🇨🇦 Québec
French slang from Québec · 80 phrases
- charcar
- ma blonde / mon chummy girlfriend / my boyfriend
- c'est plateit's boring; that sucks
- magasinerto go shopping
- tiguidougreat, all good
- pantoutenot at all
- icittehere
- tabarnakdamn! (strong swear)
- niaiserto kid around, mess with
- niaiseuxsilly, dumb
- jaserto chat
- dépanneurcorner store
- pognerto catch, grab; to be a hit
- frettefreezing cold
- souperdinner
- tuquebeanie, winter hat
- se chicanerto argue, bicker
- capoterto freak out, go crazy
- écœurantawesome (or disgusting)
- quétainetacky, cheesy
- chialerto complain, whine
- achalerto bother, bug
- patentethingamajig, gadget
- piassedollar, buck
- faqueso
- tantôtlater today; earlier today
- pisand, and then
- être tannéto be fed up
- lâche pashang in there, keep it up
- bobettesunderwear
- c'est maladeit's awesome, sick
- avoir son voyageto be fed up; to be stunned
- bienvenueyou're welcome
- c'est l'funit's fun, it's great
- beckiss, peck
- frencherto kiss (with tongue)
- être en amourto be in love
- avoir un kickto have a crush on someone
- se faire flusherto get dumped
- colleuxcuddly, clingy
- une datea date
- être casséto be broke
- gratteuxstingy, cheapskate
- un trente sousa quarter (25 cents)
- ça coûte un brasit costs an arm and a leg
- la gangthe gang, your group
- chummybuddy-buddy, close
- mon garsbuddy, man
- tripperto have a blast; to be really into something
- placoterto chat, to gossip
- se tenir avecto hang out with
- téteuxsuck-up; a pest
- colonuncouth, a boor
- épaisidiot, thick
- nonosilly, dopey
- baveuxcheeky, mouthy
- une poutinefries, cheese curds and gravy
- le déjeunerbreakfast
- des patatesfries; potatoes
- une brouea beer
- la cabane à sucresugar shack (maple-syrup feast in spring)
- des steaméssteamed hot dogs
- un partya party
- allôhi! (not only on the phone)
- ça roule?how's it going?
- pis, quoi de neuf?so, what's new?
- bonjour-hihello-hi (Montreal’s bilingual greeting)
- à la prochainesee you next time
- bye-byebye!
- bonne fin de semainehave a good weekend
- à tantôtsee you later (today)
- la jobjob, work (feminine in Quebec)
- le bossthe boss
- être dans le justo be swamped, rushed off your feet
- câler maladeto call in sick
- un shifta work shift
- bûcherto work hard, to slog
- le chômageunemployment benefits (EI)
- faire du temps supplémentaireto do overtime
- la payepayday, the paycheck
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