Do you want to improve your knowledge of French, speak it like a real native? There’s nothing like knowing a few small, typically French expressions!

Here are 8 expressions, together wirh pictures and examples of how to use them in sentences, in order to help you remember them better:

•  “We haven’t gotten out of the inn”: when faced with a difficult situation

Example: “She is already 10 years old and does not know any letters of the alphabet. She can only count to 3 and does not know the names of the days of the week. Well… we haven’t gotten out of the inn yet! “

• “To plant yourself” : to be wrong.

Example: “I thought you would like this gift. Obviously this is not the case at all: I planted myself. “

• “To give a pipe to someone” : giving good advice, a tip to a person.

Example: “If you want to pass without waiting in line, I’ll give you a pipe: you say you’re from Mr. Dupont, they’ll let you pass right away! “

• “Not being on your plate”: not being in your normal state, not feeling well. 

Example: “I don’t know what’s wrong with me today… I woke up with my head spinning, I lost my appetite, I have back pain. I’m really not on my plate. “

• “Sleeping under the beautiful star”: sleeping outside at night.

Example: “Every year in August I sleep one night under the beautiful star in my garden to try to see shooting stars! “

• “Walls have ears”: you can be listened to without knowing it.

Example: “What you say is very serious. No one can know about this. Shh… keep your voice down, the walls have ears.”

• “The carrots are cooked”: there is nothing more to do, no hope, it’s the end.

Example: “My horse entered his third lap with a phenomenal delay: he will lose the race, the carrots are cooked. “

• “Getting into the bath”: start, get used to a new thing.

Example: “I have just started a new job. I don’t yet know the locals, my colleagues or the way they work: I have to get into the bath. “

Consulté sur Pinterest, Le français avec Pierre. https://www.pinterest.fr/francaisavecpierre/