Cajun French - The House part 2

3 years ago
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Parts of the house

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la couverture: the roof.
Le mur: the wall.
Le plancher: the floor.
Les planques du plancher: the planks of the floor, since most floors were wood.
Le chassis: the window. (In SF, they say « la fenêtre)
La vitre du chassis: the window glass.
la porte: the door.
La porte en arrière et
la porte en avant.
la clef: the key.
La cheminée: the chimney or the fireplace.
le bois: the wood.
La brique: the brick (I think this is just the English word pronounced as though it were French.)
Le tapis: the rug.
La closette: the closet (prob. the English word pronounced as though it were French. In SF, the word closet is « le placard. »)

I've found three different words that can mean shutters or blinds, depending what area one is from:
la persienne,
la jalousie, or le volet.

Le rideau: curtain.
L'escalier: stair. Les escaliers: the stairs.
Le plafond: the cieiling.
La poignée de porte: the doorknob.
La serrure: the door lock.
I could find no Cajun word for « hall. » In SF, it's « le couloir. »
Le garage. I see the word « La porte cochère » in the DOLF for carport, but I've never heard a Cajun use that word.
Le seuil: the threshold.
The molding: la moulure.

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