Culture
Slang
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Internet Culture
100
Britanny, France's westernmost region, is known for its cuisine made primarily of unsalted ______.
butter
100
"salut" can be used both as a way to say ______ and ________
hello, goodbye
100
Hier, j'ai ______ une glace.
mangé
100
Pronounce this word:
houx
houx
100
In French internet slang, the word "based" has been literally translated to ______.
basé
200
People from _______ really hate the term "French fries", as they insist that fries originate from their country.
Belgium
200
Unlike written French, spoken French rarely uses the word ___ in the negative.
ne
example: "je ne veux pas" becomes "je veux pas" in spoken French, unless there's an emphasis.200
The verb "rester" in French, despite looking like "to rest" actually means _______.
to stay
200
Pronounce this word:
queue
queue
200
French memes often originate from the social media platform ________.
Snapchat
300
A popular British TV show which France completely copied to make 13 seasons of its own version called "Secret Story".
Big Brother
300
In France, young people use the word "wesh" for many things, ranging from a greeting to a noise of surprise. Which language is this word originally from?
Arabic
300
A verb that is not conjugated is called ________.
an infinitive
300
Pronounce this word:
bouilloire
bouilloire
300
A video of French president Emmanuel Macron went viral after he got very upset at a teenager who called him ______, a cute diminutive of his first name.
400
Cultural tensions often arise between South West France and the rest of the country, as they call __________ a "chocolatine".
pain au chocolat
400
"verlan" is a feature of French slang that swaps around the ______ of a word to create a new, cooler word.
syllables
example: "femme" -> "meuf"
400
The passé simple tense is especially challenging for native speakers, because it is only found in ______.
books
400
Pronounce this word:
anticonstitutionellement
anticonstitutionellement
400
Cyprien is France's biggest YouTuber, with ______ subscribers at the time of writing.
14M
500
In France, unlike Britain, students and public workers are not allowed to wear anything related to _______.
religion
(crosses, hijabs, baptism medallions, etc.)
500
What is "une gow"?
A girl, or a girlfriend
Derived from Ivory Coast French
500
In French, the four irregular verbs that are used 80% of the time are être, avoir, aller and _____
faire
500
Pronounce this word:
serrurerie
serrurerie
500
The acronym "mdr" is the French internet equivalent of ___.
lol
mdr stands for "mort de rire" : dying of laughter