As in all languages money can be expressed in a million ways, the French have a fantastic collection of slang words to describe Money, here are a couple to try out next time someone asks you to by them a drink:
- Moi, j’ai pas un tune! (I don’t have a penny!)
- être blindé to be [...]
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Je mangerais un bœuf (*) literally means – I could eat a bull
The equivalent of the English expression ‘I could eat a horse’, except in French it’s a bull – perhaps [...]
Top 10 phrases to get by in holiday French…
French for Travellers – Le Voyage
Learn some basic French vocabulary related to travel
1. Excusez-moi sil vous plait… Excuse me
2. Combien coûte… ? How much does … cost?
3. Pouvez-vous maider ? Can you help me?
4. Je voudrais une chambre… I would like a room…
…pour une / deux nuits …for one night / two [...]
Heres my pick of the weird and wonderful and slightly mad French phrases…
- Entre chien et loup : (Lit. between the dog and the wolf) the time between day and night where – youre not sure which is which (it is hard to tell whether a dog is a wolf, or a wolf is a [...]
