Synopses & Reviews
This valuable guide offers an interactive, step-by-step approach to speaking French as it is actually spoken by native speakers, language that is used on a day-to-day basis in business, among family and friends, at parties—in any casual conversation. Using this guide, readers will quickly gain facility in using terms and phrases that even a 10-year veteran of formalized French would not understand. The text presents the most common French slang words, in context, to demonstrate how they are actually used, with English translations immediately following. Explanations are designed to ensure full comprehension of the nuances and subtleties of the terms and phrases covered. Chapters contain vocabulary exercises, with answers. There is also a clear, concise grammar section which introduces unconventional ``rules for using slang and colloquial expressions. Also provided are additional drills, reviews following each five-chapter sequence, and a thesaurus which offers quick reference to synonyms for slang terms.
Synopsis
Oh, la vache! Le voleur s'est fait épingler par le flic!
(translation:) Wow! That thief got nabbed by the cop!
(literal:) Oh, the cow! That thief got stapled by the cop!
Sacré bleu! Even after years of trying to learn French, you still have trouble conversing with a native speaker. Why? Because everyday French is filled with slang and colloquialisms. Street French 1 is the first in a series of slang/idiom books that teach you how to speak and understand the real language used daily on the street, in homes, offices, stores, and among family and friends.
Entertaining dialogues, word games and drills, crossword puzzles, word searches, and "inside" tips will have you sounding like a native in no time at all.
About the Author
David Burke is also the author of Street French 2: The Best of French Idioms, Street French 3: The Best of Naughty French, plus Street Spanish (also available from Wiley), Street German 1, Street Talk 1, 2, and 3, and Biz Talk 1 and 2.
Table of Contents
Partial table of contents:
AU RESTAURANT (At the Restaurant).
LA SOIREE (The Party).
Popular Usage of Objective Case.
A L'ECOLE (At School).
Slang Objective Case Personal Pronouns.
LES VACANCES (On Vacation).
Further Use of Personal Pronouns.
EN VOITURE (In the Car).
The Relative Pronoun ``quoi.
A L'AEROPORT (In the Airport).
The Many Colloquial Uses of ``Bon.
AU MARCHE AUX PUCES (At the Flea Market).
Colloquial Use of Personal Pronoun ``On.
AU TELEPHONE (On the Phone).
The Omission of the Possessive Adjective.
Personal Pronouns.
Offering and Asking for Favors!.
TOUJOURS MALADE (Always Sick) Surely You Gesture.
``That One's Drunk!.
Fruits & Vegetables in Slang.
UNE PARTIE DE CARTES (A Game of Cards).
AU TRAVAIL (At Work).