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1 day ago · There’s a long list of meanings for ça y est including “that’s it!”, “done!”, “there!”, “made it!”, “here we go!”. The Larousse dictionary gives this definition: “indique qu’une action est faite, finie.” (indicates that an action is done, finished). The literal meaning of ça y est is “that is there”. Y is an ...
2 days ago · French orthography encompasses the spelling and punctuation of the French language. It is based on a combination of phonemic and historical principles.
1 day ago · Phonemic notation commonly uses IPA symbols that are rather close to the default pronunciation of a phoneme, but for legibility or other reasons can use symbols that diverge from their designated values, such as /c, ɟ/ for affricates typically pronounced [t͜ʃ, d͜ʒ], as found in the Handbook, or /r/, which in phonetic notation [r ...
In "Parisian" French (most Northern French accents really) /ɛ̃/ and /œ̃/ are the same sound, and this sound is lower than /ɛ/ or /œ/ and often transcribed as [æ̃]. It doesn't sound like /ɑ̃/ at all to our ears. But it is in part because Parisian /ɑ̃/ is rounded (so more like [ɒ̃]). This is why Québec /ɑ̃/ (which shifted in the ...
6 days ago · The second-oldest document in Old French is the Eulalia sequence, which is important for linguistic reconstruction of Old French pronunciation due to its consistent spelling.
5 days ago · These words translate to my buddy. Je vous présente mon pote, Martin. This is my buddy, Martin. Mon keum. Meaning: my boyfriend.
3 days ago · Name-givers adhere to a policy of diversity of gender and language—while seeking easy-to-pronounce monikers to identify storms. Alberto was first this year; in 2025, Andrea is atop the list.
