Merde!
1st Edition
Published on 16. February 2015
112 pages
978-1-5011-1258-4 (ISBN)
Description
Learn all the French slang, dirty words, and necessary tools of communication your teachers left out of their lesson plans with this essential survival guide to understanding everyday French.
Deliciously saucy and full of wit Merde! is a practical guide for understanding French, as it really is spoken. This real-life resource is for anyone who remembers thumbing through English/French dictionaries for such words as "toilet paper" and "damn," as well as for the far more interesting, titillating terms that would never be used in polite conversation. But real French isn't spoken with the intent of being polite...
With epithets for every occasion, a range of colorful idioms, and a wealth of come-ons and put-downs, this is the only language book you'll need to prepare for a trip to the city of lights.
Deliciously saucy and full of wit Merde! is a practical guide for understanding French, as it really is spoken. This real-life resource is for anyone who remembers thumbing through English/French dictionaries for such words as "toilet paper" and "damn," as well as for the far more interesting, titillating terms that would never be used in polite conversation. But real French isn't spoken with the intent of being polite...
With epithets for every occasion, a range of colorful idioms, and a wealth of come-ons and put-downs, this is the only language book you'll need to prepare for a trip to the city of lights.
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Content
- Intro
- Preface
- Guidance
- I. The Musts
- Common Everyday Musts
- The Absolute Musts
- The Merde Family
- The Chier Family
- The Con Family
- The Ficher and Foutre Families
- II. Variations on a Theme
- Theme One: What an Idiot
- Theme Two: What a Pain
- Theme Three: I Don't Give a Damn
- III. The Body and its Functions
- The Parts
- Bodily Functions
- Body Types
- IV. The Weighty Matters of Love and Sex (National Obsession Number One)
- The Protagonists
- The Chase
- Emotions and Conquest
- Parties
- Disasters
- V. The No Less Weighty Matters of Food and Drink (National Obsession Number Two)
- Food
- Drink
- VI. Hassling
- VII. Money Matters
- VIII. Work and Social Status
- Work and Jobs
- Social Status and Political Affiliation
- IX. Indulging in Racism, Xenophobia and Disrespect for One's Elders
- X. To Exit Rapidly
- XI. Positive Thinking
- XII. Foreign Invasions of the Language
- XIII. Your Final Exam
- Copyright
