Voilà! The most useful word in the French language.
Here’s what happened at the baker’s this morning. Translations appear in brackets.
Me: Oh! Isn’t the pain bio ready yet?
Madame: Voilà! (Nope. Quite right)
Me: So if I call in after 9, you’ll have some? Could you please save me a loaf?
Madame: Voilà! (Yes, and yes). Would you like to pay now, then it’ll be all done and dusted?
Me: Voilà! (Makes sense. I’ll do that)
By the way, I was all grottily dressed in my oldest paint-spattered, holes-in-the-knee-ready-to-face-a-morning’s-tiling gear. This is Laroque after all: no shame in working clothes here.
Madame: You’re looking very chic today, if I may say so!
Me: Voilà! (And don’t I know it).
Why bother to learn more French? Voilà donc!
From Pyrenees to Pennines 
Very funny Margaret and did you get much tiling done today? I had a good day weeding at Harlow Carr, love Phil
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Mmm. Got plenty done, but not enough. I’d sooner have been weeding with you!
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So where’s the photo of the chic Margaret?
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Definitely not available!
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don’t forget that other miracle french word ‘Truc’, voila……
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Beh oui, j’avais bien oublié ce truc là!
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I always knew I was in trouble when someone said “en principe”. It usually was a lead-up to “no” or “that won’t work”.
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Quite. Even the usually innocuous ‘normalement’ can be slightly worrying.
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ahahahah, I really loved this post! It’s so true! =D
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Si! Anche in Italia…..
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