By Calixte Wondje, Ph.D.
Introduction
EVERYDAY EXPRESSIONS
POLITENESS AND GREETINGS
CASUAL AND SLANG EXPRESSIONS
IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS
EVERYDAY EXPRESSIONS
1.Ça va ? – How’s it going? / Are you okay?
2.Comme ci, comme ça – So-so (not great, not bad)
3.À tout à l’heure ! – See you later!
4.À bientôt ! – See you soon!
5.Pas de problème ! – No problem!
POLITENESS AND GREETINGS
6. Enchanté(e) ! – Nice to meet you!
7. Je vous en prie / De rien – You’re welcome
8. Excusez-moi / Pardon – Excuse me / Sorry
9. S’il vous plaît – Please
10. Merci beaucoup ! – Thank you very much!
CASUAL AND SLANG EXPRESSIONS
11. Ça marche ! – That works! / Sounds good!
12. Laisse tomber ! – Forget it! / Drop it!
13. J’en ai marre ! – I’m fed up!
14. C’est dingue ! – That’s crazy!
15. Ça me prend la tête ! – It’s driving me crazy!
IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS
16. Avoir le coup de foudre – To fall in love at first sight (literally: “to have the lightning strike”)
17. Il pleut des cordes – It’s raining cats and dogs (literally: “It’s raining ropes”)
18. Avoir la tête dans les nuages – To be daydreaming (literally: “To have your head in the clouds”)
19. Mettre son grain de sel – To give an unsolicited opinion (literally: “To put in one’s grain of salt”)
20. Être au bout du rouleau – To be exhausted (literally: “To be at the end of the roll”)
ENJOY YOUR FRENCH!!
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