Learn 8 French Positive Sayings
LEARN 8 FRENCH POSITIVE EXPRESSIONS
8 DICTONS POSITIFS
The French have a reputation to complain a lot, but let’s break stereotypes here and learn 8 positive French sayings!
FRENCH VOCABULARY LESSON: LEARN 8 POSITIVE SAYINGS
Today I thought I’d fight another preconceived idea about the French. They are said to have a bad temper, to be negative. Well, I’d like to show you that positive thinking does exist in France ! First we had Lorie, a young singer who had a hit called « LA POSITIVE ATTITUDE » a few years back. But even long before Lorie, we had positive sayings, DES DICTONS POSITIFS, in the French language itself. Here are a few of them to keep you in the right frame of mind !
L’ESPOIR FAIT VIVRE = Hope is what makes us live.
FRENCH DIALOG:
Ex. VOUS ESPÉREZ ÊTRE UN JOUR PARFAITEMENT BILINGUE EN FRANÇAIS ?
Voix off screen : VOUS POUVEZ VOUS ACCROCHEZ !
MAIS, ÇA VA PAS NON ? BIEN SÛR QUE C’EST POSSIBLE. ACCROCHEZ-VOUS !
SOURIS À LA VIE, ELLE NE TE SOURIT QUE SI TU LUIS SOURIS. = Smile to life, it only smiles at you if you smile at it.
FRENCH DIALOG
Je souris, quelqu’un me met une baffe et dis : « SOURIS BORDEL, SINON LA VIE NE TE SOURIRA PAS ». Je souris à nouveau
TOUT VIENT À POINT À QUI SAIT ATTENDRE. = Everything comes to those who wait.
FRENCH DIALOG 6/2:
Je suis assise à attendre.
J’ATTENDS, TOUT VIENT À POINT À QUI SAIT ATTENDRE.
Lapse time… VOIX OFF : EUH, EXCUSEZ-MOI MAIS ON VA FERMER LE STUDIO LÀ, VA FALLOIR BOUGER… ALLEZ !
LE MONDE APPARTIENT À CEUX QUI SE LÈVENT TÔT. = Early bird catches the worm.
I won’t even try to illustrate that one. Mornings shouldn’t even exist in my opinion. Next !
LE HASARD FAIT BIEN LES CHOSES. = As luck would have it.
FRENCH DIALOG
– OH WOUAH, UN TÉLÉPHONE PORTABLE ! JE VOULAIS JUSTEMENT CHANGER LE MIEN.
– EXCUSEZ-MOI, VOUS N’AURIEZ PAS VU UN PORTABLE AVEC UNE PROTECTION ROSE ?
– AH NON, DÉSOLÉE.
– MERDE ! J’ÉTAIS PERSUADÉE DE L’AVOIR LAISSÉ ICI.
IL N’Y A PAS DE HASARD. = Everything happens for a reason.
ALLEZ, UN PETIT DERNIER !
CELUI QUI VEUT RÉUSSIR TROUVE UN MOYEN, CELUI QUI NE VEUT RIEN FAIRE TROUVE UNE EXCUSE. = Whoever wants to succeed finds a way, whoever wants to do nothing, finds an excuse.
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I do hope these French sayings have made you feel good and positive! Now go spread the word : we, Frenchies are positive people. Grumpy and angry ? Absolutely not !
BISOUS ET À PLUS !
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