A intermediate list of 15 French words for slang words for everyday life, each with an example sentence to show it in context.
| French | English | Example sentence |
|---|---|---|
| ouais | yeah (informal) | Ouais, c’est cool. Yeah, that’s cool. |
| le boulot | work / job (informal) | Je vais au boulot. I’m going to work. |
| bosser | to work (informal) | Il bosse tard le soir. He works late at night. |
| un.e pote | a mate / buddy (informal) | C’est un pote de longue date. He’s a long-time mate. |
| un mec | a guy / boyfriend (informal) | Ce mec est sympa. This guy is nice. |
| une meuf | a chick / girl (familiar) | Cette meuf est drôle. This girl is funny. |
| draguer [quelqu’un] | to chat [someone] up (informal) | Il drague au comptoir. He chats someone up at the bar. |
| kiffer | to dig / like (familiar) | Je kiffe cette chanson. I dig this song. |
| la bouffe | food (familiar) | La bouffe est prête. The food is ready. |
| bouffer | to eat (familiar) | On bouffe ensemble ce soir ? Shall we eat together tonight? |
| le fric | money (familiar) | Il a plein de fric. He has plenty of money. |
| une fringue | a piece of clothing (informal) | Cette fringue te va bien. This piece of clothing suits you. |
| un bouquin | a book (informal) | Je lis un bouquin passionnant. I’m reading a great book. |
| un machin | thing / thingie (informal) | Passe-moi le machin, là. Pass me the thingie. |
| un truc | thing / thingie (informal) | J’ai un truc à te dire. I have something to tell you. |
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