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French Expression of the Day: Tant pis

Henry Blake
Henry Blake
11 months ago
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This expression is extremely common in France and, like many others, it can be difficult to guess what it means, if you still don’t know

Why do I need to meet Aunt Orino?

It is an expression that will frequently listen to the daily conversation. In addition to that, it is almost impossible to guess the meaning of whether he does not know, sometimes it is not even clear in what context use it because he will hear it in a variety of tones.

And you need to know how to pronounce it.

So what does it mean?

Literally speaks, Aunt Pis, more or less pronounced, ton (vigorously), means “so much worse.”

The reason it can be said in different tones that depend on the situation is that it can mean something quite soft as ‘oh good’, but it can also mean “hard” or “hard luck.”

It can express disappointed resignation and also be full of accusation.

But more commonly, you will listen to it with a casual Shug and a smile to mean “oh good” or “it doesn’t matter.”

That Meeeans is important to feel comfortable with how to use it Copact before trying, in case you end up sounding more rude than you should say.

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A synonym in French could be C’est DomageWorks Council Whole silly (What a pity) and if something disappointing or sad has happened, it would be a more appropriate synonym C’est dur (That is difficult).

Use it like that

Il n’y a plus de lait. Tant urine, your boirai mon cafe noir! – There is no more milk. Oh, well! I will drink my black coffee.

Yes ça ne t – If you are not interested, it doesn’t matter, I will suggest it to others.

C’est aunt pis pour loose – That is too bad for him.

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