Words in Weird Places
The feeling that you get when you think you’ve seen something before...
The Capital city of Quebec
Quebec City
Aujourd'hui
Oh-djoor-d(z)wee
Contre-interrogatoire
cross-examination
This 3-letter French word means "water", but it sounds exactly like the French word for "high" .
Eau/haut(e)?
I'm at a fancy restaurant but I don't want their set menu, I'd prefer ordering individual dishes called these
À La Carte
Outside of Quebec, this province/territory has the largest French-speaking population in Canada
New Brunswick
Champignons
Pièce à conviction
exhibit
This word means "mother", but it sounds exactly like the French word for the "sea".
Mère/mer
This is the French word for punishment, which sounds a lot like the word for bread. I didn't know they hated bread this much...
Peine
According to the 2021 stats Canada data, the French speaking population of Canada is around _ million people.
8
Grenouille
Gre-noo-ee
Amende
fine
This word means "bread", but it sounds exactly like the French word for a pine tree.
Pain/pin
This Honda sedan shares its name with the French term for "agreement"
Accord
The name of the French speaking community in the city of Coquitlam British Columbia.
Maillardville
Serrurier
Ser-rue-ree-ay
Denonciation
Information
This word means "inside" or "in" (like in a room), but it sounds exactly like a tooth
Dans/dent
The French word for court is also the word for a very specific independent decision-making body.
Tribunal
This Canadian province/territory has the lowest French speak population percentage.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Schtroumpf
Sh-troo-mmb-ff
Chefs d'accusation
Charges
This green vegetable is called a "pea" in English, but its French translation sounds exactly like the French word for "weight".
Pois/poids