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30+ useful phrases and expressions to learn in Québécois French (#985)

21 July 2015 by OffQc

Only 15 posts away from 1000...!

Only 15 posts away from 1000…!

In #984, I pulled together a list of informal contractions used in Québécois French and that have come up in recent videos added to OffQc.

Let’s do another list here in #985 — useful phrases from the same videos that you can learn and start using right away when you speak French. The links take you back to the original posts so you can listen again if you want.

  • tasse-toi!, get out of the way! (#959)
  • j’trouve ça p’us d’allure, I think it’s got out of hand (#961)
  • je l’ai acheté pour pogner, I bought it to attract, pick up (#964)
  • attache ta tuque!, hold onto your hat!, brace yourself! (#970)
  • c’est pas l’temps d’niaiser, it’s time to get busy, no slacking off (#970)
  • on en profite au maximum, we take full advantage of it (#970)
  • on promène les chiens, we walk the dogs (#970)
  • on se calme le pompon!, let’s settle down now! (#970)
  • on se lâche lousse, we let loose (#972)
  • rester au chaud, to keep warm (#972)
  • c’était au secondaire, that was in secondary school (#974)
  • y’en a qui vont dire que, there are people who’ll say that (#975)
  • se faire tapocher en pleine rue, to get beaten up in the middle of the street (#975)
  • se commander de la bouffe, to order oneself some food (#975)
  • on a plein d’affaires que vous avez pas, we’ve got loads of stuff that you don’t (#975)
  • des comédiens qui s’promènent s’a rue, actors walking in the street (#975)
  • croiser quelqu’un s’a rue, to bump into someone in the street (#975)
  • ç’a pas d’prix, it’s priceless (#975)
  • ça sera pas long, it won’t be long, hold on (#975)
  • y’a une ambulance qui passe, there’s an ambulance going by (#975)
  • vos yeules!, shut up! [plural form] (#975)
  • j’m’en sacre, I don’t give a damn (#975)
  • des fois, sometimes (#975)
  • t’es où?, where are you? (#977)
  • en passant comme ça, oh by the way (#979, vid. 1)
  • faites don’ attention, pay attention (#979, vid. 1)
  • pas mal de vélos sur la route, lots of bikes on the streets (#979, vid. 2)
  • ça te tente?, you wanna? (#979, vid. 3)
  • aller dans des manèges, to go on amusement park rides (#979, vid. 3)
  • on s’connaît même pas, we don’t even know each other (#979, vid. 3)
  • un barbecue chez nous, a barbecue at my place (#979, vid. 3)
  • c’est quoi ta couleur préférée?, what’s your favourite colour? (#979, vid. 3)

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