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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:
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