Ever tasted something truly awful or seen something disgusting and needed a strong word to express it in French? The interjection Beurk! is perfect! This short lesson will teach you how to use this common expression, especially for food you don’t like! You’ll learn its:
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 is unpleasant or unappetizing.
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)
