In Louisiana French, we use the term "Ça se plume" to mean "Everything's fine!" What does this term refer to? Check the box for the correct answer.
The correct answer is:
I'm plucking chicken feathers, and they are plucking out just fine!
All About Weather.
Louisiana French Intl French
C'est une avalasse. C'est une averse.
Ça fait froid. Il fait froid.
Ça fait beau. Il fait beau.
Ça mouille. Il pleut.
Ça fait frette. Il fais très froid.
Please answer True or False by clicking on the box next to your answer.
In International French, we use the term "la fenêtre," and in Louisiana French we use "le chassis," to refer to a wall on a house.
This answer is FALSE. "Le chassis" refers to a window.
In Louisiana French, degree or intensity is often expressed by repeating the adjective, as in: "Le ciel est bleu bleu." The international French term très for very is often replaced by beaucoup or joliment. So, one might hear: "Le souper est beaucoup bon" or "Le souper est joliment bon."
Louisiana French International French
Ça mouille manière fort. Il pleut très fort.
Le poisson est joliment bon. Le poisson est très bon.
Le souper est beaucoup bon. Le souper est très bon.
La rose est rouge rouge. La rose est très rouge.
What is the Louisiana French term that means "Let the good times roll?" Type in your answer. End your answer with an explanation point (!).
Answer:
Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Match these English terms with the Louisiana French equivalent.
English La. French
Don't give up! Lâche pas la patate!
That's a little something extra. Ça, c'est lagniappe.
Let the good times roll! Laissez les bon temps rouler!
Well, I never! Jamais de la vie!
That's good! C'est bon!
What is the matter? Mais quoi y a, cher?
In Louisiana, music is an important part of everyday life. Do you know the English words for these instruments? One of these, is the "triangle," but in Louisiana French we refer to it as "the little iron." Click on the box next to the "little iron."
Answer: un 'tit fer (un petit fer) is little iron.
Others: un frottoir is "washboard"
In Louisiana French, the words for American money differ from the words used in International French. A dollar is called une piastre or une gourde, a penny is called un sou, and 12 1/2 cents is called un escalin. A quarter is called un 25 sous and a dime is called un 10 sous.
La. French Int'l French
J'ai dix sous. J'ai dix cents.
Tu as du change pour vingt piastres? Tu as de la monnaie pour vingt dollars?
Elle a six escalins. Elle a soixante-quinze cents.
Donne-moi un vingt-cinq sous. Donne-moi une piéce de vingt-cinq cents.