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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: dépanner = aider à sortir d'une difficulté = to help out, to get out of a jam.  en avoir marre ✨= être fatigué de = to be fed up. “J’en ai marre de ce travail”, “Elle en avait assez de cette situation” c'est de la balle ✨= c'est génial = it's awesome. (Become a premium me...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: ça me saoule ✨ = ça m'ennuie = it annoys me. When something is really pissing you off, it’s stealing your ‘saoule’ (a helpful way I use to memorise). Used all the time by natives! “Les embouteillages parisiens, ça me saoule vraiment !" immonde ✨= très sale = filthy. It's...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: c'est la cata ✨🧩= c'est catastrophique = it's a disaster / we’re screwed. Very colloquial French this.. but then that’s why you’re here! 😊 psychoter ✨ = literally ‘to be psychotic’, but in reality it means to overthink/obsess. The French, always a people of hyperbole an...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: filer = quitter rapidement un lieu = (I’ve got) to run. “Excuse-moi, il est midi, il faut que je file.” Fly little French people, fly like the winds to your appointments! j'y serai 🧩 = je serai là-bas = I'll be there. Short, sweet, and gets the point across fast. "Ne t'inq...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: ne m'en parle pas ✨ = n'aborde pas ce sujet = don't get me started. "Ne m'en parle pas des embouteillages parisiens, j'y ai passé deux heures ce matin !" ça me gave ✨ ça m'énerve = it annoys me.  (Become a premium member for more... ) Welcome to French with Amélie. A uniq...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: têtu = obstiné = stubborn gober = croire naïvement = to swallow whole/believe naively. It means to swallow/gulp (avaler) but used figuratively when people are too naive. tiré par les cheveux ✨🧩 = peu vraisemblable = far-fetched. This phrase is like trying to connect Orion...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: c'est du lourd ✨= very colloquial, young people = this is awesome / big (for the program). Save for things that really are awesome. il y est pour beaucoup ✨🧩= joue un rôle important , c'est en grande partie dû à lui = plays a big part / is largely thanks to him. Effortle...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: un peu juste = à peine suffisant = (in this context, and also with clothes) ‘juste’ means ‘tight’. Also see serré below. au cas où ✨ = si nécessaire = just in case. Great phrase to have on hand. “J’apporte un parapluie, au cas où” au fond ✨= tout en bas = at the bottom/de...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: ouf ✨ une atmosphère folle = crazy. "Ouf" is verlan (backwards slang) for "fou" (crazy). “Il m’est arrivé un truc de ouf !” (The craziest thing happened to me!) une occasion en or   ✨= une opportunité exceptionnelle = a golden opportunity. en avoir dans le ventre ✨🧩 êtr...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: pote ✨ = colloquial phrase for your mate / bro. An old slang word it was revived by the anti-racist movement in the 1990s and used in the slogan: “Touche pas à mon pote” (Don't touch my buddy), but now entered the language as a catch-phrase. Used regularly among guys. en t...

👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: c’est du gâteau ✨= c'est facile = it’s a piece of cake . You're asked to babysit a cat, and it's so easy it practically takes care of itself. You'd brag, "Garder ce chat, c’est du gâteau!" . Bakery themed lesson to pull this one out! (obviously).  tranché = morceau coupé dans la largeur = sliced. M ostly bread and ham get this treatment.  Et avec ceci ? = Vo...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: ce n'est pas la mer à boire ✨🧩= ce n'est pas compliqué, ce n'est pas difficile = It's not that hard. Cette expression est parfaite pour minimiser un défi. Comme quand on apprend le français: "Apprendre l'imparfait? Ce n'est pas la mer à boire!" Enfin bref ✨ = de toute fa...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: Je rigole pas ✨ = je plaisante pas = I'm not kidding. “De quelle nationalité êtes-vous? Vous plaisantez ! Je suis Chinois” (What nationality are you? You must be joking! I'm Chinese) Le bon sens = dans le sens positif = In the good sense.. Handy for those times you need to...

👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: Oh, mais si ! = Used instead of ‘Oui’ 🔗 to contradict a question. ça a l'air tentant ✨ = that sounds tempting je vais devoir moi aussi te rendre - look out for this construction, very ‘French’. (Become a premium member for more... ) Welcome to French with Amélie. A unique French course delivered straight to your email inbox 📨 Incredible colloquial dialogue...

👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: entreprendre = undertake/commence “Il vient d'entreprendre ses études de médecine” (He has just started studying medicine) relever le défi = rise to the challenge, take up the gauntlet (Become a premium member for more... ) Welcome to French with Amélie. A unique French course delivered straight to your email inbox 📨 Incredible colloquial dialogues, rich com...

👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: d'abord = en premier lieu = firstly/first (of all) “Tu aurais dû d'abord te mettre de la crème solaire. “ (You should have put some sun cream on first) tout d'abord = added emphasis on firstness .  elle est habillée = how she is dressed. to wear (des vêtements) = porter / mettre en fin de compte = at the end of the day ”En fin de compte, c’est elle qui a rais...

👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: c'est pas de chance ✨🧩 = that’s too bad, that’s a bummer. pas de chance = out of luck, no luck Ex. “Je voulais aller manger au restaurant. Mais pas de chance, c'était fermé.” plein de ✨ - a colloquial way of saying ‘beaucoup de’, invariable. “J’ai plein de travail en ce moment”, “On a rencontré plein de gens”. (Become a premium member for more... ) Welcome...

👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: la méditation de pleine conscience = mindfulness meditation 🧘🏻 It’s as popular in France as anywhere else. gérer = manage/handle Ex . “ Ma sœur gère bien les situations difficiles .” le plus important ✨ est plus souvent utilisé que "l'important”. No doubt the eternal tendency toward one-upmanship of the French! Sans doute cette éternelle tendance des Franç...

👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: Zut ! ✨= a mild expletive = darn it / drat. Can be used in place of other swear words and is incredibly flexible in that regard. “Zut, j'ai perdu mes clés !” (Drat! I've lost my keys!). Alt. Mince ! Je m’en fiche ✨= cela m'est égal = the colloquial way to say “I don’t care”. Has a slight edge to it so don’t use if you’re trying to be polite at all, but Fren...

👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: tenir le plus à cœur - matters most to you/closest to your heart c’est clair = Ou, “ carrément ” - both colloquial. More formally: ” Tout à fait ” (Become a premium member for more... ) Welcome to French with Amélie. A unique French course delivered straight to your email inbox 📨 Incredible colloquial dialogues, rich community, and real progress 💜 Join 20k+...

👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: actuellement ✨ = un faux-ami (false-friend) of “actually”. It means “currently”. It is also often better than “maintenant” to talk about a period of time, “maintenant” evokes the exact moment one is speaking in right now .  après tout - ou, “ en fin de compte ” = after all “Mais après tout, c'est peut-être plus pratique d'y aller en voiture” (But after all,...

👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: étouffer = avoir du mal à respirer = to feel suffocated. "En portant ce pull trop serré, j'ai l'impression d' étouffer !" (Wearing this tight sweater makes me feel like I'm suffocating !)Fun Fact: French speakers often use this word metaphorically, like feeling suffocated by too much work or a tight schedule - très dramatique, non? en vrai = dans la réalité =...

👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: une sacrée bonne affaire = a hell of a bargain/a damn good deal et qu'est-ce qui lui est arrivé? = what happened her? (nb. lui = fem) ce qui s'est passé / ce qui est arrivé / ce qui s'est produit / ce qu'il est advenu = different ways of saying ‘what happened/what came to pass” in French le bon temps = the good old days (Become a premium member for more... )...

👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: jusqu'à midi = until noon . The bliss of not having a 9-to-5 routine eh! Example: "Le weekend, je dors jusqu'à midi sans faute." (On weekends, I sleep until noon without fail.) surtout = especially . This word is the spice of emphasis in French, turning a simple sentence into a flavorful shot of what really matters. Example: "Surtout depuis que tu souffres ta...

👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: démodé = vieillot = old-fashioned/outdated “De nos jours, utiliser une machine à écrire [typewriter] peut être considéré comme démodé” ("Nowadays, using a typewriter can be considered old-fashioned”). Looking for a positive? Call it ‘ rétro’ 😉 (and double the price!) disons = let’s say.. A handy filler when you're trying to sound thoughtfully French while ch...