| Term | Definition |
| laisser | to allow, to let |
| figer | to congeal, to set, to curdle |
| nos desirs | our desires |
| la bonne sauce (fem. def. ar.) | the good gravy (sauce) |
| ruillé (passé pour rouiller) | rusted (in color) |
| pour | for |
| le diner (mas. def. ar.) | the dinner (lunch) |
| qu'ait fait | that is done |
| ô si bonne (for feminine) | oh so good |
| on la mange | we (one eats) eat |
| équand | when (and when) |
| carrément | squarely, right away |
| fait (passé pour faire) | made |
| la garder (fem. def. ar.) | to keep it |
| coulante (feminine adj.) | flowing, fluid |
| on | we, he, she, they |
| la quitte (fem. def. ar.) | it leave, allow |
| au feu bas | on a low flame |
| autrement | otherwise |
| é va perdre (feminine pronoun) | it will lose |
| sa première (feminine pos.) | its first |
| conformité | conformity, shape |
| là | there |
| enfin | after all, finally |
| on aura zire | we will have disdain |
| d'essayer | of to try |
| seulement | solely, only |
| de la manger (fem. def. ar.) | of it to eat |
| un sourire (mas. indef. ar.) | a smile |
| de dédain | of disdain, of repulsion |
| se présente | itself presents (presents itself) |
| si | if, yes |
| on la goûterait (conditionel) | (if) we taste it |
| j'vous révèle | I reveal (it) to you |
| pourquoi ça | why that |
| joliment | much, pretty much |
| par moyen | by means |
| de figer | of to congeal |
| qui | who |
| dis-moi | tell me (thou) |
| voudra | will want |
| la présenter (fem. def. ar.) | it to present |
| sur table | on (the) table |
| pour diner | for dinner |
| pareillement | the same, likewise |
| avec notre désir | with our desire |
| à parler | (to) to speak |
| le cajun | the Cajun language |
| ou cadien | or Louisiana Acadian |
| pour perdre | for to lose |
| d'intérêt | of interest |
| en ça | in that |
| va figer | will congeal |
| notre avancement | our advancement |
| bien | well |
| sans d'avoir | without of to have |
| coulante | flowing, fluid |
| et bien mêlé (mélé) | and well mixed |
| on la (fem. def. ar.) | we it |
| poussera (simple futur) | will push |
| à coté | to the side (aside) |
| la leçon (fem. def. ar.) | the lesson |
| aperçu | learned, realized, perceived |
| en haut | above |
| on peut | we can |
| j'crois | I believe |
| bien l'appliquer (leçon, mas. indef. ar.) | it to apply well |
| quand | when |
| on se trouve | we find ourselves |
| enbourbé | muddied, stuck in the mud |
| dans notre | in our |
| d'apprendre | of to learn |
| le Cajun (mas. def. ar.) | the Cajun language |
| va dev'nir | will become |
| peut-être | maybe |
| un embarrass (mas. indef. ar.) | an encumbrance |
| épis-là | and then there |
| le suspendre (mas. def. ar.) | it to suspend |
| d'avancer | of to advance |
| va pas être | will not be |
| sera pas | will not be |
| fluide | fluid |
| mais | but |
| figé (passé pour figer) | past tense of figer, to congeal, congealed |
| quelle perte | what a loss |
| pour nous-autres | for us |
| pour le voir (mas. def. ar.) | for it to see |
| tout vaporisé | all vaporized, all vanished |
| la fin (fem. def. ar.) | the end |