file and print this worksheet.
Look at these examples in the present tense
Je ne mange pas. –> I do not t eat.
Jemange pas. –> I don’ t eat.
Je ne mange pas de pain. –> I do not eat any bread.
What does ” c’est pas faux ” mean? How do you say ‘ you have a point ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com.
c’est pas faux – it’s not false – In everyday French, c’est pas faux means that you realize the person you’re talking to is raising a point you hadn’t thought about, s/he has a point.
Note that the correct form for this expression should read: ce n’est pas faux. Learn more in the lesson.
« Tu dis que les Français sont râleurs. C’est pas faux ! »
“You say that the French grouch a lot. You have a point !”
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