Help with French anybody?

[MoonGod]

Is there any term equivalent to "baby shower" (like the kinda of party you throw for a woman when she's having a baby) in French? Specifically French Canadian, if there's a difference.

Also, how would you say "August 3, 2003"?

Thanks.

[BonjourUSA]

1. Like the kind of party…

Do you mean "placenta" ?

[MoonGod]

2. Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh...

...in English anyway, "placenta" is a COMPLETELY different thing. It's basically the membrane that surrounds a developing fetus.

[Paschall]

14. Hahaha

Marc, a "baby shower" is a gathering where folks (usually just women) get together before a birth to give the expectant mother presents for the baby. Usually there are cakes and cookies decorated with "baby" themes.

It's a party, but--mon dieu!--not a French "partie." ;-)

[BonjourUSA]

18. …

Je me suis faire rire moi-même après avoir cliqué sur "post message". Mais… Trop tard pour revenir en arrière

[Pert_UK]

3. Half an inaccurate answer......

3rd August 2003 would be written 3eme Aout 2003 (I think). There is a circonflex accent ^ missing from above the "o" though (I think) and a grave accent \ missing above the first "e" of "eme".

To say it, it's le troisieme Aout, deux mille trois (I think), which is roughly phonetically pronounced "luh twa zee em A oot, duh meeel twa."

I have NO IDEA about baby showers.....we don't have an equivalent in the UK, so I've never learnt it for French.

I'll check my French if I get a chance.

P.

[Maple]

4. A literal translation is

'douche de bébé'.... and Août 3, 2003

You may prefer 'partie de bébé'

I don't know the slang or colloquial term for it in Quebecois. It's never come up actually!

There is a major difference between France French and French Canadian French or Quebecois.

[Pert_UK]

6. So I was NEARLY right then......sort of.......

My date was OK though (except for the accent) wasn't it?

It's been a while since I had to speak it and longer since I wrote it.

P.

[Maple]

8. Tres

bon!

[inthecorneroverhere]

9. baby shower

Here's a try.

Nous invitez vous a un partie pour bebe.

[BonjourUSA]

5. 3 août 2003

In French : day (number only)/month/year

Dimanche 3 août 2003.
Nous sommes le mardi 9 juillet 2003 (no capital letters)

[Maple]

7. Use the international date method

Most people do...Year, month, day...largest to smallest.

[BonjourUSA]

10. Pas en français

You must spell in French order

[Maple]

12. Quoi?

C'est Quebecois mon ami.

And under globalization it's large to small everywhere. Standardizes it, so there is no confusion.

[BonjourUSA]

15. I believed you were better defenders of French language than us

:P

[Maple]

17. Quebecois

is Franglais, and there is a slang version called Joual.

It tends to appall people in France. ;-)

[Paschall]

11. I don't think the French have baby showers

At least not in France. Been here a couple decades and even got a French godchild or two and never heard of one. Even a wedding shower is just called a "soirée" or a "réception." You could specify by saying something like: "une réception pour fêter l'heureux événement à venir" (i.e. a reception to celebrate the coming happy event... I would suppose "happy event" would be understood in the context).

To write the date correctly use: "le 3 août 2003." The article "le" is required and there is no capitalization of month names in French.

[BonjourUSA]

13. Une fête pour la naissance du bébé

Vous êtes invités le dimanche 3 août à venir fêter la naissance de "name ?"

We can translate "to shower" : arroser, but this expression is vulgar

[Paschall]

16. But aren't you talking about a party AFTER a birth?

A "baby shower" is usually held BEFORE the birth. Like a "wedding shower." (Another weird American custom.)

[MoonGod]

19. Not sure who you're asking...

... but I'm talking about a party BEFORE the baby's born.

Like somebody described above... ordinarily you give the expectant mother presents for the baby, play games, eat cookies and cakes, etc.

[BonjourUSA]

20. Can translate "baby shower" : "fêter l'annonce d'un heureux événement" ?

It's a long expression but I don't find another better