char
🇨🇦 French slang from Québec
What does “char” mean?
car
Example
“Mon char est au garage.”
My car's at the garage.
Good to know
The everyday word for car in Québec. In France 'char' means tank or parade float.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
☕ Everyday
The textbook way to say it: une voiture
Heard in a conversation
Weekend at the sugar shack
Mathieu Gab, on va à la cabane à sucre en fin de semaine avec la gang. T'embarques ?
Gab, we're going to the sugar shack this weekend with the gang. You in?
Gabrielle Ben oui ! Mais mon char est au garage, pis il fait frette en maudit.
Well, yeah! But my car's at the garage, and it's freezing like crazy.
Mathieu Pas de trouble, je passe te chercher à 9 h. Oublie pas ta tuque !
No problem, I'll pick you up at 9. Don't forget your beanie!
🚗 How other countries say “car”
More from Québec
- c'est plateit's boring; that sucks
- magasinerto go shopping
- tiguidougreat, all good
- pantoutenot at all
- icittehere
- niaiserto kid around, mess with
- jaserto chat
- dépanneurcorner store
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