Informal French and French Slang Tutorial

Learn to understand colloquial / familiar French, verlan, and swearing in French

This informal French slang tutorial is designed to teach the real spoken form of French - which is very different from the formal way of writing - as well as common French slang words. Sentences marked with → were taken from a random search online to give you authentic examples of slang usage. When you click they will open in a new window. You can skip to the list of the slang exercises and don't forget to check out Authentic French Listening Resources, which provides audio and video clips of real, spoken French in various accents with transcripts so you can listen and read along, plus some exercises to test your comprehension.

Buy Informal and Spoken French as an e-book! Informal and Spoken French includes more than 200 pages of informal speech, slang vocabulary, spontaneous listening resources with transcripts and exercises, and authentic French-language realia images from Europe. This e-book also comes with 91 mp3s recorded by several native speakers and FREE lifetime updates. Download a sample of Informal and Spoken French (including the table of contents). The companion e-book, French Language Tutorial, is also available. Buy the two French e-books together at a discounted price!

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