Seulement les aristos frequentent ce restaruant. Je n’aime pas ce richard! I don’t like that rich bastard! Ouvre tes mirettes et regarde ça! Open your eyes and look at that! Social Status (Le Statut Social)įrench has lots of fun slang words for describing various social standings. Il a une salle gueule, ce gars! That guy has an ugly face! You can use both of these word to describe somebody’s face. Il a gros bidon, ce mec! That guy has a big gut! Il a un gros pif, ce mec! That guy has a big schnozz! All of the following words are very informal. ![]() The Body (Le Corps)įrench has lots of amusing slang words for the human body. Elles sont dégueu ces pâtes! This pasta is disgusting! This is the shortening of the word for disgusting. Dupont is a cheapskate and doesn’t buy anything for his family. Dupont est un radin et il n’achète rien pour sa famille. You can use all three of these terms to express being broke. This is a Verlan term based on cher (expensive). ![]() Use this term the way you’d use bucks in English. T’as de la thune sur toi? Do you have any money on you? Tu peux me preter un peu d’oseille? Can you lend me some money? I don’t have enough money to buy this shirt. J’ai pas assez de pognon pour acheter cette chemise. Il est bourré de fric, ce mec! That guy’s loaded/filthy rich! Tanton Philippe arrive demain! Uncle Philippe is coming tomorrow! Money & Money Matters (L’argent)Īll languages have lots of slang words for money and French is no exception. These terms are used very often and are terms of endearment. Il est beau mon fiston, non? My son is handsome, isn’t he? He’s a very smart guy.Įlle me rend fou ma belle-douche! My mother-in-law drives me nuts! Very common French slang and can be used in all sorts of settings. This term is based on Verlan and is mère pronounced backwards. The following terms are very informal and not 100% socially acceptable. The French also use lots of slang terms to refer to family members. This slang word is from from ‘femme’ comes from Verlan, a Parisian street slang where words are pronounced backwards. Pourquoi tu as embauché ce gars? Why did you hire this guy? C’est qui ce type? Who is this guy?Ī third slang word for guy. I don’t like this guy.Īnother word for guy. Un mec, which translates to “a guy” is one of the most useful French slang words. ![]() These are all totally acceptable in social settings besides the last term in this category. Make sure you master all of these terms as you’ll here them all the time in everyday conversation. ![]() The French love using slang words for family. Let’s now take a close look at some of of our favorite words! People (les gens) On this page we’ve broken down French slang into multiple several categories including people (les gens), family (la famille), money (l’argent), food (la nourriture), the body (le corps), social status (le statut social), professions (les metiers) and verbs. French slang for daily survival in France Knowing French slang has lots of advantages including: 1) Discovering the richness of the language and not just being stuck using boring textbook French 2) Dramatically improving listening comprehension being able to understand French TV shows and movies 3) Being able to impress native speakers when you can throw out a few slang words in conversations. Keep reading to learn more argot français and truly sound like a native! These are all indispensable words need for survival in France. French slang words include un mec (guy), une meuf (lady), le fric and la thune (money) and le flic (cop).
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