Whether you go to a foreign country for a trip or to settle there, you will attend scenes and see things that will seem strange to you, but which are for the inhabitants of the everyday things.
Here are 4 things you will see regularly in France
- LA BISE
In France we say hello by doing what we call “la bise”. That is to say by kissing the cheek of our interlocutor. Even if you are not intimate with this person. Weird isn’t it? Especially since depending on the region the number of kisses can vary from 1 to … 5!
- TU or VOUS ?
Determining whether to use tu or woo can be a very difficult exercise for a stranger. Depending on whether you are a child or an adult, whether you are talking to a child or an adult, whether this person is older or younger than you, whether he is from your family or not, etc. The determinant that you going to use will vary wildly.
You will understand that choosing between “you” or “you” is not easy..
- “FAKE ENGLISH WORDS”
Many English words are borrowed from French. But the reverse is also true. With one difference: the English words that French people use do not have the meaning they have in English. That’s why we call them “fake english words”.
For example, the French use the word “parking” to designate a car park, the word “footing” to designate jogging, or even “tennis man” instead of tennis player.
- EAT THE BAGUETTE ON THE WAY HOME
It is well known, the French are very attached to their baguette. They love it so much that they barely eat it after leaving the bakery. Do not be surprised to see French people on the street eating their baguettes on their way home.
Here some daily french words that you will need :
- Être paumer : to get lost
- Fastoche : something very easy
- Malin : someone clever
- Planquer : to hide
- Un branque : someone crazy
- Choper : to catch
- La flotte : the rain
- Une boîte : a company
- Nickel : something perfect
- Bateau : something commonplace
- Un bouquin : a book
- Des salades : lies
- Les pompes : shoes
- Les piges : years
