Log inSign up

Ensuite, nous allons manger de la barbe à papa toute la journée !

Ensuite, nous allons manger de la barbe à papa toute la journée !
Then, we are going to eat cotton candy all day long!
From Lesson 424:Time duration nouns (an / année, jour / journée)·French

Questions & Answers about Ensuite, nous allons manger de la barbe à papa toute la journée !

Why do we use journée here instead of jour?
The word journée emphasizes the duration or the actual experience of the day passing, which fits perfectly with an ongoing activity like eating cotton candy all day long. Jour is usually used as a simple unit of time or for counting, like saying trois jours (three days).
What is the literal translation of barbe à papa?
It literally translates to papa's beard! It is the standard, fun French term for cotton candy.
Why is it de la barbe à papa and not just manger barbe à papa?
In French, you generally need a partitive article to express 'some' of an uncountable item. Since you are eating an unspecified quantity of cotton candy, you use de la because the core noun barbe is feminine. English lets us drop the word 'some', but French requires the article.
Why is the word for 'all' spelled toute here?
The adjective tout (meaning all or whole) must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. Since the aspectual noun journée is feminine singular, the adjective becomes toute and is followed by the feminine article la.

Learn Ensuite, nous allons manger de la barbe à papa toute la journée and more in French

All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.

  • ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
  • ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
  • ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free
Start learning French →