Why do I need to know beurk? Childish to be sure, and maybe more of a sound than strictly speaking a word, you will nevertheless hear this frequently in France. So if you're discussing your least favourite vegetable you could say Beurk, la puanteur des choux de bruxelles - Yuk, the stink of Brussels sprouts. Le gingembre c'est beurk beurk beurk — S Δ M S Δ M (@supersamsamm) January 12, 2020It doesn't need to apply only to food though, you can use it to describe people (if you're feeling particularly hurtful and insensitive that is). If you'd like to learn more French sounds such as miam, paf and ron-ron, click here.

Source: The Local January 13, 2020 11:26 UTC