French slang words

 

 

Knowing French slang words will you bring at the next level. Why it is useful to learn slang expressions or words? Because you will sound as a local, and friendly, you will have fun . As all languages as its slang, French has a variety of expressions.

So, let’s see the useful one you can use

 

Slang for food

 

Avoir la dalle – to be starving

 

 

J’ai la dalle et je ne sais pas quoi faire à manger. I’m starving and I don’t know what to make to eat.

 

Avoir la gueule de bois – to have a hangover

 

J’ai la gueule de bois, j’ai trop bu hier = I have a hangover and i drank too much

 

Avoir les crocs – to be very hungry

J’ai les crocs ce midi – I am very hungry this lunchtime

 

Avoir un petit creux – to be a little hungry

J’ai un petit creux – I am little hungry

 

Berk ! – Yuck!.

Ce n’est pas appétissant, berk !

 

Boire un coup / un pot – to have a drink.

On se boit un coup – Let’s have a drink

 

Bouffe – food

Bouffer – to eat

 

 

ça fouette – that stinks (said of cheese)

Ce fromage fouette – this cheese stinks

 

Casser la croûte – to have a snack

Je casse la croûte – I’m going to eat

 

Dégueulasse – disgusting

Ce plat est dégueulasse – this meal is disgusting

 

Gavé – stuffed

Je suis gavé – I ate too much

It can be used for food but to mean that you are bored with a person or a situation

 

Tu me gaves – you make me angry

 

Se goinfrer / s’empiffrer – to stuff yourself / to pig out

Je me goinfre de bonbons – I stuff myself with candies

 

 

People

 

Frangin – brother – Mon frangin adore le sport – My brother like sports

 

Frangine – sister – Ma frangine cuisine bien – My sister cooks well

 

Meuf – girl – Cette meuf est malhonnete – this girl is dishonest

 

Mec – guy – Ce mec est mignon – this guy is handsome

 

Gosse – kid – ce gosse me rend folle – this kid is driving me crazy

 

Others

 

Carrément – totally, downright –

Adrian says : ce tableau est magnifique

Louise answers : Carrément

 

Fastoche – easy – C’est fastoche – it’s easy

 

Ouais – yeah

 

Grave – totally –

Adrian says : Il est irresponsable

Louise answers : grave

 

Kiffer – to like  – je kiffe la vie – I’m enjoying life

 

C’est nul – it sucks

 

Ils ont changé l’horaire de mon train, c’est nul ! – They have changed my train timetable, it sucks!

 

Ça roule? = It’s rolling?

Instead of saying comment ça va? you can say ça roule?

 

Laisse tomber = let it go, drop it

Laisse tomber, arrête d’être en colère, tu trouveras un autre job – Forget it, stop being angry, you’ll find another job

 

J’ai la flemme – I’m lazy – J’ai la flemme de faire la vaisselle – I’m too lazy to do the dishes

 

Vas-y mollo – take it easy

 

 

Ça craint – it sucks –

Adrian says : Il est licencié  – He is dismissed

Louise answers : ça craint

 

C’est clair  – means approve what your interlocutor says

 

Adrian says : ce gâteau au chocolat est délicieux – this chocolate cake is delicious

Louise answers : c’est clair

 

Objects

 

Godasse – Chaussures – shoes – Je cherche mes godasses – I’m searching my shoes

 

Pompes – Chaussures – shoes – As-tu vu mes pompes – have you seen my shoes?

 

Boîte – a company – Je retourne a la boite – I’m going back to the company.

 

Caisse, bagnole – the car – j’ai pris la bagnole – I took the car

 

Now let’s work on a sentence:

 

Je cherche mes godasses pour aller a la boite. Je n’ai pas kiffé ce moment-là. J’ai mis 15 min à les trouver.

Ensuite, j’ai pris la bagnole et un gosse a traversé la route, j’ai failli le renversé. Ça m’a gavé.

Apres, j’avais un petit creux, alors, j’ai acheté un gâteau à la boulangerie et bu un coup. Enfin, je suis arrivé a la boite pour travailler.

 

Translation: 

I was looking for my shoes to go to the office. I didn’t relish that moment. It took me 15 minutes to find them.

Then I got in the car and a kid crossed the road and I nearly ran him over. I was really fed up.

Then I felt a bit peckish, so I bought a cake from the bakery and had a drink. Finally, I got to work.

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A bientôt

Julie