Well, surprise surprise (or no surprises there for the ones who know)\u2026 \u201cwee\u201d is \u201cOui\u201d which is for \u201cyes in French\u201d and \u201cmercy\u201d is actually \u201cmerci\u201d and they are just thanking you in French.<\/p>\n
French phrases could sometimes throw you off and sometimes they are just a bundle of pure fun. What with the spellings, added up with their pronunciations and sounds, French will have you at your wits end! \u00a0Whether you are a visiting France or are new to the world of French, some phrases are a must know for your survival. After all, you have to be alive to enjoy these fun experiences! Here are your French survival phrases and their pronunciations. Happy tongue rolling \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Keeping in line with etiquettes, the least one must know to say is a hello \u201cbonjour or salut\u201d (bon-joor or saalut) and a good bye \u201cau revoir\u201d (awe revoar).<\/p>\n
Follow through with the typical \u201cHow are you<\/b><\/span>\u201d. It\u2019s sweet and simple \u201cCa va\u201d (sa va). You can also flaunt your French with \u201cComment-allez vous\u201d (coma-taale woo).<\/p>\n Just say \u201cS’il vous pla\u00eet\u201d (Seeh-il-voo-pleh) for please and \u201cmerci\u201d (meh-rcy) won\u2019t surprise you anymore since you know its thanks. You are welcome or it is nothing can be said with \u201cde rien\u201d (the-ri-unn).<\/p>\n Excuse me can sound very exotic should you say it like \u201cexcusez-moi\u201d (excuseh \u2013muah). Same goes for Pardon me with \u201cpardonnez-moi\u201d (Par-doh-nayh muah). \u00a0You can further your efforts with an \u201cI am sorry\u201d by saying \u201cJe suis d\u00e9sol\u00e9\u201d (Je-sui desoleh).<\/p>\n Can you help me? A question one cannot bypass. Ask \u201cPouvez-vous m\u2019aider?\u201d (Poo-vay voo meh-day?).<\/p>\n If you live by English then you might want to ask \u201cDo you speak English?\u201d with \u201cParlez-vous anglais?\u201d (Par-leh vooz ahn-glay).<\/p>\n \u201cI speak little French\u201d is \u201cJe parle un peu fran\u00e7ais\u201d (Jeh parl uhn peh fran-say) and \u201cI am lost\u201d is \u201cJe suis perdu\u201d (Je swih peh-r-duuh).<\/p>\n The hotel is \u201cL\u2019h\u00f4tel\u201d (Low tell).<\/p>\n The restaurant is \u201cLe restaurant\u201d (Luh-restauaront).<\/p>\n The American Embassy is \u201cL\u2019ambassade am\u00e9ricaine\u201d (Luh-ambas-sadh ameri-cane).<\/p>\n The airport is \u201cL\u2019a\u00e9roport\u201d (A aeh-ro-port).<\/p>\n Well, surprise surprise (or no surprises there for the ones who know)\u2026 \u201cwee\u201d is \u201cOui\u201d which is for \u201cyes in French\u201d and \u201cmercy\u201d is actually \u201cmerci\u201d and they are just thanking you in French. French phrases could sometimes throw you off and sometimes they are just a bundle of pure fun. What with the spellings, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-penny-for-our-thoughts"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nA little please and thank you never hurt anyone.<\/h2>\n
Politeness implicated<\/h2>\n
Basic cries for help<\/h2>\n
Words you may need\u2026<\/h2>\n
Others on the list\u2026<\/h2>\n
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\n English<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n French<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n Pronunciation<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n My name is\u2026<\/td>\n Je m\u2019appelle\u2026<\/td>\n Jay ma-pell-uh\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n I am hungry<\/td>\n J\u2019ai faim<\/td>\n Je- fam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n I am thirsty<\/td>\n J\u2019ai soif<\/td>\n Je-soaf<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Where is the restroom<\/td>\n O\u00f9 sont les toilettes\u00a0?<\/td>\n Oo sohn lay twa-let?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Bless you (after a sneeze)<\/td>\n A vos souhaits<\/td>\n A-voo-sway-h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n How much is this<\/td>\n Combien \u00e7a co\u00fbte<\/td>\n Cohm-bian sa coot-eh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n It\u2019s great<\/td>\n C\u2019est chouette\u00a0!<\/td>\n Sayh shwet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n How do you say it in French<\/td>\n Comment dit-on en fran\u00e7ais\u00a0?<\/td>\n Com-ahn deet-on ahn fran-say?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n I don\u2019t understand<\/td>\n Je ne comprends pas<\/td>\n Jeh nuh comp-rond pah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n I don\u2019t know<\/td>\n Je ne sais pas<\/td>\n Jeh na say-uh pah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Who<\/td>\n Qui?<\/td>\n Key<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Why<\/td>\n Pourquoi<\/td>\n Pour-kwah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Money<\/td>\n Argent<\/td>\n Ah-r-jon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Repeat, please<\/td>\n R\u00e9p\u00e9tez, s’il vous pla\u00eet<\/td>\n Repeat-eh seeh-il-voo-pleh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n More slowly<\/td>\n Plus lentement<\/td>\n Plu-lontamon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n What time is it?<\/td>\n Quelle heure est-il?<\/td>\n Que-luh re-til<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n What is your name?<\/td>\n Comment t’appelles-tu?<\/td>\n Como t-ah-pell tuuh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Can I have the check?<\/td>\n Puis-je avoir l’addition?<\/td>\n Pee-je-vo-ahr le-di-shion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"