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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
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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