I'm so happy ohmygosh! I'm almost done with the first AND second chapter!! ^_^ But I thought I would leave this here for some of you who do not speak French or understand Cajun dialect. There are plenty more, but, whatever new phrases happen to pop up further along in the story, I'll be sure to explain at the end of the chapter

*****All of the words that I didn't know how to spell are spelled how they are pronounced, and the others have their pronunciations next to them in parentheses*****

Cajun phrases

Mais, oui! (may we): a Cajun expression that is often used to express eagerness; ex: Well, duh! Yeah!

Kee-yawww, Poo-yi(poo-eye): a Cajun expression used to express joy; ex: Yay! Hooray! Gosh!

Tataille(tah-tie): a monster

Do-do(dough-dough): to sleep

Fais(fay) do-do: In French, it means "go to sleep"; a celebration; in the old days when people would have a party, adults would lay a pallet on the floor for all the children to sleep; it was called a fais do-do, and eventually, people started using fais do-do as the term for a party, because it would last well past bed time.

Canaille(kun-eye): someone who is mischievous or sneaky

Bahdookie: a hair tie, also called ponytail holder

Rodier(ro-dee-yay): to wander around

Chut-chut(shoo-shoot): a knick-knack or trinket

Gah-dey-dawn: Look at that!

Frisson(freeze-ons): goosebumps/chills

Hont/Honte(hahn/haunt): shy or embarrassed

Tee/tee-tiny: very tiny/small

Sha: a misspelling of the French word "cher", which means dear. Often used as babe, hun, sweetie; also used to imply something is cute

T-(insert name here): T before a name implies they're a junior; example: John Senior would be Big John, and John Junior would be T-John.

Tres(tray): same thing as T- if John Junior is T-John, John the Third is Tres John

Bon rien(boh ree-ay)/Bonne rienne(bon ree-en): a good-for-nothing man or woman

Go to bed!: a phrase that means "I can't believe it!" or "No way!"

Come see: a phrase that means "come here"

Save: to put up or put away; ex: "Save that milk before it spoils!"

Bleue: a bruise

Rahdoht: a boring conversation

Chu(chew): a Cajun curse word; an ass

Couillon(coo-yawn): an idiot, a fool (commonly used in Cajun as "dumbass")

Bibitte(beh-bit): a Cajun curse; dick

Embrasse moi t'chu!(em-brah-ss m-wat-chew): a Cajun phrase; kiss my ass

Pic kee toi(t-wa): a Cajun phrase; fuck you

Feet pue tan: a Cajun curse; son of a bitch

Merde: shit

Ba pa madra!: a Creole phrase; go to hell

Tete couillon(teh-teh coo-yawn): a Cajun curse; dumb fuck; also a shortened version of "petit couillon" which is only "little fool" in French

Ahnvee: to be hungry or have a craving for something

Hot hot: very hot; Cajuns often repeat or use double adjectives for emphasis. This can be done with pretty much any adjective

...yeah/...no: used at the end of sentences for emphasis (Cajuns REALLY like emphasizing stuff); ex: "I ain't afraid, no." "That's mine, yeah."

You a lie!: a Cajun phrase; you're lying; liar

French Phrases

Je m'appelle...: My name is...

C'est...: This is/That is/It is...

Qui/Que(or quoi)/Quand/Oú/Pourquoi/Comment est/c'est que...?: Who/What/When/Where/Why/How is this...?

Parce que: because

Avec: with

Pour: for

Comment ci, comment ça: usually a response to the question "How are you?"; not bad/so-so