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Hi, everyone! I am Lindsay from FrenchPod101.com. In this video, we’ll be talking about the top 10 French slang phrases. |
1. être au taquet “to be going flat out” |
So être au taquet means to be ready for something, like when you are really motivated. You can say, Je suis au taquet or “I'm going flat out.” |
2. se faire griller “to be busted” |
For example, if you’re caught cheating, you can say, Oh mon Dieu je me suis fait griller. “Oh my god, I'm being busted.” |
3. C'est ouf. “It's crazy.” |
So for example, if somebody tells you a story that doesn’t even make sense for you, you’re going to say, C'est ouf. “It's crazy.” |
4. Ouais, enfin… “Yeah, well…” |
So for example, somebody wants to invite you to a party and you’re not really sure and then this person insists and says, “Tom is going to be there.”, and you’re going to say, Ouais, enfin… “Yeah, well…” |
5. Ça roule! “Alright!” |
If somebody invites you to dinner and say, “Hey, Lindsay, do you want to go out to dinner with me?”, then you can say, Ça roule! “Alright!” |
6. etre vénère “to be angry” |
So when somebody really pisses you off, you’re going to say, Je suis vénère. “I am angry.” |
7. mec “guy” |
So that’s an expression that us, French people, use. Instead of saying a man, we’re going to say, mec “guy”. |
8. meuf “chick” |
So for example, if you see a beautiful girl in the street, well, usually men are going to say, C'est une belle meuf. “It's a cute chick.” |
9. avoir le seum “to be pissed” |
So when somebody really annoys you or when you’re really annoyed by a situation, you can say, J'ai le seum. “I am pissed.” |
10. mauviette “wimp” |
That’s an expression that we use, for example when you see a man that is scared of everything, you’re going to say, C'est une mauviette. “It's a wimp.” or “He is a wimp.” |
So how was it? If you have any more questions, please comment below and see you next time! |
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