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[Barcey]

Originally Posted by montsnmags

Double-plus, I note that "my headlights are on", as one would expect of someone who is so relaxed about dress rules no matter what the ambient temperature.

Cheers,
Marc

That is a tail sporting.... right?

[montsnmags]

Originally Posted by Barcey

That is a tail sporting.... right?

It is a sporting tale, yes. (though a tale perhaps best left until after the little girls and boys have, like Big Dog, gone to Ni-Night Land).

Cheers,
Marc

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by tINmOUSE

uh... lend me a shovel. I may have had an accident involving a fan.

Would that be a shovel, or spade...?

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

My first thought on seeing the bowl was Oliver Twist -- "Please sir, I want some more".

Please don't encourage 'im...

[montsnmags]

Me and Zee can haz syncronekovatar?

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by montsnmags

Me and Zee can haz syncronekovatar?

You just take care where you 'stick' them fingers...

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by montsnmags

Me and Zee can haz syncronekovatar?

Marc and Zee can haz syncronekovatar !!

i was just waiting for you, chéri...

[montsnmags]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

Marc and Zee can haz syncronekovatar !!

HOORAY!

i was just waiting for you, chéri...

Every time I hear "chéri", I want to respond using "mon chien" or "mon chat". I don't know why. Perhaps it's because "dog" and "cat" are two of the only words I remember from high school French.

Does French have "cute" words for the beasties, like "pussycat" and "puppy"?

Cheers,
Marc

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by montsnmags

HOORAY!

yep : HOORAY !!!

Every time I hear "chéri", I want to respond using "mon chien" or "mon chat". I don't know why. Perhaps it's because "dog" and "cat" are two of the only words I remember from high school French.

Does French have "cute" words for the beasties, like "pussycat" and "puppy"?

Cheers,
Marc

well naturally. you can say "minou" for cat, and in fact there is also "minet" for little (boy) cat and "minette" for little (girl) cat, which are also used as affectionate names for children / loved ones (well, "minette" more than minet, these days. they're a bit dated). and also if you're feeling excessively gooey you could say something such as "chatounet" or "chatounette".

as for dogs, my friend's 3 year-old son calls his stuffed animal dog "oua-oua". presumably that's the noise it would make, if it had any sort of vocal cords. old ladies with silly little dogs call them "chien-chien" sometimes. a friend of mine refers to them in verlan as "ienche" ("tache" for chat) but that probably is not as cute as what you had in mind.

[vivaldirules]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

as for dogs, my friend's 3 year-old son calls his stuffed animal dog "oua-oua". presumably that's the noise it would make, if it had any sort of vocal cords. old ladies with silly little dogs call them "chien-chien" sometimes. a friend of mine refers to them in verlan as "ienche" ("tache" for chat) but that probably is not as cute as what you had in mind.

That's sick. Oua-oua. I can't fathom what that must sound like (my spoken French is not quite as good as my written French). Probably sounds like someone in distress after a few too many. Whatever, it must be awful. And chien-chien. It's not a teensy-weensy plaything you bought at the Disney plaything store. It's a DOG!

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

That's sick. Oua-oua. I can't fathom what that must sound like (my spoken French is not quite as good as my written French). Probably sounds like someone in distress after a few too many. Whatever, it must be awful.

oua-oua is pronounced as "wa-wa", because dogs in french say "waf waf !!" (well, "ouaf ouaf", but you don't know how to pronounce that. )

And chien-chien. It's not a teensy-weensy plaything you bought at the Disney plaything store. It's a DOG!

listen, personally i agree, and i just call them dogs, if i call them at all. but marc wanted to know what the cutesy names are, so what can you do ?

[vivaldirules]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

oua-oua is pronounced as "wa-wa", because dogs in french say "waf waf !!" (well, "ouaf ouaf", but you don't know how to pronounce that. )?

Wa-wa?...............Excuse me, I need a tissue.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Wa-wa?...............Excuse me, I need a tissue.

i know... it's a lot cuter when a 3 year old says it.

[Spartacus2112]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

oua-oua is pronounced as "wa-wa", because dogs in french say "waf waf !!" (well, "ouaf ouaf", but you don't know how to pronounce that. )


listen, personally i agree, and i just call them dogs, if i call them at all. but marc wanted to know what the cutesy names are, so what can you do ?

I learned something of value today. I now know tha we can translate dogspeak from English to French. Are there any other translations available?

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Spartacus2112

I learned something of value today. I now know that we can translate dogspeak from English to French. Are there any other translations available?

i'm glad to have been able to broaden your horizons. i do what i can to promote franco-american relations and general global harmony, in my own little way. i can't really help you with other translations, since i already don't speak dog fluently in french or english, so german or japanese is completely beyond my reach, but with a little luck some other forum members will be able to help.

i bet tirsales knows how to say a lot in german dogspeak. maybe he could teach us some good swear words (the most important words to learn in any foreign language, obviously).

[montsnmags]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

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i bet tirsales knows how to say a lot in german dogspeak. maybe he could teach us some good swear words (the most important words to learn in any foreign language, obviously).

Australian dogs say "WOOF-BLOODY-WOOF, YA BASTARD!"

Cheers,
Marc