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INTRODUCTION
Eric: I'm Eric.
Yasmine: And I'm Yasmine!
Eric: Phrases Often Used By Young People, Part 2. In this lesson, you'll learn the second set of Phrases Often Used By Young People.
Eric: Young people use these all the time in daily conversation.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
Eric: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Yasmine: piger
Yasmine: passer une nuit blanche
Yasmine: pioncer
Yasmine: percuter
Eric: Yasmine, what's our first expression?
Yasmine: piger
Eric: When it's used as a slang expression it means "to get, to understand.”
Yasmine: [SLOW] piger [NORMAL] piger
Eric: Listeners, please repeat.
Yasmine: piger
[pause - 5 sec.]
Eric: Use this slang expression when you are surrounded by close people. It is stronger than the neutral word
Yasmine: comprendre,
Eric: meaning “to understand,” and has a negative connotation.
Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence.
Yasmine: [NORMAL] Je n'ai rien pigé à ce qu'il a dit. [SLOW] Je n'ai rien pigé à ce qu'il a dit.
Eric: "I didn't get anything from what he said."
Yasmine: [NORMAL] Je n'ai rien pigé à ce qu'il a dit.
Eric: Okay, what's the next expression?
Yasmine: passer une nuit blanche
Eric: literally meaning "to spend a white night." But when it's used as a slang expression it means "stay up all night."
Yasmine: [SLOW] passer une nuit blanche [NORMAL] passer une nuit blanche
Eric: Listeners, please repeat.
Yasmine: passer une nuit blanche
[pause - 5 sec.]
Eric: Use this slang expression when you talk about sleepless nights. It can be referring to staying up late for any number of reasons, but in many cases, it is implied that it’s because of having fun with someone.
Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence.
Yasmine: [NORMAL] Nous avons passé une nuit blanche à mon anniversaire. [SLOW] Nous avons passé une nuit blanche à mon anniversaire.
Eric: "We stayed up all night on my birthday."
Yasmine: [NORMAL] Nous avons passé une nuit blanche à mon anniversaire.
Eric: Okay, what's our next expression?
Yasmine: pioncer
Eric: When it's used as a slang expression it means "snooze."
Yasmine: [SLOW] pioncer [NORMAL] pioncer
Eric: Listeners, please repeat.
Yasmine: pioncer
[pause - 5 sec.]
Eric: Use this slang expression when you talk about sleeping. It's less formal than
Yasmine: dormir,
Eirc: which has the same meaning. It's mostly used with friends.
Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence.
Yasmine: [NORMAL] Elle a pioncé directement en rentrant chez elle. [SLOW] Elle a pioncé directement en rentrant chez elle.
Eric: "She immediately snoozed when she came back home."
Yasmine: [NORMAL] Elle a pioncé directement en rentrant chez elle.
Eric: Okay, what's the last expression?
Yasmine: percuter
Eric: literally meaning "collide with." But when it's used as a slang expression it means "realize."
Yasmine: [SLOW] percuter [NORMAL] percuter
Eric: Listeners, please repeat.
Yasmine: percuter
[pause - 5 sec.]
Eric: Use this slang expression when you realize or understand something. It's mostly used with friends.
Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence.
Yasmine: [NORMAL] Je viens de percuter! [SLOW] Je viens de percuter!
Eric: "I just got it!"
Yasmine: [NORMAL] Je viens de percuter!
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: You spent the whole night having fun with your friends.
Yasmine: passer une nuit blanche
Eric: "stay up all night"
Eric: You want to make sure your friend understood what you were saying.
Yasmine: piger
Eric: "to get (understand)"
Eric: You just realized something.
Yasmine: percuter
Eric: "realize"
Eric: You go to bed after a hard working day and enjoy this until your alarm clock rings.
Yasmine: pioncer
Eric: "snooze"

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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