Ever stumbled upon the word “la queue” and wondered how to say it right?

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Let's clear the air to avoid those mistakes! 😅
The correct pronunciation is like “que” - not “cul” which means “ass”, “tail” or “penis”, so you can imagine the awkward scenarios if you get it wrong! 😳
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@lisaahmari7199 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for this!😅😂 Been there,done that....yelled it in a crowded Charles deGaulle and will never make THAT mistake again!!

@natashamickle1161 10 месяцев назад

Good to know the correct pronunciation! 😂 Thank you!

@JenniferA886 10 месяцев назад

Well said 👍👍👍

@andyn6697 10 месяцев назад

Also a whetstone (queue/queux), or a pool cue.

@thistlenstar 10 месяцев назад

The anecdote I heard about the word "queue" concerned a woman in a market who asked "où est VOTRE queue" in place of "où est la queue?" His answer was "Oh Madam, I'm sure you don't want to know." Assigning ownership shifted the meaning into the anatomical. Maybe safer to say "ligne d'attente." I think female cat/chatte might also be okay in a general sense, "There is a cat with kittens outside." But, assigning ownership would suggest a similar shift. Of course, I might be wrong.

@FrenchinPlainSight 10 месяцев назад

Oh this is so much more hilarious! You should come on board and write my funny example sentences. :D

@thistlenstar 10 месяцев назад

@@FrenchinPlainSight Very kind of you of course, but, I merely stole this from an anecdote from a book by an American Expat who made the move back in the 1960s (IIRC) I'm thinking her name was something like Polly Plath. It was an enjoyable book, but, I'm sure you have many personal experiences equal to hers. Thank you so much for your videos, they have been very helpful!

@yohanannatanson4199 9 месяцев назад

A better expression would be "une file d'attente"...

@thistlenstar 9 месяцев назад

@@yohanannatanson4199 Yes, a French friend of mine suggested the same, and I agree.

@yohanannatanson4199 9 месяцев назад

Reminds me of Cédric Klappisch's film L'Auberge espagnole. The French guy says "ma copine va à la fac (meaning la faculté i.e college)" and every other roommate understand that his girlfriend goes to the f. word...

@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 10 месяцев назад

0:52 no. We would hear “do the neck?”

@FrenchinPlainSight 10 месяцев назад

No, since "cou", "que" and "cul" are all pronounced differently. "coup", "cou", "coût" share a pronunciation. "que" and "queue" share a pronunciation. I found some natives say the same, some say different. Thanks for pointing that out. forum.wordreference.com/threads/que-queue-prononciation.3792615/ "cul", "tu", "vu" share the same "u" sound.

@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 10 месяцев назад

@@FrenchinPlainSight i was teasing. Your accent Honey. But wow isn’t it refreshing to see links in a RU-vid comment section again🥹

@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 10 месяцев назад

0:32 umm what? Que and queue are different are not pronounced the same. Did you learn southern French?

@FrenchinPlainSight 10 месяцев назад

Interesting. Didn't know that. I found this article. Some people say it's the same, some say it's different. forum.wordreference.com/threads/que-queue-prononciation.3792615/

@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 10 месяцев назад

@@FrenchinPlainSight No problem. It’s always fun. 🤩 when I was in Paris i heard the distinction. In Nice it wasn’t there. In Canada it is even much more distinct!