kot
🇧🇪 French slang from Belgium
What does “kot” mean?
student room
Example
“Je rentre à mon kot ce soir.”
I'm heading back to my student room tonight.
Good to know
From Flemish. 'Koter' = to live in student housing.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
☕ Everyday
The textbook way to say it: une chambre d'étudiant
Heard in a conversation
Saint-V night in Brussels
Charlotte Non, peut-être ! J'ai déjà ma penne. Mais je dois d'abord finir mon travail pour lundi.
Of course! I've already got my student cap. But first I have to finish my paper for Monday.
Nicolas On se retrouve à mon kot vers 10 h, puis on va au cortège ensemble.
We'll meet at my student room around 10, then we'll go to the parade together.
Charlotte Tof ! Je prendrai mon GSM chargé, l'année passée je t'ai perdu dans la foule.
Great! I'll bring my phone charged, last year I lost you in the crowd.
More from Belgium
- septante / nonanteseventy / ninety
- une foisjust, a sec (softener)
- savoir (= pouvoir)can, to be able to
- s'il vous plaîthere you go
- brolmess, junk
- drachedownpour
- non, peut-êtreyes, of course!
- GSMmobile phone
Songs from Belgium
- Papaoutai · StromaeLevel A2
- Bruxelles je t'aime · AngèleLevel A2
- Alors on danse · StromaeLevel B1
- Santé · StromaeLevel B1
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