C'est lent comme de la mélasse en hiver (Ontario)

Perhaps you have someone around you who's a little... bossy? Someone who always wants to be right or impose their choices and activities? If so, maybe you should introduce them to this expression, straight from Quebec!

Quebec has long been an agricultural province dotted with farms. As a result, Quebecers have coined some rather amusing expressions, such as “c'est broche à foin”. What do you think it means?

But what does this Quebec expression really mean? Well, you'll have to listen to this podcast to find out!

In the Maritime provinces, proximity to the ocean inspires many expressions, like this one, typical of Acadia.

For Franco-Manitobans, the chicoque is a skunk. In the Francophonie, this animal is also known as a “putois”. Isn't a skunk kind of cute?

This expression is well known to the grandmothers and grandfathers of French-speaking Manitoba, but a little less so to the younger generations! So where does it come from, and what does it mean?

Chiac is a type of Acadian French heard mainly in southeastern New Brunswick. And Chiac is full of tasty expressions, like “quoisse quisse brasse...”. Can you guess what it means?

Sometimes adults ask young people to help with household chores. It's not always pleasant, and sometimes we're quick to get rid of them. But no, no, no! In Acadia, things are different.

"Donner un tour" is a typically Franco-Ontarian expression. But what does it mean? Come on, get in the car, I'll give you a ride and you'll soon understand!