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INTRODUCTION
Eric: I'm Eric.
Yasmine: And I'm Yasmine!
Eric: Phrases Used By Children. In this lesson, you'll learn Phrases Used By Children. These are mainly used by children. When they are used by adults, it's when they want to sound childish on purpose, or when they talk to children.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
Eric: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Yasmine: bobo
Yasmine: faire dodo
Yasmine: jouer à chat
Yasmine: cache-cache
Eric: Yasmine, what's our first expression?
Yasmine: bobo
Eric: literally meaning "slight injury." But when used as a slang expression, it means "boo boo."
Yasmine: [SLOW] bobo [NORMAL] bobo
Eric: Listeners, please repeat.
Yasmine: bobo
[pause - 5 sec.]
Eric: Use this slang expression when you want to talk about a small injury, like a scrape or cut, in baby talk. It is used only with children.
Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence.
Yasmine: [NORMAL] J'ai un bobo à la jambe. [SLOW] J'ai un bobo à la jambe.
Eric: "I have a boo boo on my leg."
Yasmine: [NORMAL] J'ai un bobo à la jambe.
Eric: Okay, what's the next expression?
Yasmine: faire dodo
Eric: literally meaning "make beddy-bye." But when it's used as a slang expression it means "to go beddy-bye."
Yasmine: [SLOW] faire dodo [NORMAL] faire dodo
Eric: Listeners, please repeat.
Yasmine: faire dodo
[pause - 5 sec.]
Eric: Use this slang expression when you talk about going to sleep. It is an example of baby talk, taking the first syllable of dormir meaning “to sleep” repeated twice.
Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence.
Yasmine: [NORMAL] Je suis morte, je vais aller faire dodo. [SLOW] Je suis morte, je vais aller faire dodo.
Eric: "I'm dead, I'm going beddy-bye."
Yasmine: [NORMAL] Je suis morte, je vais aller faire dodo.
Eric: Okay, what's our next expression?
Yasmine: jouer à chat
Eric: literally meaning "play to cat." But when it's used as a slang expression it means "play tag."
Yasmine: [SLOW] jouer à chat [NORMAL] jouer à chat
Eric: Listeners, please repeat.
Yasmine: jouer à chat
[pause - 5 sec.]
Eric: Use this slang expression when you talk about playing tag.
Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence.
Yasmine: [NORMAL] On joue à chat? [SLOW] On joue à chat?
Eric: "Wanna play tag?"
Yasmine: [NORMAL] On joue à chat?
Eric: Okay, what's the last expression?
Yasmine: cache-cache
Eric: literally meaning "hide-hide." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "hide and seek."
Yasmine: [SLOW] cache-cache [NORMAL] cache-cache
Eric: Listeners, please repeat.
Yasmine: cache-cache
[pause - 5 sec.]
Eric: Use this slang expression when you talk about the game called "hide and seek".
Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence.
Yasmine: [NORMAL] Mes enfants jouent souvent à cache-cache. [SLOW] Mes enfants jouent souvent à cache-cache.
Eric: "My kids often play hide-and-seek."
Yasmine: [NORMAL] Mes enfants jouent souvent à cache-cache.
QUIZ
Eric: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready?
Eric: A mother puts her child to sleep.
Yasmine: faire dodo
Eric: "to go beddy-bye"
Eric: A child got a slight injury.
Yasmine: bobo
Eric: "boo boo"
Eric: Children are playing hide-and-seek.
Yasmine: cache-cache
Eric: "hide and seek"
Eric: Children are playing tag.
Yasmine: jouer à chat
Eric: "play tag"

Outro
Eric: There you have it; you have mastered four French Slang Expressions! Thanks everyone, and see you next time!
Yasmine: Au revoir!

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