Louisiana French/Greetings
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Basic Vocabulary
[edit | edit source]Conversation 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
[edit | edit source]Here 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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