Put Another Word On The Barbie – French Barbecues Posted by John Bauer on Jul 27, 2016 in Vocabulary
Summer doesn’t just mean extreme heat! It also means finding fun ways to escape la canicule and profiter du soleil (enjoy the sun), often with a relaxing barbecue en terrasse (outside)!
I saw a tweet from Transparent Language about a word that had recently caused me some trouble:
Un barbeuc
I had recently heard le mot (the word) when un ami (a friend) invited me to un barbeuc. The only problem being I had no idea what un barbeuc actually was. I was too afraid to for an explanation and pretended to understand after I had been asked:
On va faire un barbeuc mercredi prochain, tu peux y aller ?
We’re having un barbeuc next Wednesday, can you come?
I agreed to go because I wanted to have fun with mes amis, but the mystery of le barbeuc remained.
I tried to use English to figure it out, but that didn’t work, and as the conversation continued it became pretty clear that I didn’t know what I was talking about.
Tu sais c’est quoi un barbeuc ?
Non… Pas vraiment…Do you know what a barbeuc is?
No… not really…
After a round of laughter, mon ami said to me:
C’est un autre mot pour un barbecue !
It’s another word for barbecue!
I tried to act like I had known all along, but it was obvious I was lying. At least I knew I could bring de la bière (some beer) and it would be fine!
Voici un vocabulaire du barbeuc :
Le barbeuc – Barbecue
Le barbec – Barbecue
Le barbecue – Barbecue
Le hot dog – Hot dog
Le hamburger – Hamburger
Le cheeseburger – Cheeseburger
La brochette – Shish kebab
La sauce barbecue – Babecue sauce
La sauce piquante – Hot sauce
Le ketchup – Ketchup
La moutarde – Mustard
Le condiment – Relish
Le condiment – Condiment
Le condiment aux cornichons sucrés – Sweet pickle relish
Le gril – Grill
Le feu de camp – Bonfire
Le feu de joie – Bonfire
Les ailes de poulet – Chicken wings
Les côtes – Ribs
Les travers de porc – Spare ribs
La crevette – Shrimp
La saucisse – Sausage
Le saucisson – Dry sausage
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