Baby Talk at a French Playground
Chat with other parents about ages, sleep, teeth, food and nappies at a French park.
French babies get free check-ups at the PMI (protection maternelle et infantile) or with a paediatrician, and everything goes in the carnet de santé you bring to each visit. Before age three, childcare is a crèche (day nursery), an assistante maternelle (a registered childminder, often called la nounou) or a nanny, and the CAF helps with the cost. At the park, parents who don't know each other usually start with vous, but the tone is relaxed and often switches to tu quickly.
- 1
Il a quel âge, votre petit ?
How old is your little one?
- 2
Elle a à peu près six mois.
She's about six months old.
- 3
Il s'appelle comment ?
What's his name?
- 4
Elle est trop mignonne !
She's so cute!
- 5
Il marche déjà ?
Is he walking yet?
- 6
Elle commence à marcher à quatre pattes.
She's starting to crawl.
- 7
Il fait ses dents, c'est pour ça qu'il est grognon.
He's teething, that's why he's grumpy.
- 8
Elle fait ses nuits ?
Does she sleep through the night?
- 9
On dort presque pas.
We hardly get any sleep.
- 10
Vous auriez pas une couche en plus ?
You wouldn't have a spare nappy, would you?
- 11
Elle a encore perdu sa tétine.
She's lost her dummy again.
- 12
Il commence la crèche en septembre.
He's starting at the crèche in September.
- 13
On commence la diversification avec des petites purées.
We're starting her on purées.
- 14
Attention, il met tout à la bouche.
Careful, he puts everything in his mouth.
- 15
Elle est un peu timide avec les inconnus.
She's a bit shy with strangers.
- 16
Il a sa visite à la PMI demain.
He has his check-up at the child health clinic tomorrow.
- 17
Je peux la prendre dans mes bras ?
Can I hold her?
- 18
C'est tout votre portrait.
He's the spitting image of you.
- 19
C'est l'heure de la sieste.
It's time for his nap.
- 20
Il a fait une énorme crise au supermarché.
He had a huge tantrum at the supermarket.