SaligoBay Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 That's exactly what I thought the first time a French person mentioned Don Quixote when I wasn't expecting it. And it still makes me smile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merteuil2 Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 "Mariage pluvieux, mariage heureux", a friend said to me once. I thought she was commenting on the fact that I was getting on a bit when I married. Took a few minutes before I realised that she was talking about the weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 Always makes me smile too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Once, in a 'crise' due to salmonella, a doctor asked (I thought) 'Avez-vous douleur des nuss?'. 'Que'est-ce que c'est les nuss? I replied, followed by doctor and French teacher doing a sort of La Petomaine impersonation, bending forwards and pointing to their bottoms. He had said 'de l'anus'. Laugh? Well no, actually, far too risky...RegardsDickBONO ANIMO ES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicmonkey<ADDRESS><STRONG>Musicmonkey<STRONG><ADDRESS> Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 >That's exactly what I thought the >first time a French person >mentioned Don Quixote when I >wasn't expecting it. And >it still makes me smile > Thank you SB!Heard this on France Interre yesterday and thought how strange it was. Now all is clear and I will know next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistral Posted April 24, 2004 Share Posted April 24, 2004 Try talking about Van Gogh. I once worked in a collge with that name and had to learn to pronounce it Vann Goggg if I wanted to be understood.It's not just non French speakers who have this problem. For years my husband heard the bit in the communion service "prenez et mangez-en tous" (take, eat all of you) as "prenez et mangez-en douce" (take, eat in secret) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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