Speak Cajun in 30 Minutes or Less
A Celebration of South Louisiana
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Speak Cajun in 30 Minutes or Less
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Virtual Voice
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John Gravois
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About this listen
Even if you don't speak a word of French now, with this Berlitz phrase book parody you’ll be able to answer, ''Oui, un petit peu'' ― ''Yes, a little bit.'' For lagniappe, you’ll get a Cajun cooking primer and learn how to say some of those crazy names of towns and lakes in Louisiana ―Tchefuncte, anyone?
Lafayette-born and Houma-raised, author John Gravois will teach you how to sweet-talk your l’ame soeur and how to deliver some choice insults to that connard you can’t stand.
Along the way, he’ll enlighten you with history about how Acadians bounced from France to Canada to South Louisiana, explain the importance of preserving Cajun culture and language and give you some insights into the Cajun way.
Wondering if you might have some Cajun characteristics? Check out the “You might be a Cajun If . . .” chapter. If watching wildlife shows gives you dinner ideas, for example, you might be a Cajun. Allons! Let’s get to it!
''Speak Cajun in 30 Minutes or Less'' is loaded with facts on Louisiana culture and history in addition to being a fun, basic guide to Cajun words and phrases. It also provides a valuable sense of appreciation of the need to preserve Cajun French language and culture. It's a hit!'' --Greg Harding, ex-New Orleans Saints defensive back and Terrebonne Parish school board member for more than 20 years
''It's absolutely great. I can 'hear' our momma and feel her presence reading it. Indeed, I recommend that people of all backgrounds read the book. Our family is grateful to be of Cajun heritage descent, a little part of what makes the world go 'round.'' --Monica Dusenbery Pellegrin, a member of South Louisiana's renowned Cajun French performers the Dusenbery Family Singers
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- D. Ellenwood
- 10-26-24
The AI voice SUCKS
No! Look, if you're going to have a book that is supposed to help you speak a particular accent, you need to have a human reading it. AI will always pronounce things how they're spelled, and not how they're commonly pronounced. For example, the "temps" in Laissez les bons temps rouler. The AI pronounces it as it's spelled, but it should be pronounced "tawn" instead. Serious fail!
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- Odelo Pitre
- 03-17-25
Butchering of a language.
I grew up in Houma located in Terrebonne parish. While I do not speak fluent French I do speak some. I have never heard a language butchered as bad as this. I understand that it is AI, but this is really terrible. I feel as if I have been robbed. Also considering that it is a dying language I would think that a better attempt on the recording would have been done in order to help preserve it. Instead this recording just insults the Francophones of south Louisiana.
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