Cajun French Language Tutorials

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheelbarrow Wheelbarrows on the Belomorkanal The canal runs partially along several canalised rivers and Lake Vygozero. The total length of the route is 227 kilometres (141 mi). As of 2008, the canal sees only light traffic, carrying between ten and forty boats per day. Its economic advantages are limited by its minimal depth of 3.5 m (11.5 ft),[citation [...]

J(e)’ Veux M(e)’Marier, Mais Les Poules Pondents Pu (Plus)  (I want to get married but the hens do not lay anymore.) (“L’espoir différé (retardé) rend le coeur malade, mais le désir accompli est un arbre de vie” (Proverbes 13:12 Liénart) This presentation goes hand in hand with the above proverb.  I used the matter of [...]

Play The Audio For This Post (opens in new window) A bribe or hush money in Standard French is “un pôt de vin.”  “Soudoyer” is the transitive verb meaning to corrupt, bribe or blackmail.   “Graisser la patte” and “acheter quelqun” is also used it seems in Standard French. In Cajun you will not hear [...]

AUDIO TO POST HERE Quizlet Le Vieux Perroquet Print Options 1. agrippants: gripping 2. ait l’envie de se vanter: to have urge to brag 3. alors quand: then when 4. après beurdasser: piddling 5. au même temps: at the same time 6. avec d’l’a nanane: with some goodies 7. besoin d’avoir: the need to have [...]