leçon un (lesson one)

So, as I'm attempting to learn some french through Rosetta Stone and some CD's my mom and I got a few summers ago when we went to Paris, I've come across so many words and phrases that we use here in America that are French! I thought it would be fun to share these with you...you know more french than you think!!

à la carte "on the menu"

à la mode "in fashion, style" (In English, this means "with ice cream" - apparently someone decided that having ice cream on pie was the fashionable way to eat it)

avant-garde "before guard" (Innovative, especially in the arts)

bon appétit "good appetite"

brunette "small, dark-haired female"

chic "stylish"

critique "critical, judgment"

cuisine "kitchen, food style"

cul-de-sac "bottom (butt) of the bag"

déjà vu "already seen"

encore "again"

faux pas "false step, trip"

fiancé, fiancée "engaged person, betrothed"

genre "type"

mardi gras "fat Tuesday"

matinée "morning"

papier mâché "mashed paper"

petite "small, short"

rendez-vous "go to"

RSVP "respond please"

souvenir "memory, keepsake"

Voilà ! "There it is!"

...and many more


I can only hope to speak as well as this petite fille