This French word is a good alternative to the endless Bonjours.
Why do I need to know? Coucou?
It is such a common word in France that at least it should avoid the confusion of thinking that someone is shouting ‘Cuco’ when in reality he is only greeting.
What does it mean?
Coucou – It is pronounced more or less Koo -Koo – It is a way of greeting in French, similar to greeting – Hello.
The French Dictionary Larousse defines interjection as a way of “happily attracting someone’s attention when you appear by surprise.”
It is less formal than BonjourSo if a French person tells you Coucou It means they are considering that you are in a quite the same social base.
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You don’t say Coucou For your boss, unless it is in extraordinarily good terms. However, you can use it with friends or even colleagues with whom it is close.
Coucou It is also a common way for adults to address Children in France.
Apart from being a way of greeting, the noun Coucou It refers to the gray migratory bird “known for her spring song and her parasitic habits, in which the mother puts her eggs in the nest of another and the adoptive parents take care of the young cuckoo.”
So, if some refer to a A Coucous NidThey are talking about a nest or cuckoo birds. In French, I would not use this word to describe some as a slightly crazy thought or out of killer.
Use it like that
Your suis entered Dans La Maison, J’ai this couout et j’ai immériacion starting à cook. – I entered the house, I said Hello, and immediately I began to cook.
Mon Bébé Votent de Commencer à Parler et Son Activité Préférée Est The Faire des signs et de dirre cocou à tous les les qui fit. – My baby has just started talking and his favorite activity is to greet and say Couau to all passersby.
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