What does the French expression ' trois plombes 'mean? What does it sound like? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne Audio.
une plombe is familiar French for une heure - an hour. Sometimes, it's used with another number - often three for some reason, and then it means "a long long time, forever."
« Il y a trois plombes qu'on t'attend. Le train va partir. »
« Ça fait trois plombes qu'on t'attend. Le train va partir. »
"We've been waiting for you for ever. The train is about to leave."
What does the French expression 'kiffer grave' mean? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne's AUDIO
Kiffer grave - to have a serious crush on
One of our listeners was asking how to say 'to have a crush on'. There are many ways of saying this in everyday French. One that I hear a lot these days, is 'kiffer grave'. It means 'to really like/love someone or something', and 'to have a serious crush on'. KIFFER is a regular -ER verb. It's conjugated like AIMER is.
Other ways of saying 'to have a crush on' are: être amoureux/euse de, kiffer/grave, être fou/folle de, être épris/e de, en pincer pour, être toqué/e de, s’être entiché/e de, être transi, avoir le béguin pour (old), craquer pour, flasher pour/sur, avoir fait une touche avec, avoir pécho
« Il sort avec elle depuis le début de l'année. Il la kiffe grave. »
“He's been going out with her since the beginning of the year. He has a serious crush on her.”
Believe it or not, I've been locked out of FE, my own site for about 2 weeks now. But I'm back, yay! As Nathan was trying to sort that mess out, I have been busy on French Hour though.
And, as it's Valentine's Day, I have been focusing on love - awwww. Look at this picture of my granddaughter who just found her first love.
Check out "La vie en rose", this famous love song by Edith Piaf. Also see this quiz on love terms in French.
What does the French expression ' tenir la chandelle ' mean? What does it sound like? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne Audio.
Tenir la chandelle - tenir is to hold and une chandelle is another word for une bougie, a candle. tenir la chandelle - to hold the candle means to be the third wheel, to go out alone with a couple or to feel excluded.
« Non, je [ne] sors pas avec eux deux. Je [ne] veux pas tenir la chandelle. »
" No, I'm not going out with the two of them. I don't want to be the third wheel."
What does the French expression ‘ b-a-ba ‘ mean? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne’s Audio.
b-a-ba - that's the letters B and A of the French alphabet and BA are the same two letters pronounced together B+A is BA. They are the beginning of the French alphabet. The b-a ba means the basics, the rudiments of something.
« ça yest c'est décidé: j'vais apprendre le français avec FRENCH ETC. mais va falloir que je commence par le b-a-ba. »
"That's it, I made up my mind: I'm going to learn French with FRENCH ETC. but I'll have to start with the basics."
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