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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:18 AM
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Anyone know French? How would I say something like..."That's ok"
or "Think nothing of it."

Thanks!
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:19 AM
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1. I think "c'est ca" works. Been awhile.
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:21 AM
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2. Merci--what does that translate to?
Merci, again!
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:29 AM
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9. I believe that literally
translated, it's like saying "that's right" in English, but when I was in France, it was tossed around like "no problem"

"C'est ca" is "it is it" I believe French-English directly.

You could also say "pas de probleme" which means "no problem" literally.

Pronounced, it's "say sah" and "pah de problemme"

I'm certainly no expert, it's been a long time.
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trotsky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:22 AM
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3. Just replace the letter i with a double e, and the th sound with z.
Zat's OK!

Zeenk nozeeng of eet!

Oh, and thown in a oui, oui and a guttural "huh huh" like all French speakers in cartoons do.

;-)
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:23 AM
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4. That's great--it's just like Dumbo does!
No wonder the French hate us! :)
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Tyrone Slothrop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:23 AM
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5. D'accord.
Edited on Wed Dec-29-04 11:25 AM by Tyrone Slothrop
or c'est d'accord.

Basically means "OK", "All right", or "That's ok."

(Remember the final d is silent too!)
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:25 AM
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6. Merci!
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neweurope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:26 AM
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7. The French that I have thanked usually replied "De rien"
which means for nothing :)
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TlalocW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:28 AM
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8. Bonjour me petite ommellete du fromage
Spellng is probably wrong on that but use that instead.

TlalocW
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:30 AM
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10. Hello my little cheese omelet?
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:30 AM
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11. Hey! I know enough French to know that I SHOULDN'T use that one!
Sounds sort of Monty Python-ish!
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TlalocW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:35 AM
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13. I figure that if French men can call women
"little cabbages" then a cheese omelette is a step up.

Plus, these are the only things I know how to say in French.

TlalocW
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nine23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:32 AM
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12. I think in context you might mean "C'est la vie"...
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sleepyhead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 10:16 PM
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14. Or perhaps
Il n'y a pas de quoi. (My high school French is Tres rusty!)
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EstimatedProphet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 10:18 PM
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15. C'est bien
can carry the context you're looking for, I think.
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WMliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:49 PM
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16. D'accord ou de rien
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Hieronymus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 12:06 AM
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17. According to the translator on my computer..........
that's OK = c'est correct
Think nothing of it = ne pensez rien a lui
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pantouflard Donating Member (184 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 07:33 AM
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18. "De rien" is most commonly used
When someone thanks you for something. They say "merci" and you say "de rien."

Just use your best Pepe le Pew accent. :)
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