j'ai perdu mes clefs. i have lost my keys.
je cherche mes clefs. i am looking for my keys.
avez-vous a vu mes clefs? have you guys seen my keys?
quelqu'un a trouvé mes clefs? has anyone found my keys?
even though we have a little place on the kitchen bench to pop our keys, phones, wallets, these questions pop up with rather high frequency during the week.
they popped up again this morning:
moi: j'ai perdu mes clefs. avez-vous a vu mes clefs?
*no one moves a muscle*
moi: i'm offering a *prize* for whoever finds my keys.
(nope, not eduKATEd enough to say that one en français)
*lads leap up from wherever situated and start pulling the house apart*
quelqu'un a trouvé mes clefs? has anyone found my keys?
and while i'm asking, has anyone found my marbles?
M6: Mum, why do you need your keys?
moi: *frantically looking under a few piles* just in case we need to go somewhere in an emergency, i would like to know where they are.
M6: oh don't worry Mum, you can always go on your roller blades...
moi: ummm, great idea, thanks kiddo.
That is a kid who knows how to problem solve.
ReplyDeletemy kiddos check what the prize is before leaping! Thankfully a kiss still gets them jumping;-) But offer chocolate and they jump higher.
ReplyDeleteHe's so practical! Love the vid of you on wheels ;-)
ReplyDeleteand maybe you could make a wheel barrow/waggon thing to push along while you're skating - that way you could carry your groceries along.
ReplyDeleteoh, and sarah can probably help you find your keys.
I lost my keys the other day
ReplyDeletewe finally found them under Our little Mans potty
Jen
Well talking of lost in translation, I was up all night with a lovely chinese couple helping them bring their new baby into the world. She spoke no English and I suspect he did not either judging by his often puzzled looks he gave me. You would have loved me trying to ascertain whether she had "passed urine " after the birth resorting to charades but all to no avail....
ReplyDeleteAhh the things we do....
Great French! I have to laugh though that I totally freak out if I can't find my keys, did you ever find them? Did anyone get a prize?
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