Quebec Vocab

l’avenir

Future; something that hasn’t happened yet.

Un Car (autocar)

Intercity bus; a large bus used for travel between cities.

Une conférence

Lecture; when a teacher presents a lesson to students.

Un emploi du temps

Schedule; an agenda that indicates activities and when they should be done.

Le gout

Taste; a person's preference for food.

Un roman

A novel; a book that tells a fictional story.

Un sejour

Stay; a place where one lives temporarily.

Une thèse de maîtrise

Master’s thesis; research written to obtain a master’s degree.

La verite

Truth; something that is true.

Ajouter

To add; to join something to another thing.

Assister

To attend; to be present at an event.

Deviner

To guess; to say something that one doesn’t completely know.

Fêter

To celebrate; to commemorate an event.

Louer

To rent; to pay money monthly to live in a house.

Plaisanter

To joke; to say something funny.

Prévoir

To foresee/anticipate; to guess something that hasn’t happened yet.

Dur(e)

Hard; something difficult to break.

Francophone

French-speaking; when one speaks French.

inquiet/inquiète

Worried; believing that something bad will happen.

À la suite de

Following, after; when something happens after another thing.

À peine

Barely, scarce; when there is not much of something.

Assurément

Assuredly; most certainly.

D’ailleurs

Besides.

De toute façon

In any case.

D’un côté...de l’autre

On the other hand.

Félicitations

Congratulations.

Grâce à

Thanks to.

Lors de

At the time of.

Un accueil

Welcome.

Accueillant(e)

Welcoming; hospitable.

Accueillir

To welcome.

génial(e)

Fantastic, wonderful.

reconnaissant(e)

Grateful.

Sympa

Nice.

Sympathiser

To hit it off / to get on well.

Blessé(e)

Wounded.

Un fossé

Ditch.

Glisser

To slip.

Se remettre (de)

To recover; to get better.

Soigner

To take care of.

Tomber en panne

To break down (a car).

Se tordre la cheville

To sprain one’s ankle.

Un char

A car (common in Quebec French).

Une rôtie

Toast (common in Quebec French).

Un centre d'achats

Shopping center (common in Quebec French).

Du maïs éclaté

Popcorn (common in Quebec French).

Parquer

To park (a car) (common in Quebec French).

Magasiner

To shop (common in Quebec French).

Avoir du fun

To have fun (common in Quebec French).

Le blé d'Inde

Corn (common in Quebec French).

Une cuisinette

A small kitchen or kitchenette (common in Quebec French).

Une voiture

A car.

Du pain grillé

Toast.

Un centre commercial

Shopping center.

Du popcorn

Popcorn.

Stationner

To park (a car).

Faire des achats

To shop.

S'amuser

To have fun.

Le maïs

Corn.

Une kitchenette

A small kitchen or kitchenette.