{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/697675f435a98abf7cde1a7f/6a5cccad7a878a33800ab67d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#26 - The One Where We Tell You Why We Talk In English","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/697675f435a98abf7cde1a7f/1784466265576-a86c7837-0389-4145-89c1-11e063131a56.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, we address a question we get all the time: <strong>Why do a German and a French person record their podcast in English?</strong> We explain our reasoning, but we also take this opportunity to look at how our native languages shape how we communicate in English—and the hilarious direct translations that sneak in.</p><p>We break down 4 distinct linguistic habits and colloquialisms that French people (and sometimes Germans) use that don't quite translate perfectly:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>🫀 <strong>\"By Heart\" (<em>Par cœur</em>):</strong> The beautiful historical origin of this phrase, how it connects to ancient beliefs about the heart being the seat of memory, and why the German version (<em>Auswendig lernen</em>) is just a bit less poetic.</li><li>🤢 <strong>\"Vomite\" (<em>Vomir</em>):</strong> Why Coline uses a highly clinical medical term when she means she \"threw up,\" and how Alex uses the German equivalent (<em>\"Ich könnte kotzen\"</em>) to express extreme annoyance rather than actual physical sickness.</li><li>🧐 <strong>\"Si\" vs. \"Doch\":</strong> The ultimate linguistic tool to contradict a negative question. We realize that the French <em>\"Si\"</em> and the German <em>\"Doch\"</em> are exactly the same concept—something English completely lacks!</li><li>🗣️ <strong>\"Quoi\" and \"Hein\":</strong> How the French end almost every sentence with random words or sounds just for emphasis, and how Germans do the exact same thing regionally with words like <em>\"oder wat\"</em> or <em>\"gell\"</em>.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Don't forget to subscribe, leave us a 5-star review, and check out our Instagram accounts for new videos every day🥖</p>","author_name":"Coline & Alex "}