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May 31, 2022 · Days of the week pronunciation notes. Three of the days of the week, lundi (Monday), vendredi (Friday) and dimanche (Sunday), all contain some nasal sounds which are difficult to pronounce. The un in lundi (Monday) is totally nasal and you do not make an actual -n sound.
- une baffe. – a smack/a hit Ex: Attention, tu vas prendre une baffe ! (Be careful, you’re going to get a smack!)
- une bagnole. – a car.
- balaise. – depending on the context: to be strong, impressive, and/or difficult. This word can be used to describe a person or a thing. Ex: Ce mec est balaise.
- une baraque. – a house. A related word, baraqué(e), is a way to describe someone who’s well-built/muscly. Ex: C’est la baraque du type baraqué qu’on a vu hier.
This week's French word is 'grand'. Find out its meaning and how it is used! October 28, 2024 Read more
Jun 2, 2024 · Noun. [edit] fin de semaine f (plural fins de semaine) (chiefly Europe) the end of the working week (Thursday and Friday) (chiefly North America) the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) Synonyms: weekend, week-end. Derived terms. [edit] fin de semaine folle. Categories: French terms calqued from English. French terms derived from English.
- Ça baigne ? Ça baigne ! — How’s it going? It’s going! Our first French slang expression is similar to the extremely common Q&A phrase ça va, and it means the same thing: “How are you?”
- Arrête de te la péter — Stop showing off. While this expression isn’t all that vulgar, it’s definitely not for mixed company. That’s because the real meaning of the last word, péter, is “to fart.”
- Je me casse — I’m outta here. This is a very casual, bordering-on-rude way to say that you’re leaving somewhere. It can also be used as a suggestion: On se casse ?
- Il capte rien — He doesn’t understand anything. Astute French grammarians will see that the negator ne has been dropped from this phrase, as it has in most French slang expressions.
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Apr 17, 2020 · Discover how to talk about the French days of the week and pronounce them with audio recorded by a native speaker. You’ll also learn useful expressions.
