Mon œil ! - English Translation
Translation of Mon œil ! from French to English. Interested in learning more? Test your level for free with our online French course.
Mon œil !
:Yeah, right! (meaning “I don't believe you”)
Nadia tells Jojo to garder la monnaie (keep the change). Select the correct pronunciation of the word monnaie.
Nadia tells Jojo to garder la monnaie (keep the change). Select the correct pronunciation of the word monnaie.
What you heard here was actually Mais non ! (But no!), not the pronunciation of monnaie. Mais (but) is pronounced , while non (no) is pronounced .
Here you heard the name Manet, which is pronounced with the “a” sound , not the “o” sound found in monnaie (change). Édouard Manet (1832-1883) was a French Impressionist painter, most famous for his painting Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe ("The Luncheon on the Grass").
You heard Mon œil with the word œil as in feuille (leaf), not as in monnaie (change). We use the expression Mon œil ! (Yeah, right!) if we don't believe something we are told. Example: - L'hôtel Belamour est un hôtel de luxe. - Mon œil ! (- The Hotel Belamour is a luxury hotel. - Yeah, right!).
This is the correct pronunciation of the word monnaie , with the “aie” sound as in craie (chalk) or vrai (true).
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