Learn how to use words that are rarely used
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: I'm Eric. |
| Yasmine: And I'm Yasmine! |
| Eric: Words That Are Rarely Used. In this lesson, you'll learn Words That Are Rarely Used. |
| Eric: These are slang expressions that are not so common, but you might hear them sometimes. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Eric: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Yasmine: fiston |
| Yasmine: fastoche |
| Yasmine: jacasser |
| Yasmine: truquer |
| Eric: Yasmine, what's our first expression? |
| Yasmine: fiston |
| Eric: When it's used as a slang expression it means "son." |
| Yasmine: [SLOW] fiston [NORMAL] fiston |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Yasmine: fiston |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Use this slang expression when you talk about your own son. |
| Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Yasmine: [NORMAL] Ecoute bien fiston, il faut que je te dise quelque chose. [SLOW] Ecoute bien fiston, il faut que je te dise quelque chose. |
| Eric: "Listen carefully son, I need to tell you something." |
| Yasmine: [NORMAL] Ecoute bien fiston, il faut que je te dise quelque chose. |
| Eric: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Yasmine: fastoche |
| Eric: When it's used as a slang expression it means "easy-peasy, easy as pie." |
| Yasmine: [SLOW] fastoche [NORMAL] fastoche |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Yasmine: fastoche |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Use this slang expression when you talk about something being very easy. It is a cute way of saying |
| Yasmine: facile, |
| Eric: meaning "easy," |
| Yasmine: Note how you are adding -oche at the end like we saw in a previous lesson with cinoche meaning "cinema." |
| Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Yasmine: [NORMAL] Mes examens étaient fastoches. [SLOW] Mes examens étaient fastoches. |
| Eric: "My exams were easy-peasy." |
| Yasmine: [NORMAL] Mes examens étaient fastoches. |
| Eric: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Yasmine: jacasser |
| Eric: When it's used as a slang expression it means "chatter." |
| Yasmine: [SLOW] jacasser [NORMAL] jacasser |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Yasmine: jacasser |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Use this slang expression when you speak loud, and a lot. |
| Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Yasmine: [NORMAL] Elles jacassent depuis des heures. [SLOW] Elles jacassent depuis des heures. |
| Eric: "They have been chatting for hours." |
| Yasmine: [NORMAL] Elles jacassent depuis des heures. |
| Eric: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Yasmine: truquer |
| Eric: When it's used as a slang expression it means "falsify." |
| Yasmine: [SLOW] truquer [NORMAL] truquer |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Yasmine: truquer |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Use this slang expression when you talk about falsifying something. |
| Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Yasmine: [NORMAL] On dirait une photo truquée. [SLOW] On dirait une photo truquée. |
| Eric: "It looks like a fake photo." |
| Yasmine: [NORMAL] On dirait une photo truquée. |
| QUIZ |
| Eric: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| Eric: You want to emphasis that something isn’t difficult at all, anyone could do it. |
| Yasmine: fastoche |
| Eric: "easy-peasy, easy as pie" |
| Eric: You are talking to your kid, who is a boy, and want to give him a cute nickname. |
| Yasmine: fiston |
| Eric: "son" |
| Eric: You talk about faking something. |
| Yasmine: truquer |
| Eric: "falsify" |
| Eric: You talk about someone who talks non-stop and very loudly. |
| Yasmine: jacasser |
| Eric: "chatter" |
Outro |
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| Eric: There you have it; you have mastered four French Slang Expressions! Thanks everyone, and see you in another series! |
| Yasmine: Au revoir! |
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