People are always asking about how my kids' French is coming along. Since they're not in an immersion situation in school, it's coming but slowly.
Or so I thought. One night a while back, we were coming home from a school event and we passed a couple of dudes having a drunken argument at a bus stop. We were on the other side of the street so there was no danger of us getting caught up in it. And honestly, I had no idea what they were talking about, just that it was loud and adamant.
I turned to my 10 year old and said, "At least we don't know what they're saying."
"Well Mom, I heard 'ta gueule' a couple of times."
Blank stare from me. They don't teach that expression in my French class.
"Which means?"
"Shut the f*&k up."
Guess the French really is kicking in.
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Young brains are so quick to absorb. I wish mine was younger.
Ha! My husband is slowly learning French by need since I like to yell things at him in French. Sometimes when I'm feeling nice, and will slow down so he can think on each word. The other night I told him "You speak French or you do not speak at all." It took him a while, and once he figured it out said, "Well this should be fun." It was my polite way of telling him to shut up, since i knew he can't speak a lick of it, really!
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That's so cute! Learning that from your kids !
La verité sort de la bouche des enfants !
Truth goes out from children' mouth !
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