{"id":12174,"date":"2025-09-23T13:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=12174"},"modified":"2026-05-14T18:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:28:13","slug":"a-la-francaise-ep-5-parler-francais-comme-une-vache-espagnole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/a-la-francaise-ep-5-parler-francais-comme-une-vache-espagnole\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c0 la fran\u00e7aise Ep. 5: &#8220;Parler fran\u00e7ais comme une vache espagnole&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">French Expressions and Idioms<\/h2>\n<p><em>Have you heard of <strong>&#8220;idiomatic expressions&#8221;<\/strong>? These are figurative expressions specific to French, that are usually not translatable directly, as each language uses its own references! Therefore, you need to learn them directly in the language, as well as learning French equivalents to the ones you use in English! Knowing idiomatic expressions is key when learning a new language and it will definitely help you sound like a true Fran\u00e7ais <\/em>\ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n<h6>\u270d\ufe0f Today&#8217;s French expression is:<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2025\/09\/a-la-francaise-idiom-parler-vache-espagnole.jpg\" alt=\"a cow in a flamenco dress talking to a French man who looks puzzled\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><\/h3>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><\/h3>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><b><i>\u201cParler fran\u00e7ais comme une vache espagnole\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<div align=\"center\">Literally: &#8220;To speak French like a Spanish cow&#8221;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">Figuratively: &#8220;To speak French really badly&#8221;<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<h6>\ud83c\udfa7 Here&#8217;s a podcast about it!<\/h6>\n<p>Want to learn more about this fun expression, what it means, and hear some in-context examples? 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French Native speakers will use this expression with humour rather than malice.<\/p>\n<p>This expression appears to date back to the 17th century with one of its early versions being <em>&#8220;parler comme un Basque espagnol<\/em><em>&#8221; <\/em>(= to speak like a Spanish-speaking Basque) with the word <em>&#8220;Basque&#8221;<\/em> being replaced over time with <em>&#8220;vache&#8221; <\/em>(=cow), supposedly to remove its vexatious nature.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever its origins, this phrase has stuck around as a playful way to talk about really messy, hard-to-understand French.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h6>\ud83d\udc40 How about some examples?<\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To help you commit this expression to memory, here are some useful examples of how to use it in context:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>&#8211; \u00c7a fait trois ans que mon amie anglaise Jane habite \u00e0 Paris, et pourtant,<\/em><em><em><em>\u00a0elle parle encore fran\u00e7ais comme une vache espagnole !<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em><em><em>Je croyais avoir fait de bons progr\u00e8s en grammaire. Mais mon prof m&#8217;a dit que je parlais fran\u00e7ais comme une vache espagnole !<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>&#8211; Arr\u00eate de te moquer de ton p\u00e8re ! Il vient juste de commencer les cours de fran\u00e7ais.<\/em><em><br \/>\n<\/em><em><em><em>&#8211; Oui, \u00e7a s&#8217;entend vraiment ! Il le parle comme une vache espagnole !<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Quand mon oncle va en France, il insiste pour commander dans les restaurants. 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