Today we’ll look at the very commonly used French expression: “Fais gaffe!”. Translations include “Be careful!” and “Watch out!”. A gaffe is a blunder or silly mistake. Fais gaffe ! Be careful / watch out!
French Expressions
Learn French expressions and speak French like a native. FrenchLearner teacher David Issokson explains common idioms so you can start using them today!
Today we’ll look at the highly useful and versatile French expression ça y est. There isn’t one specific translation for ça y est in English but the underlying meaning is “Done!” or “There!”. ça y est !
Today’s lesson explores a short and fun expression you’d likely hear when staying with a French family: À table ! Translations including “Come and get it!”, “Dinner is served” and “Dinner (or lunch) is ready!”. À table Come and get it!
In today’s lesson we’ll have a look at the fun French slang expresion que dalle, which means “nothing at all”, “absolutely nothing”, “zilch” and “not a darn/damn thing”. que dalle que dalle
In today’s lesson we’ll have a look at the expression “du jour au lendemain”, which means both “overnight” and “from one day to the next”. du jour au lendemain overnight, from one day to the next
