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Level A2 (Upper Beginner)
Today’s lesson explores the word chouette, meaning great, neat and nice as an interjection and adjective, as well as owl as a feminine noun.
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Pronunciation
Example sentences
This first example sentence uses the pronoun on, which means both “one” and we. The expression on y va means let’s go and tout de suite means right away or immediately.
On dîne au resto ce soir. – Chouette ! On y va tout de suite ?
We eating out tonight. – Great! Are we going right away?
This second sentence uses the masculine noun un cri, which can translate to a cry or scream, as well as a the call, cry, sound or noise of an animal.
Hier soir on a entendu le cri d’une chouette dans le jardin. Hou hou !
Yesterday we heard the sound of an owl in the yard. Hoo, hoo!
Word origin
Chouette comes from choete and çuete in Old French, which is related to the chough bird in English.
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