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🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 10 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Marcel's Slang

Hear the slang of another generation from a village neighbour, with la bagnole, le pinard, bouffer and les flics, and know which words to keep.

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THE STORY

Marcel's kitchen, a glass of his own wine, and a lesson nobody asked for.

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Le verlan de Léo, c'est pas du français. Moi, je vais t'apprendre le vrai argot.luh vehr-lah(n) duh lay-oh, seh pah dew frah(n)-seh, mwah, zhuh veh tah-prah(n)dr luh vreh ar-GOHLeo's verlan isn't French. I'm going to teach you real slang. To a friend, in spoken French.
Je note.zhuh NOTI'm taking notes.
La voiture, c'est la bagnole. Le vin, c'est le pinard. Manger, c'est bouffer.lah vwah-tewr, seh lah bah-nyol, luh va(n), seh luh pee-nahr, mah(n)-zhay, seh boo-FAYA car is la bagnole. Wine is le pinard. To eat is bouffer.
Et la police ?ay lah poh-LEESAnd the police?
Les flics. Mais devant eux, tu dis « messieurs ».lay fleek, meh duh-vah(n) tuh, tew dee may-SYUHLes flics. But in front of them, you say "gentlemen". To a friend.
Le vin, c'est le pinard.luh va(n), seh luh pee-NAHRWine is le pinard.
Et ça se dit encore, tout ça ?ay sah suh dee ah(n)-kor, too SAHAnd do people still say all that?
Bagnole et flics, tout le monde. Pinard, c'est de mon époque. Bouffer, les jeunes le disent aussi.bah-nyol ay fleek, too luh moh(n)d, pee-nahr, seh duh moh(n) nay-pok, boo-fay, lay zhuhn luh deez oh-SEEBagnole and flics, everybody. Pinard is from my day. Bouffer, the young say it too.
Les jeunes le disent aussi.lay zhuhn luh deez oh-SEEThe young say it too.
Alors on bouffe, et après on prend la bagnole. Avec modération, le pinard.ah-lor oh(n) boof, ay ah-preh oh(n) prah(n) lah bah-nyol, ah-vehk moh-day-rah-syoh(n), luh pee-NAHRThen we eat, and afterwards we take the car. In moderation, the wine. In slang.

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