Languages › French Et Patati et Patata Print PHOTO 24 / Getty Images French Vocabulary Pronunciation & Conversation Grammar Resources For Teachers By ThoughtCo Team Updated on November 17, 2019 Expression: Et patati et patata Pronunciation: [ay pa ta tee ay pa ta ta] Meaning: and so on and so forth, blah blah, yada yada Register: informal Notes The informal French exclamation et patati et patata might be one of most useful expressions you never realized you needed. It comes from patatin, patatan, the French equivalent of "giddyup." Imagine the image the onomatopoeic French expression evokes: someone's mouth running off like a galloping horse. Example Elle m'a dit de faire la lessive, les lits, la vaiselle et patati et patata. She told me to do the laundry, make the beds, do the dishes, yada yada. Synonyms Et ainsi de suite Et bla bla bla (informal) Et cetera Et j'en passe Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Team, ThoughtCo. "Et Patati et Patata." ThoughtCo, Apr. 5, 2023, thoughtco.com/et-patati-et-patata-1371210. Team, ThoughtCo. (2023, April 5). Et Patati et Patata. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/et-patati-et-patata-1371210 Team, ThoughtCo. "Et Patati et Patata." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/et-patati-et-patata-1371210 (accessed April 19, 2024). copy citation