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👂🏻 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...

👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: je vais être prems ✨(sur) = I'm going to be first . The way young French people say ‘shotgun” or “dibs”.  ça vaut le coup ✨🧩= ça en vaut la peine, ça mérite l'effort = It's worth itIdéal pour motiver quelqu'un (ou soi-même) à faire un effort pour un résultat désirable. Face à une grande montagne à escalader: "Regarde la vue, ça vaut le coup!”. Used regular...

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👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: les produits bio = it’s true! One of the things it makes me most proud to be French about - our organic game is amazing! abordables = pas chers ➹ = affordable. Colloquial French would probably just say ‘pas chers’ fyi. "Les vins français sont étonnamment abordables quand on habite en France." (Become a premium member for more... ) Welcome to French with Améli...

👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: tenir la route = être crédible = to make sense/hold up. "Cette théorie ne tient pas la route, même après trois verres de vin." grand n'importe quoi ✨ = absurdité totale = complete nonsense, amateur hour. Such a classy phrase, has this real sense of gravity. “Tout le monde a ri de cette idée; c'était du grand n'importe quoi pour eux.” (Become a premium member...

👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: c'est du vent ✨🧩 = c'est sans substance = it's nothing but hot air. Dismiss something as worthless, French people love dismissing silly things - especially policy or politics. “Son projet de startup? C'est du vent, comme d'habitude!" c'est dar ✨✨= c'est génial = it's awesome. Ultra-modern French slang that would make your textbook blush. "Cette nouvelle a...

👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: ça fait un bail ✨= il y a longtemps = it's been ages. "En fait, ça fait un bail que j'ai rien mangé.” se planquer = se cacher = to hide. Not at all an intuitive meaning for an English speaker, hence why I pick it out. “Un bon endroit où te planquer” (Become a premium member for more... ) Welcome to French with Amélie. A unique French course delivered straigh...

👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: ça passe crème ✨= ca convient parfaitement, ça va bien, c'est parfait, impeccable. je pencherais plutôt pour = je préférerais = I would lean towards. Less committal than 'je choisirais'. "Entre le vin rouge et le blanc, je pencherais plutôt pour le rouge." chouette ✨ = cool, sympa = nice, great. Perhaps the most common French word for ‘cool’ at the moment....

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: déchirant = qui cause une grande peine = heartbreaking. This word tears at your heartstrings just like its meaning. I can feel this word. faire face à ✨ = to face up to baisser les bras ✨= vouloir abandonner = to feel like giving up / throwing in the towel. A vivid image...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: malin ✨= rusé, astucieux = smart / clever. Often used ironically when overconfidence meets reality. “Ne fais pas ton malin” (Don’t be a smart ass), “Tu as taché ton pantalon tout neuf, c'est malin !”(You stained your brand new pants - that's clever! - Ouch!) (être) tête en...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: kiffer ✨= aimer beaucoup = to really like. This verb originated from Arabic and snuck into French slang. The cooler, edgier cousin of 'aimer’. You’ll see it near the top of all colloquial French lists. A classic. “Je kiffe grave ton nouveau style parisien !" flipper ✨= av...

👂🏻 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).  ainsi de suite = and so on (and so forth) piger ✨ = comprendre = informal/slang = to understand, (finally) cott...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: être branché sur = être intéressé par = to be into. This phrase comes from the world of electronics, like you're 'plugged into' something. "Je suis complètement branché sur la cuisine française en ce moment." cartonner ✨= avoir beaucoup de succès = colloquial - to be a hit...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: tracasser = inquiéter = to worry. donner du fil à retordre = causer des difficultés = to give someone a hard time / give someone the run around. "La conjugaison du subjonctif me donne vraiment du fil à retordre." le nerf de la guerre ✨ = l'élément essentiel = the crux of t...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: sur un coup de tête = impulsivement = on a whim le jeu en vaut la chandelle ✨ = ça vaut le coup = it's worth it. Dates back to a time when you had to burn candles to see while playing cards at night, “is the game worth the candle." And I like thinking about the saying in t...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: un coup de main = help / a helping hand. “Merci pour le coup de main !” sportif ✨ = c'est un peu difficile = it's a bit challenging. The French seemingly love to describe anything that raise their pulse as a sport. It's their way of saying "I'm not lazy, I'm just not an Ol...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: ça saute aux yeux ✨🧩= c'est évident = it's obvious. "it jumps into the eyes"  revenons à nos moutons = revenons au sujet principal = let's get back to the point. Herding all your conversational digressions back into their pen and return to the point at hand. "Revenons à n...

👂🏻Colloquial phrases to listen for: jeter un œil ✨🧩= donner un coup d'œil = take a look. "Je vais jeter un œil à la carte des vins avant de commander." ça vaudra peut-être le coup = a heavily inflected version of the classic vaut le coup .. it might be worth it.. maybe.. but the speaker is unconvinced.  ça va être chaud ✨✨ = it's going to be difficult.  (Become a premium member for more... )...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: sortir le grand jeu ✨🧩= pull out all the stops. "Pour son entretien d'embauche, elle a vraiment sorti le grand jeu." les fringues = vêtements = clothes. The cool, colloquial cousin of 'vêtements'.  tenue = ensemble vestimentaire = outfit. “Une tenue doit être le reflet de...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: c’est indéniable✨ = nice alternative to “c’est sûr!” - switch it up, keep things fresh. colporter des ragots = répandre des rumeurs = to spread gossip.  "Elle passe son temps à colporter des ragots au bureau, c'est épuisant !" mes proches = close family (loved ones) (Becom...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: ça gaze ? ✨ = ça va = how's it going?  tourner en rond ✨= ne pas avancer = go around in circles. For those moments when you feel like you're getting nowhere – in a conversation or on a bike! pas question ✨ = certainement pas = no way. This is your go-to phrase for refusi...

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...