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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

mon chou

my darling, my dear, my sweetie

Allons-y, mon chou.
Let’s go, sweetie.

ABOUT TODAY’S WORD
Mon chou, although masculine, can be used to refer both to males and females. Think of mon chou as something of a pet name that would only be used with someone who is quite close or familiar. Chou also happens to mean cabbage.

RELATED VOCABULARY
You can also say my dear with the phrase mon chéri or ma chérie.

THIS WEEK
Ah, l’amour…. The subject of love was among our most popular Word of the Day topics last year. With Valentine’s Day this week, there’s no better time to explore the French language of love.

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