(My daughter lives in New Orleans.) Zeerahb—————————Disgusting He’s got the gumbo.——– His pants are too big in the seat. J’ai gros couer—————–to feel like crying (literally means “I have a big heart”) It is the equivelant of the Yiddish “I’m verklempt”(or whatever Mike Meiers would say).
hont—————————-embarrassed The pronunciation given here will be typical but not necessarily the "only way" the term is pronounced in Louisiana. alohrs pas———————-of course not “T” short for” petit, “meaning “little” gratin—food stuck at the bottom of the pot
Sometimes a French word is thrown in when the English word is not known. a chic———————–a cleverly disguised insult Te en colaire? At a young age, Tripp referred to him as “that boy,” which came out of his young mouth sounding more like “Dabo,” according to popular legend. Thank you for your time, research and sharing.
Today, it is one of the most populous groups of people with Acadian surnames. I have no way of knowing for sure exactly what their origins are. Par en sous——sneaky .underneath Make the misere (faire la misere) –to cause trouble. Marecage–our word for seafood. ( You should have heard the potain(ruckus) next door.) Most of the words here are Cajun French words only,(some may be used in other French dialects) and are in no way the total amount of French we know. texbook—textbook (Some consonant combinations are hard to pronounce), somewheres, anywheres, nowheres—–somewhere,anywhere,nowhere, bebette—-a little monster, a little critter, Common Surnames in the South Lafourche area, Adams, Allemand, Angellette, Arceneaux, Autin, Badeaux, Barrios, Bergeron, Billiot,Bouzigard, Blanchard, Boudreaux, Bourg, Breaux, Brunet, Bruce, Broussard Callais , Cheramie,Charpentier, Chiasson, Collins,Curole, Dantin, Danos, Dardar, Doucet, Duet, Dufrene Esponge, Eymard, Falgout, Felarise Galjour, Galliano, Gaspard, Gisclair, Griffin, Guidry,Gautreaux, Hebert, Lafont,Lasseigne, LeBlanc,Ledet, Lefort, Martin, Melancon Naquin, Orgeron, Plaisance,Pierce, Pitre, Rodrigue, Rousse, St.Pierre,Savoie, Serigny, Terrebonne, Theriot, Thibodaux, Toups, Vegas, Verdin, Vizier, Williams, Besson, Bradberry, Cheramie, Collins, Crosby, Santiny, T.Paul, T. Sam, T. Boy——any name with the letter”T” in front of it. cahbin————————-bathroom They have their own culture and food and manner of speaking. I got the paresse——————–I feel lazy Although there are other websites with the Cajun language, I wanted mine to include only the words and expressions that are used by Cajuns ONLY. Mom brought my sister and I back to Golden Meadow, then went back to Parrioc.
Bobby Joseph Hebert Jr. (surname pronounced ay-bear; born August 19, 1960) is an American sportscaster and former American football quarterback. NEW ORLEANS – LSU head coach Ed Orgeron has a peculiar way of talking. It is in French. begailler–to stutter Still like to hear “making groceries”. (Is your mother home?) Those who went on to check their homes had to go on foot. Bonne Homme——————- a drawn figure or a plaything in the form of a human, not a girl doll, a boy figure
We got out of our car.
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fiank, fiank-o ….. said while sticking your thumb out to someone, meaning NO!!!! Then I realized it sounded exactly like the phrase Mer et cage , meaning sea and cage(or trapping)The French (not cajun)word, as I was told, for swamp or marsh is mare. HEBERT is an Old French name. ********* You know what I find? Down the Bayou—–South(Thanks, Gloria Childers!)
or I am sad. People that made fun of my accent before, I thank them. It is pronounced, "Ay-bear".
Are you getting down?—–Are you getting out of the car? Mais—————————–well(usually begins many English and French sentences) Swinney has said in the past he didn’t even know his real name until third grade. Here are some place names you will find on the Bayou and Grand Isle: Grand Bois -the small town and area on the road to Houma. Janis, stop playing pain pee po and clean your room. Ha!———–“I don’t know.”. And if they do make gumbo up there, there must be cotton in it. Court bouillion—tomato based stew/soup with a lot of onion and bell peppers and made with redfish.