Podcast #36 Discover some French Regional Traditions (Christmas Edition)

Here is the 36th session of  Talk in French Podcast! You can download the podcast to your computer or listen to it here via iTunes. There is a button where you can download the Podcast.

In this episode:

– Some information about French Culture. Discover some unique regional christmas tradition in France

– Some French Words with an English Translation. Ideal when you cook, run, commute….

– Learn about the Verlan (Colloquial French): How to use it? When to use it? + I am sharing some popular one.

– Some French Expressions and their translation

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Understanding Verlan: French Slang

Some slang mentioned in this podcast

•  meuf = (femme)= chick
• keum= (mec)= dude
• reuss =(soeur) = sister
• reuf = (frère) = brother
• relou = (lourd) = annoying person
• chelou = (louche) = weird
• zarb = (bizarre) = weird
• keuf  = (flic)= cop
• téma = mate = look (verb)
• bolosse = lobos (lobotisimé) = idiot

French Words in the Podcast

• money – Le fric Le pognon Le pèze La galette L’oseille (f) Les ronds (m) Le flouse La thune
• Loose change – La ferraille (literally, scrapiron)
• To be broke – Etre fauché, être a sec
• A daddy’s boy – Un fils à papa
• To be loaded – Etre plein aux as
• cheapskate – Radin,e
• To fork out – Casquer
• To blow  – Claquer (la thune)
• It’s a fake, it’s imitation – C’est du toc
• Junk, rubbish – De la camelote

French Expression in the Podcast

• Une bouteille d’eau minérale – A bottle of mineral water
• Des légumes –vegetables
• du riz – rice
• le verre – glass
• J’ai faim – I’m hungry
• C’est délicieux! – it’s delicious
• J’ai soif – I’m thirsty
• C’est dégoûtant! – it’s disgusting
• le serveur – waiter
• goûter – to taste

Articles and vocabulary Mentioned in This Session:

• • Ebooks
  • Tutoring services

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