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re: Anyone here attempted to learn Cajun French?
Posted on 3/4/18 at 8:13 pm to lsugrad35
Posted on 3/4/18 at 8:13 pm to lsugrad35
I watched this video one time about how modern Cajuns throw in little phrases and words in every day language. While I thought it would be very cheesy, everything mentioned I was like yeah I say that every day 
If you make a point of it, and were raised in cajun country, you'll notice yourself and others
But I do not know full on fluent Cajun french me.
If you make a point of it, and were raised in cajun country, you'll notice yourself and others But I do not know full on fluent Cajun french me.
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Posted on 3/4/18 at 8:17 pm to Barneyrb
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Anyone here attempted to learn Cajun French? by Barneyrb
I have several friends south of here and they say it's dying out with the older generation. It will be sad that part of Louisiana history will be gone.
Absolutely this, my grandparents used to speak French to keep everyone from knowing what they were talking about, my dad knows/knew some but since my grandparents have passed I haven’t heard him speak it in several years. I’d love to learn but don’t really know an outlet to do so.
Posted on 3/4/18 at 8:19 pm to fightin tigers
quote:There are French speakers that close to BR?
a St Amant native and Ville Platte native could maybe get the gist, but dialect really keeps the conversation from flowing
When was the last time you would hear conversational French on the streets of Laf, New Iberia, Mamou or places like that? Or does it still happen?
Posted on 3/4/18 at 8:20 pm to Kafka
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There are French speakers that close to BR?
Are/were. Great grandparents spoke it, grandmother I think lost it as she got older.
Posted on 3/4/18 at 8:20 pm to TigerstuckinMS
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I have so many questions...
Went to undergrad at MSU
Grad school at LSU
Live in Flat Town
Root for LSU every day except when they are playing MSU.
Posted on 3/4/18 at 8:21 pm to momentoftruth87
Everything you need to know is in Ed O's binder.
How did Young Ed say tricycle in Cajun French?
How did Young Ed say tricycle in Cajun French?
Posted on 3/4/18 at 8:24 pm to lsugrad35
my grandfather grew up speaking French but moving to BR as a kid resulted in him getting it paddled out of him at school - damn shame.
i have a bro-in-law that grew up down-bayou (he's a doy oui), as in any further south and he would be a soft shelled crab. most of the indian kids (will the word "sabian" get me banned?) still speak French at home.
i have a bro-in-law that grew up down-bayou (he's a doy oui), as in any further south and he would be a soft shelled crab. most of the indian kids (will the word "sabian" get me banned?) still speak French at home.
Posted on 3/4/18 at 8:33 pm to Kafka
Old men drinking coffee in the morning. About it.
Posted on 3/4/18 at 8:37 pm to danilo
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How do you say New Iberia Haircut in Canjun French?
la Coupe de cheveux ah New Iberia
Posted on 3/4/18 at 8:38 pm to jimbeam
My SO family that lives in Scott speak it a lot. Even all the grandkids. I don't see it dying out in their family at all. It's pretty cool to hear the little ones speak it
Posted on 3/4/18 at 8:39 pm to Kafka
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There are French speakers that close to BR?
Not many left. My grandfather was born and raised in St.Amant and English was his second language.
Posted on 3/4/18 at 8:39 pm to lsugrad35
People at work act like I’m the ignorant one for not knowing it.
Posted on 3/4/18 at 8:39 pm to lsugrad35
GEAUX
Posted on 3/4/18 at 8:40 pm to lsugrad35
My dad (born and raised in St. Amant), failed first grade (there was no kindergarten back then) because he couldn't speak English but only Cajun French.
There is a facebook group called Cajun French virtual table if you want to get some help learning Cajun French.
There is a facebook group called Cajun French virtual table if you want to get some help learning Cajun French.
Posted on 3/4/18 at 8:40 pm to Barneyrb
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It will be sad that part of Louisiana history will be gone.
be good to get that trash out
Posted on 3/4/18 at 8:41 pm to Barstools
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Speak English. This is America! Go back to Mexico is you want to speak Mexican!
I assume this is a joke, but there are morons who think this... America doesn't even have an official national language.. While the majority of people speak English, it's not an "official language" so it's stupid to say "they better learn how to speak English".
Posted on 3/4/18 at 8:43 pm to lsugrad35
Madame Lafleur at LSU does a Cajun French series that is well worth taking. I have 30-40 hours of French at a collegiate level, but I havent spoken to anyone in a few years.
Cajun French is old French with 300 years of development outside of France. There are countless dialects in Louisiana. And the differences between them can lead to a few rather embarrassing miscomunications.
Once, when interviewing an older lady, I apparently told her to be sure to bring her private parts back from the kitchen. I was actually just asking for a smaller cup for my wife's coffee
Encountered a fair amount of French in Canada when we went, and I can tell you I know enough to get by.
I would advise Tonneré Mon Chien as a good start. All slang and euphemisms.
Cajun French is old French with 300 years of development outside of France. There are countless dialects in Louisiana. And the differences between them can lead to a few rather embarrassing miscomunications.
Once, when interviewing an older lady, I apparently told her to be sure to bring her private parts back from the kitchen.
I was actually just asking for a smaller cup for my wife's coffee Encountered a fair amount of French in Canada when we went, and I can tell you I know enough to get by.
I would advise Tonneré Mon Chien as a good start. All slang and euphemisms.
Posted on 3/4/18 at 8:45 pm to Kafka
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There are French speakers that close to BR?
When was the last time you would hear conversational French on the streets of Laf, New Iberia, Mamou or places like that? Or does it still happen?
There's a French table in Baton Rouge every week. Used to be at coffee call.
Posted on 3/4/18 at 8:46 pm to OweO
KVPI FM
Posted on 3/4/18 at 8:46 pm to OweO
Every middle class white family that I know in Texas is trying to make their toddler a bilingual.
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