Level A2 (Upper Beginner)
Today’s French lesson covers a simple yet useful interjection: “Beurk !“, meaning “yuck!” or “yucky!”. This is informal and often used by kids.
Meaning
Pronunciation with IPA
Example sentences
Meaning
The French interjection Beurk! means “yuck!”, “ugh!”, or “ew!” in English. It is primarily used to express strong disgust, most commonly in response to food or drink that tastes “yucky”.
Pronunciation
Example sentences
For this first sentence, there are two adjectives which can be used for disgusting: dégueulasse and the more formal dégoûtant.
Beurk ! Ces choux de Bruxelles sont dégueulasses !
Yuck! These Brussels sprouts are disgusting!
For this sentence, “Je préfère ne pas manger” (I prefer not to eat) uses the infinitive mood. The expression avoir horreur de means to hate or “can’t stand”. Ça means it/that and is used to refer back to a previously mentioned topic.
Je préfère ne pas manger le chou-fleur. Beurk ! J’ai horreur de ça !
I prefer not to eat cauliflower. Yuck! I hate that!
More interjections
- Miam – yum, yummy
- Bof – Meh, nah
- Hein – eh, huh, isn’t it?
- Bah ouais! – Yeah!
- Oh là là – Oh, wow, yikes!
- Zut – Shoot, Darn!
Reference
fr.wiktionary.org (beurk)
