Louisiana French/Greetings
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Basic Vocabulary
editConversation Starters
Cajun French | English |
Bonjour | Hello |
Comment ça va? | How's it going? |
Comment les affaires? | How are things? |
Comment c'est? | How is it? |
Qui ça dit? | What's up? |
Comment ça se plume? | Literally: How's it plucking? |
Comment ça se roule? | Literally: How's it rolling? |
Common Responses
Cajun French | English |
Doing Well | |
Ça va très bien | It's going very well |
C'est magnifique | It's magnificent |
Joliment bien | Very well |
Beaucoup bien | Very well |
Doing OK | |
Comme ci, comme ça | So-so (ok) |
Ça peut faire | It'll do |
Ça va | It's going |
Pas mal | Not bad |
C’est pas trop mauvais | Not too bad |
Doing Bad | |
Ça va mal | It's going bad |
Ça va pas bien | It's not going well. |
Beaucoup mal | Very bad |
Ça va pas du tout | It's not going at all |
Conversation
editHere is a conversation between Pierre and Dennis
- Pierre: Bonjour Dennis.
- Dennis: Bonjour Pierre. Comment ça va?
- Pierre: Ça peut faire. Et toi?
- Dennis: Ça va bien, merci.
Here Pierre and Dennis first say hello to each other. Then they exchange basic introductory questions.
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