MON CHOU

A term of endearment

A fresh head of cabbage has never looked so good as it does today during the current pandemic confinement. Widely cultivated, the sturdy staple has inspired a number of expressions in the French language, the simplest of which is a term of endearment:  mon chou.

Expressions

mon chou:  sweetie, honey-pie, sugar

mon petit chou:  my little darling

un bout de chou:  a small child

être chou:  to be cute

être un chou:  to be nice, kind

être dans les choux:  to have failed at something

faire chou blanc:  to miss the mark; to draw a blank

faire ses choux gras:  to take advantage of or to profit from

Time to read

Immerse yourself or your child for a moment in an original French tale! Reading an illustrated children's story is a great way to jump-start the acquisition of a second language. If you're looking for something new, we suggest our latest story or conte, Le Lapin et l'Ornithorynque, written by my daughter, Marianne Lecron, and illustrated by myself. It and its English version, The Rabbit and the Platypus, are available on worldwide Amazon sites.

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