{"id":24136,"date":"2016-08-03T12:36:16","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T10:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=24136"},"modified":"2016-08-03T17:16:29","modified_gmt":"2016-08-03T15:16:29","slug":"buying-feminine-products-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/buying-feminine-products-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying Feminine Products In French"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are some things that I rarely think about as un homme<\/strong> (a man). One of those things is very important for les femmes<\/strong><\/a> (women) and something that you don\u2019t always find in textbooks or tour guides.<\/p>\n

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Comment est-ce qu\u2019on parle des produits f\u00e9minins en fran\u00e7ais ?<\/strong>
\nHow do you talk about feminine products in French?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I had to deal with this very issue recently and it made me realize how important it is and how often these words aren’t explained or discussed in textbooks. Ma copine<\/strong> (my girlfriend) started having des crampes<\/strong> (cramps) and it was obvious that she was about to commencer ses r\u00e8gles<\/strong> (start her period).<\/p>\n

I needed to find une pharmacie<\/strong><\/a> to buy les m\u00e9dicaments<\/strong> (the medicine) she needed, but before I left, I needed to think about how to ask for the right m\u00e9dicaments<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n

I walked into la pharmacie<\/strong> and immediately realized how strange it much looks for un homme avec une barbe<\/strong> (a man with a beard) to ask for the French equivalent of Midol<\/em>.<\/p>\n

– Vous avez les m\u00e9dicaments pour les femmes qui ont les douleurs des r\u00e8gles ?<\/strong>
\n– Oui\u2026 Attendez en moment\u2026 Ce sont bien les m\u00e9dicaments pour les douleurs f\u00e9minines.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you have medicine for women who have period pain?
\nYes\u2026 Wait a moment\u2026 This is medicine for feminine pain.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It was an awkward moment, but I knew I had the right m\u00e9dicaments<\/strong>. Cependant<\/strong> (however), on the way home, I realized that there were many words related to l’hygi\u00e8ne f\u00e9minine<\/strong> (feminine hygiene) that I had no idea how to say!<\/p>\n

I immediately made une liste de vocabulaire<\/strong> (a vocabulary list) in case I needed to help ma copine<\/strong> again. That’s one less emergency<\/a> I need to worry about!<\/p>\n

Voici un vocabulaire des produits f\u00e9minins :<\/strong><\/p>\n

Les r\u00e8gles – Period
\nLes menstruations – Menstruation
\nLe tampon – Tampon
\nLe prot\u00e8ge-slip – Pad
\nLa serviette hygi\u00e9nique – Sanitary napkin
\nLa serviette hygi\u00e9nique ultra-abosrbante – Maxi pad
\nLes crampes – Cramps
\nLe syndrome pr\u00e9menstruel – PMS
\nL’hormone – Hormone
\nLa douleur – Pain
\nL’hygi\u00e8ne f\u00e9minine – Feminine hygiene<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

There are some things that I rarely think about as un homme (a man). One of those things is very important for les femmes (women) and something that you don\u2019t always find in textbooks or tour guides. Comment est-ce qu\u2019on parle des produits f\u00e9minins en fran\u00e7ais ? How do you talk about feminine products in…<\/p>\n

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