French Baby Talk - Le language enfantin Learn how to talk like a baby, in French French has quite a bit

of "baby talk" or "kiddie speak" - words and expressions which are usually used by children or when talking to children. E en if you don!t talk to kids in French" this infor#al language is i#portant to recogni$e" as baby talk can also be found in %okes and in con ersations with good friends. &ote that" as in English" #uch French baby talk consists of a single syllable repeated twice. en franais Enfantin Vient de in English Baby Talk Normal

un bobo owie" boo-boo wound ' avoir bobo - to ha e an owie" be hurt le caca cacare (Latin) ' faire caca - to go nu#ber * le dada poo poo feces

horsie" gee-geehorse

le dodo dor#ir beddy-bye go to sleep ' faire dodo - to go to sleep" to be asleep ' faire un gros !etit dodo - to take a long+short nap ' "u dodo # - ,o to bedle doudou dor#ir blankie blanket toys

des $ou$ou% des %ouets ' faire $ou$ou - to play

le lolo le lait #ilk ' Note. les lolos is also a fa#iliar ter# for breasts la mamie" mammygrand-#/re la m&m& granny grand#a hand eating" food teddy bear spanking

la menotte la #ain ' Note. les menottes are handcuffs miam'miam le nounours le !an!an #anger yu# yu#

ours en peluche teddy

' faire !an!an - to spank la !a!atte le !a!i" !a!y le !&!& la patte grand-p/re gra#ps leg" hand granddad

le !i!i pee pee urine ' faire !i!i - to pee" to go nu#ber 0 (used by adults" too) le !rout le pet ' faire (un) !rout - to fart la *uenotte faire sisite la tata la tatie le tonton la toto les totos (#) le toutou le +i+i doggy canne (old Fr) s!asseoir tante oncle auto auntie fart flatulence tooth to sit aunt uncle car head lice dog

weenie" peter penis

,diomatic e%!ressions that include baby talk -aca d.oie 1ellow-green En !eau de toutou 2f #ediocre quality /&tro'boulot'dodo 3at race 0uivre 1b&ir 2 **un comme un toutou To follow+obey as #eekly as a la#b.