Hi guys. Welcome back to ”On the go with EF.”
We’re in Paris and we’re going to explore the EF location here.
I heard the Academic Director, Maud, has a challenge planned for me.
So, I’m very excited to find out what it is. Do you want to come with me?
Hello! Hello!
Maud? Hi! Hello!
How are you doing? I’m good, thank you. How are you?
Good, thanks. And how is your French? It’s okay. It’s good.
How is your French slang? Oooh. Is that the challenge that you have for me?
Yes. Alright. Come and follow me. Okay.
I’m a bit nervous about the French slang challenge that you’ve got for me.
Don’t be. It’s very easy!
How do you “kiffe” Paris? I love Paris. I “kiffe” Paris!
How about “le fric”? “Le fric” means “l’argent”, money.
Very good!
If you want to go party, you’ve got to have some “fric,” money. Yes!
So, tell me, what is “la meuf?”
“La meuf?” means “la femme,” which is a woman. As in “look for the woman.”
Very good! It’s ”verlan” slang.
Verlan: A kind of French slang where you change the order of the syllables
What is “le keum”?
“Le keum …” I don’t know that one. You don’t know “le keum”?
“Le keum” ….. “le mec”, it’s like “a guy”? Yes! Very good.
How about “les renps”? “Les renps….”
The parents? “Les parents!” How are “tes renps,” how are your parents?
Very good … and how about your “reup” and your “reum?”
It’s also something family-related. Yes.
Father and mother? Yes.
Okay, so “la mere”, mother and “le père”, father.
Very good!
“Ta reuse”? “Rose”? A pink rose?
No, it’s not. Pink is “rose.”
I’m asking you, what is “ta reuse?”
How is “ta reuse?” “Comment-va ta reuse?”
Ah, “la soeur”, sister. Very good! Okay.
Do you like “la zicmu?”
Yes, of course. I love “la musique”, music! Very good!
So, it’s “music.” Very good.
How about “relou?” “Relou?” …. No.
“Relou” is “lourd”, heavy. “Lourd”, yes, something very heavy.
Yes, or someone. Someone can be very heavy.
That is someone who is “relou”, heavy. Exactly.
Someone who is too pushy; someone who asks many questions.
“C’est ouf, non?” “Ouf”…. “fou“, it means crazy!
And how about “c’est guedin?” It’s like “dingue.” “C’est ouf, c’est guedin!”
Is it like “really cool?” Is “dingue” the same as “chic”, stylish?
No, it’s like “crazy.” The same as “fou.” “Dingue” and “fou” are the same: crazy.
Tell me, do you go to the “cinepi?”
“La piscine,” swimming pool. Yes, sometimes, maybe once in the summer.
Thank you so much, Maud. This was great.
I feel like I learned a lot of new slang words today and I’m going to try to remember them
and use them on a daily basis.
And if you guys know any other good slang words that we haven’t used before, please comment underneath,
and whoever comes up with the coolest one is going to get a small present.
I’m not going to tell you what it is, so you’ll be very surprised when you get it.
Please come back next week because we’re taking a Eurostar train to London
and that’s going to be very exciting. You guys are will want to see that.
Thank you for being here. Bye! Thank you again, Maud.
Bye! My pleasure!