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👂🏻Colloquial phrases to listen for:

un béguin = a crush. “Ça fait➹ des mois que j'ai le béguin pour cette fille” (I've had a crush on this girl for months now). Previous appearance ➹

craquer sur✨  = avoir un coup de cœur pour! (see above). This is the freshest colloquial way to talk about having fallen for someone in French. “Vincent a craqué sur sa jolie voisine.”

de tout mon cœur✨ = with all my heart

c’en est où avec … ✨ = how’s it going with.. / what’s up with.. “Tu en es où avec lui ?” (How is it going between you and him?)

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👂🏻Colloquial phrases to listen for:

pas de problème ✨ = aucun souci = no problem. Breeze through life's little hiccups with pas de problème. "Tu as renversé ton verre ? Pas de problème, on va nettoyer ça en un clin d'œil!" (You spilled your drink? No problem, we'll clean this up in a jiffy!).

j'ai hâte de = je suis impatient de = I can't wait to.. My English students are always getting tongue-tied over this little phrase. Now you don’t have to!

avec plaisir ! ✨ = with pleasure! The cherry on top of your French conversational sundae. A classy French combination of eagerness and enthusiasm.

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👂🏻Colloquial phrases to listen for:

pas de problème ✨ = aucun souci = no problem. Breeze through life's little hiccups with pas de problème. "Tu as renversé ton verre ? Pas de problème, on va nettoyer ça en un clin d'œil!" (You spilled your drink? No problem, we'll clean this up in a jiffy!).

j'ai hâte de = je suis impatient de = I can't wait to.. My English students are always getting tongue-tied over this little phrase. Now you don’t have to!

avec plaisir ! ✨ = with pleasure! The cherry on top of your French conversational sundae. A classy French combination of eagerness and enthusiasm.

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👂🏻Colloquial phrases to listen for:

- j’ai eu l'impression 🧩 = I had the impression / I got the impression. Very useful phrase, similar to English, so easy to remember. Add it to your toolkit.

- il a l'air de = he seemed to. A little bit of review from a few weeks ago. Pat yourself on the back if you knew it! 

- tu piges ✨ = to understand / twig to / cotton on. very colq. (I know that’s what you guys are here for!)  “Tu piges ce que je te dis ?” (Do you understand what I'm telling you?), “Tu commences à piger, fiston.” (You're starting to get it, son.) fiston = colq. for son/lad.

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👂🏻Colloquial phrases to listen for:

par curiosité ✨ = par simple intérêt = out of curiosity = Have you ever wondered why cats always land on their feet? Well, par curiosité, I asked my neighbor's cat, but sadly, she just meowed and walked away.

très courant = commun, habituel = very common / everyday / popular = In France, finding a bakery on every corner is très courant.

Et puis… = et ensuite, de plus = and then, moreover. Add more to your story!  kind of like saying, "Wait, there's more!" Like when you're telling a friend about your day: "J'ai mangé une baguette, et puis, I saw a dog wearing a beret!"

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dis-moi ✨ = raconte-moi, explique-moi = tell me. This little gem is like a conversational crowbar. Perfect for prying open stories and secrets!

‘à fond la caisse’ : ‘à toute vitesse’ ✨🧩 = full throttle / at full speed - très familier mais aussi très courant

en train de = occupé à, en cours de = in the middle of, doing. Used often. “Qu'est-ce que tu es en train de lire, là ?” (What are you in the middle of reading there?)

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👂🏻Colloquial phrases to listen for:

quoi de neuf ?  ✨🧩 = what's up? - a pretty perfect translation, laid back and familiar. A perfect phrase to start seasoning your stuffy textbook French with some real-life freshness.

t'es une vrai-e ✨ = you're a real one. Used to emphasize someone's characteristic or skill.

génial ✨ = formidable, super = awesome, great. We’re covering the real fundamentals and this is one of them. When learning a language it pays to nearly always be positive - when you want to say something positive (or have nothing else to say in response!) this is your trusty friend.

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on s'entend, vous vous entendez = s'entendre bien, s'entendre mal = to get along/to not get along. The most advanced turn of phrase in this dialogue. When French people say "on s'entend bien", they're talking about more than just hearing each other. It's all about getting along like bread and cheese!

plutôt ✨ = assez, relativement = rather, quite. This little word packs a punch, adding a subtle nuance to your sentence. Il est plutôt beau, mon nouveau prof de maths!" (My new math teacher is rather handsome!).

des fois ✨= parfois, quelquefois = sometimes, occasionally = Use this when you want to sound like a true French local.

de temps en temps ✨= occasionnellement = from time to time = This phrase is your go-to for those not-so-frequent occurrences.

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👂🏻Colloquial phrases to listen for:

"Le camembert qui dit au roquefort : tu pues” = a 🤌🏼 (chef’s’ kiss) saying. I like both cheeses btw.

me plaindre = to complain (reflexive). do you have a whiner, a whinger, a real thoroughbred complainer in your life? (Poor you!) But now you can describe what they do in French! “Remarque, je suis mal placée pour me plaindre” (Mind you, I'm in no position to complain.)

le défi  = the challenge. relever le défi = rise to the challenge, take up the gauntlet

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👂🏻Colloquial phrases to listen for:

je vais être prems✨(sur) = I'm going to be first. The way young French people say ‘shotgun” or “dibs”. 

ça vaut le coup ✨🧩= ça en vaut la peine, ça mérite l'effort = It's worth itIdéal pour motiver quelqu'un (ou soi-même) à faire un effort pour un résultat désirable. Face à une grande montagne à escalader: "Regarde la vue, ça vaut le coup!”. Used regularly to ask if something is worth it: “Est-ce que ce film vaut le coup ?”

jeter un œil✨ =  take a look / ‘run your eye over’ something

je me dépêche = se hâter = I'm hurrying. Running late again? "Je me dépêche" is your go-to phrase! It's the perfect way to express your rush without sounding too frantic. It's like saying, "I'm on my speedy Gonzales mode!" For instance, "Je me dépêche, le film commence dans 5 minutes!" (I'm hurrying, the movie starts in 5 minutes!)

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