{"id":29741,"date":"2018-02-21T20:02:08","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T19:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=29741"},"modified":"2018-04-04T20:56:52","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T18:56:52","slug":"mans-best-friends-pets-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/mans-best-friends-pets-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Man’s Best Friends – Pets In French"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some of the first words most people learn in French are le chien et le chat<\/strong><\/a> (the dog and the cat), but it’s surprising how the word for pets<\/em> in general is often left out.<\/p>\n

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Image from Pixabay. Licensed under CC0.<\/p><\/div>\n

When I first asked un francophone<\/strong> (a French speaking person) how to say the word “pet”<\/em> en fran\u00e7ais<\/strong>, they immediately started laughing.<\/p>\n

Comment dit-on “pet”<\/em> en fran\u00e7ais ?
\nQuoi ?! Hahaha !
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

How do you say “pet” in French?
\nWhat?! Hahaha!<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s an example of how thinking in French<\/a> can cause les francophones<\/strong> to make mistakes<\/a> in English. Le rire<\/strong> (the laugher) came from the fact that there is a particular juvenile word en fran\u00e7ais<\/strong> that sounds exactly like the English word “pet”<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Tu veux vraiment dire un pet…. comme le gaz intestinal ?<\/strong>
\nNon ! Pas de tout ! Je parlais des animaux.
\nJe ne comprends pas alors.
\nLes animaux qui sont nos amis….
\nLes animaux de compagnie ?
\nOui, je crois que c’est \u00e7a !<\/strong><\/p>\n

You really mean to say a fart… like intestinal gas?<\/em>
\nNo! Not at all! I was talking about animals.
\nI don’t think I understand then.
\nThe animals who are our friends….
\nPets?
\nYes, I think that’s it!<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Un pet<\/strong><\/em>, to be clear, is a fart<\/em> in French and un animal de compagnie<\/strong> <\/em>is a pet<\/em> in English. To make the somewhat long animal de compagnie<\/strong> <\/em>easier to remember, just think of its literal translation<\/a> and the word should stick in your head.<\/p>\n

Un animal de compagnie<\/strong> – A companion animal<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Figuring out how to talk about le meilleur ami de l’homme<\/strong> (man’s best friend) and all your favorite animals may involve an awkward conversation if you don’t already know the French word. Just remember that even if there’s un malentendu<\/strong> (a misunderstanding) at first, in the end you’ll be having fun and improving your vocabulary<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Voici un vocabulaire des animaux de compagnie :<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Image from Pixabay. Licensed under CC0.<\/p><\/div>\n

Pet – L’animal de compagnie
\nMan’s best friend – Le meilleur ami de l’homme
\nDog – Le chien
\nCat – Le chat
\nFerret – Le furet
\nGuinea Pig – Le cochon d’Inde
\nGerbil – La gerbille
\nHamster – Le hamster
\nHorse – Le cheval
\nPot-bellied Pig – Le cochon vietnamien
\nParrot – Le perroquet
\nParakeet – La perruche
\nBetta Fish – Le combattant
\nGoldfish – La poisson rouge
\nLizard – Le l\u00e9zard
\nSnake – Le serpent
\nTurtle – Le tortue
\nFrog – La grenouille
\nPet Food – La nourriture pour animaux
\nDog Food – La nourriture pour chien
\nCat Food – La nourriture pour chat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Some of the first words most people learn in French are le chien et le chat (the dog and the cat), but it’s surprising how the word for pets in general is often left out. When I first asked un francophone (a French speaking person) how to say the word “pet” en fran\u00e7ais, they immediately…<\/p>\n

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