Vocabulary·Level B1·1 min
Top 10 French slang words you'll actually hear
Real informal French — the words you'll hear in cafés, on the metro, and in TV shows. With pronunciation and examples.
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Textbook French is great until you arrive in Paris and realise nobody speaks like that. Here are 10 informal words you'll hear constantly.
The list
ouais
yeah
un bouquin
a book
le boulot
work / job
un truc
a thing
un mec
a guy
une nana
a girl/woman
une bagnole
a car
kiffer
to love / be into
la galère
a hassle / pain
ça craint
that sucks
In context
Ouais, j'arrive!
Yeah, I'm coming!
Je kiffe ce bouquin.
I love this book.
C'est la galère au boulot.
Work is a nightmare.
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