Description
By popular demand, I have recorded a series of episodes to help you learn or recognise common French slang expressions. As you may know, the French you learn in the classroom and the French you hear in the street or in the movies can sometimes sound quite different!
In this episode we’ll go through some expressions meaning “to understand” (and a few more!)
Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode
Piger = comprendre
On lui a montré une fois comment utiliser le logiciel et il a tout de suite pigé le truc.
Je pige que dalle à cet exo de maths !
Un exo = un exercice
Capter
J’ai rien capté / pigé / compris au cours de français !
capter l'attention (de qn)
capter un signal
Le voleur m’a pris le téléphone des mains et est parti en courant, j’ai rien capté / calculé !
Capter, calculer = se rendre compte (de qch)
J’ai dit à mes vieux que j’avais mal au crâne et que j’allais me coucher, puis j’ai fait le mur, ils ont rien capté !
Faire le mur = to sneak out = sortir en douce
Links and Resources
French slang expressions (1) - French Your Way Podcast episode 233
French slang expressions (2) - French Your Way Podcast episode 236
French slang expressions (3) - French Your Way Podcast episode 238
my eBook "How to improve your French conversation skills"
Listener Nancy would like to clarify when “ne” can be dropped in French. When is it possible to deliberately forget this common 2-letter word? Is there any change in the meaning? Listen to find out!
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