While Christmas shopping, I ended up in a bookshop. I browsed books I like and got nothing accomplished.
There’s always the morning of the 24th, right?
While there, the titles of three books for young people caught my eye.
1. Mon frère est gentil mais… tellement traîneux!
Author: Josée Pelletier
The expression laisser traîner (quelque chose) means “to leave (something) lying around.” Someone who’s traîneux is messy and leaves stuff lying around.
2. Ma sœur est gentille mais… tellement texto!
Author: Josée Pelletier
Un texto is a “text message.” Ma sœur est tellement texto, my sister’s “all text message.” She’s obsessed with texting.
3. Mon grand-père est gentil mais… tellement flyé!
Author: Reynald Cantin
Flyé means eccentric, out of the ordinary, wild. The fly part is pronounced like the English word “fly.” This informal adjective can describe people and anything that’s “out there,” like ideas, plans, etc.
Do you know how to pronounce gentil and gentille? Remember, there is no L sound in either of these words.
Gentil rhymes with menti.
The tille part of gentille rhymes with fille.
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