French Your Way Podcast: Learn French with Jessica | French Grammar | French Vocabulary | French Expressions
Jessica: Native French teacher, founder of French Your Way
Categories: Education
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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"
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284 - FYW 245 : French slang expressions (4)Wed, 15 Jun 2022 - 0h
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283 - FYW 244 : When is “ne” optional in French ?Wed, 25 May 2022 - 0h
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282 - FYW 243 : When to capitalise a word in French ?Thu, 19 May 2022 - 0h
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281 - FYW : Live workshops are back! May 2022Thu, 12 May 2022 - 0h
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280 - FYW 242 : Understanding French when sound quality is poor or there’s background noiseThu, 12 May 2022 - 0h
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279 - FYW 241: SENTIR vs RESSENTIRWed, 04 May 2022 - 0h
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278 - FYW 240: 5 Common Mistakes in French That English Speakers Make (part 1)Wed, 27 Apr 2022 - 0h
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277 - FYW 239: “pas” vs “non” in FrenchTue, 19 Apr 2022 - 0h
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276 - FYW 238: French Slang Expressions (3)Wed, 13 Apr 2022 - 0h
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275 - FYW 237: Telling the Gender of NounsWed, 06 Apr 2022 - 0h
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274 - FYW – I’m back ! News and what’s nextSat, 05 Feb 2022 - 0h
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273 - FYW 236: French slang expressions (2)Mon, 19 Apr 2021 - 0h
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272 - FYW 235: How to translate “Nothing serious, something urgent” and more expressions in FrenchFri, 09 Apr 2021 - 0h
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271 - FYW 234: Learning phrases vs learning grammarMon, 29 Mar 2021 - 0h
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270 - FYW 233: French slang expressions (1)Sun, 28 Feb 2021 - 0h
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269 - FYW 232: Sur / dessus, sous / dessous, etc.Sat, 20 Feb 2021 - 0h
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268 - FYW 231: “qui” vs “que”, a brush-upMon, 15 Feb 2021 - 0h
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267 - FYW 230: Liaison or not liaison? A rough guide to help you decide.Fri, 22 Jan 2021 - 0h
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266 - FYW 229: Brush-up of the past participle agreement rule – Why is there a feminine agreement in the sentence “Mon mari m’a demandée en mariage à Uluru”?Sun, 10 Jan 2021 - 0h
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265 - FYW 228: Meilleurs voeuxWed, 30 Dec 2020 - 0h
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264 - FYW 227: Trouver, retrouver (and more vocabulary)Mon, 21 Dec 2020 - 0h
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263 - FYW 225: How to define your French goals and learning planTue, 01 Dec 2020 - 0h
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262 - FYW 226: DEVOIR vs FALLOIRThu, 10 Dec 2020 - 0h
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261 - FYW 224: Nouveau vs NeufTue, 10 Nov 2020 - 0h
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260 - FYW 223: When letters are added to help with French pronunciationFri, 30 Oct 2020 - 0h
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259 - FYW 222: What are these strange “LE” and “NE” words with no actual meaning in French ??Tue, 20 Oct 2020 - 0h
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258 - FYW 221: Idiomatic French expressions: “Donner sa langue au chat” (and more !)Sat, 10 Oct 2020 - 0h
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257 - FYW 220: Pronunciation rules around the verb “acheter” (and more!)Wed, 30 Sep 2020 - 0h
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256 - FYW 219: French dictation (replay from 22/08/2020 live session)Sun, 20 Sep 2020
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255 - FYW 218: Special spelling rules: words ending in “_guer”, “_quer”Thu, 10 Sep 2020 - 0h
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254 - Join the French Games and French dictation this weekend!Thu, 03 Sep 2020 - 0h
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253 - FYW 217: How to convert a verb into a noun or adjective in French?Sun, 30 Aug 2020 - 0h
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252 - FYW 216: Allergies and medical issues: saying them in FrenchThu, 20 Aug 2020 - 0h
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251 - FYW 215: How to talk to your pet in French!Mon, 10 Aug 2020 - 0h
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250 - FYW 214: Brushing up pronouns in French: which pronoun would you use to replace “Le Louvre” in “Tu visiteras Le Louvre”? (listener’s question)Thu, 30 Jul 2020 - 0h
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249 - FYW 213: Listen to a real French lesson! (French session #4)Mon, 20 Jul 2020 - 0h
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248 - FYW 212: “Bonne chance” vs “Bon courage” (and a few more expressions)Fri, 10 Jul 2020 - 0h
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247 - Launching French Grammar Clinic Workshops Live with JessicaWed, 08 Jul 2020 - 0h
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246 - Games in French (Replay from 27 June 2020)Wed, 01 Jul 2020 - 0h
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245 - Lessons about language learning which I learnt… in my kitchen!!Wed, 10 Jun 2020 - 0h
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244 - Le Petit Prince read by Jessica (chapters 26-27)Sat, 18 Apr 2020 - 0h
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243 - Le Petit Prince read by Jessica (chapters 23-25)Fri, 17 Apr 2020 - 0h
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242 - Le Petit Prince read by Jessica (chapters 21-22)Thu, 16 Apr 2020 - 0h
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241 - Le Petit Prince read by Jessica (chapters 19-20)Wed, 15 Apr 2020 - 0h
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240 - Le Petit Prince read by Jessica (chapters 17-18)Tue, 14 Apr 2020 - 0h
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239 - Le Petit Prince read by Jessica (chapters 15-16)Mon, 13 Apr 2020 - 0h
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238 - Le Petit Prince read by Jessica (chapters 13-14)Sun, 12 Apr 2020 - 0h
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237 - Le Petit Prince read by Jessica (chapters 11-12)Sat, 11 Apr 2020 - 0h
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236 - Le Petit Prince read by Jessica (chapters 9-10)Fri, 10 Apr 2020 - 0h
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235 - Le Petit Prince read by Jessica (chapters 7-8)Tue, 07 Apr 2020 - 0h
