French colloquial & spoken french vocabulary
31 words at level C1, with English translations and example sentences. Nouns are given with their article so you learn the gender too.
| French | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| le mec | guy, bloke | |
| la nana | girl, woman (informal) | |
| le pote | mate, buddy | |
| le fric | money, cash | |
| la bagnole | car | |
| bosser | to work | |
| bouffer | to eat | |
| la bouffe | food, grub | |
| crevé | exhausted | |
| kiffer | to love, to be into | |
| galérer | to struggle | J'ai galéré pour trouver un appart. |
| la galère | hassle, nightmare | |
| flipper | to freak out | |
| se planter | to mess up, to crash | |
| ouf | crazy (verlan of fou) | |
| relou | annoying (verlan of lourd) | |
| chelou | weird (verlan of louche) | |
| vachement | really, very | |
| grave | totally, seriously | Je suis grave d'accord. |
| carrément | totally, straight out | |
| du coup | so, as a result | |
| genre | like (filler), kind of | |
| bah | well, um | |
| ben | well (bien) | |
| bof | meh | |
| t'inquiète | don't worry, no problem | |
| ça marche | OK, sounds good | |
| pas de souci | no problem | |
| c'est pas grave | never mind | |
| laisse tomber | forget it | |
| n'importe quoi | nonsense, rubbish |
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