Slangs
COMMON EXPRESSIONS
COMMON EXPRESSIONS
🇫🇷 French Slang Lesson: "Parler comme un vrai Français!"
Objective:
Learn common French slang expressions to improve listening comprehension and sound more natural when speaking.
🕒 Duration:
30–45 minutes
🔹 1. Warm-up: Why Learn Slang? (5 min)
Ask:
Have you ever heard French people speak and not understood a word, even though you know the vocabulary?
Do you want to sound more natural and less like a textbook?
Explain:
Slang is a huge part of everyday French.
It's used in casual speech, TV shows, movies, and among friends.
🔹 2. Top 10 Common French Slang Words (20 min)
SlangMeaning (English)Example SentenceOufCrazy (verlan of "fou")Ce film est ouf !MecGuy, dudeC’est qui ce mec ?MeufGirl, chick (verlan of "femme")Sa meuf est sympa.BoulotWork, jobJ’ai trop de boulot.GraveTotally, seriouslyC’était grave bien !BosserTo workJe bosse demain.FringuesClothesJ’adore tes fringues.KifferTo love, enjoy (Arabic origin)Je kiffe ce groupe.TropToo much / ReallyElle est trop cool.ZarbiWeird (verlan of "bizarre")Ce type est zarbi.
📝 Activity: Match slang with its meaning or fill-in-the-blank sentences using slang.
🔹 3. Listening Practice (5 min)
Play a short clip from a YouTube video that includes slang.
🎧 Ask:
What slang did you hear?
What does it mean in context?
🔹 4. Mini Role-Play (10 min)
Create a casual scene (e.g., two friends talking after a party, at school, or during lunch).
✏️ Use at least 5 slang terms in your dialogue.
🔹 5. Wrap-Up & Homework
📚 Homework:
Watch a French video or TikTok and write down any slang words you hear.
Try using 3 new slang words in a conversation or journal.
✨ Bonus: Fun Fact
Many slang words are verlan—a type of wordplay where syllables are reversed (e.g., "meuf" from "femme", "ouf" from "fou").
Make it stand out.
