Dirty French: Everyday Slang from (Dirty Everyday Slang)

As a frequent visitor and part time resident of Paris, I already speak quite passable French. {Well certainly enough to be complimented anyway, and those Parisians don't exactly hand out the compliments like bonbons, I assure you.)I bought this little piece of French "nastiness" to keep up with more modern slang, ...and to stop sounding quite so much like a professor from the Sorbonne when in friendly conversation, particularly with the younger crowd. Not that "proper" French isn't admired and commented on, specially in Paris, but there are times when your best vocabulary will let you down. If you try to translate just exactly what you hear them saying nowadays, you'll be left floundering. And of course it's very handy to have the succinct and firm way of telling some bothersome individual to remove their person from within your general vicinity and go and indulge in some physically impossible solo sexual actions....if you take my meaning; ...and I'm sure you do!That's where this none too PC slim little volume comes in.Now DON'T buy this book if you blush when somebody says "damn", ...or insist on replacing Hell with Heck; ...and any mention of sexual proclivities has you tsk-tsking! You will be shocked indeed! VERY!If however, you would like to be able to rattle off the easy patter you hear "les gens" using with each other, then just learn a few of these little gems that will have even those unimpressible French ears sizzling!The book is set out in very handy little chapterettes, each devoted to particular situations that occur in modern life.Now there are a few other little volumes here on Amazon that promise to tell you those rude words they wouldn't tell you in French class, and indeed they do, however this book not only lists all those naughty terms, but also shows you how to put them into correct sentences, conjugated with the right verb. (NOT always the one you may think appropriate!) Ready-to-go slang if you will!And it's truly funny, .....if you're NOT the type to shy from modern idiomatic language.Word of warning: DO choose your situation to throw one of these phrases into your oh-so-smart French conversation VERY CAREFULLY!Some are real time-bombs, even in French! What may be cute and readily taken as a joke amongst close friends, (and I do mean "tu" type friends!), could probably cause far more than a few dental problems for you if used unwisely in other very firmly "vous" type situations!And NEVER ever devant les gendarmes, s'il vous plait!It's the "SEX" category where things get REALLY explicit though! It's "down-&-dirty" all right, covering EVERYTHING you may want to do, have done to you, ...or explicitly avoid ever having done to you! I kid you not!The fun comes,(if I may use that expression!), from reading what the literal translation means! This is often provided in the book. The French have completely different ways of going about saying much the same thing as we English speakers do, and it's amusing to see the way they choose to express it.I am having so much fun with the "nightclubby" type patter. And apparently such comments gain just that little extra frisson of excitement when they drop from my lips, ...quite unexpected by those who know me, which only adds to the fun for all. Great when they ask if I fancy someone! Now at last I can make their jaws drop, when it used to always be the other way round!So quelle horreur ...some of your "proper" French may be ruined forever, but ce n'est pas grave.....I assure you that there IS further French after you've mastered "Le plume de ma tante est dans le jardin"!

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This slim compilation of raw vernacular lives up (?) to its title. So, that being said, there is a lot to recommend this book. It's a fun and useful read on its predictable subject matter. There are also bits on pop culture - the media, sports, French personality stereotypes, food, eating places, and even a few drinking songs that vary the book's uh-h primary thrust. Sadly, the publishers have undercut the authors' best efforts with a shoddy glued binding that - in my copy - began to break apart at page 30, rapidly disintegrated, and is now being held together by a rubber band.

Super fun book for learning some fun phrases in french or even for leaving on the coffee table for parties. I've tried some of the phrases mentioned here and they incite just the reactions the book predicts when it teaches you them, it is quite fun. Remember, tu auras la turista si tu bois l'eau du robinet a Paris.

Well, my half-nephew likes French, so I'm hoping he'll get a kick out of this. I took a look at it and it seems great. Sure, it's a bit lowbrow, but that's ok. If you're going to learn a language, you should know all parts of it. Be warned that this does contain a lot of dirty, mature content. This is a gift, and I'll be giving this in conjunction with "Hide This French Book". Thanks! It arrived neat and new, and got here on time.

bought this as a gift for my boyfriend who is learning French. He loves it. there are some phrases and words (some dirty phrases) that I couldn't even imagine to be said :D oh well, it's a fun gift to give and to receive, I think I'll buy another one in German for myself.

Funny little pocket reference. Entertaining and useful. The pronunciation is always the tricky part for me, but I found this book to make phrases simple enough that I could il figure it out.

Not a very profound book, but it will teach you quite a few "things" that you won't find in regular courses and you wouldn't probably feel at ease asking your French teacher... Of course, one is supposed to have at least some level of intimacy with the language before reading this book, otherwise it won't make much sense at all. As a bonus, you will probably laugh while reading some entries, because the book is written in a very humorous style.

This is suitable for people who already started learning French (it doesn't contain keys to pronounciation but still gives literal meanings often). However, a lot of expressions seem outdated, some don't seem to make any sense to my French friends (all in their 20s/30s). The English translations are very American ("thug", "redneck", "jock") and make it evident that the authors are not of the youngest generation and sometimes I don't even know the English words (British native speaker here). Also, as others pointed out, it contains zero references to slang used in places beyond France. I however like how some cultural information is given on topics such as words originating from popular TV shows etc.

I have bought this book to try to push my lazy English boyfriend to learn my language. Unfortunately, he stayed at the "grosse pute" staged.Globally, it is a good book to discover French slang. However, I sometimes have been really surprised by some phrases suggested in the book. Firstly because it is really French from France (do not expect to see any nuance from any other country from the Francophonie, not even French regional slang) and, secondly, because sometimes there are simply some mistakes. I do not have any example but, if you really want to use some expressions, make sure that they actually exists! :)Anyway, it is still a funny book with plenty of funny "bite - chatte - cul" and advice to "se bourrer la gueule" with French new mates.

Bought alongside 101 French Idioms, and this is good. Loads of lists so I have had to be judicious and pick only the swear words that I want to use and sure of. Good to use with les fonctionaires...like most French do too! The only thing, but not a markdown, is that it hasn't picked up on regionalisation (is there such a word?) of swear words. Some acceptable in the south and certainly not acceptable in the north, and vice versa, but as long as you know that and limit your cursing to what you know to be OK, then it' fine.

I got this book because I know a bit of french and want to learn some slang. I use phrases from this book to my french speaking boyfriend and he finds them hilarious. Recommend to anyone who have close french friends(or partner), not recommended to tourists who want to learn french and talk to french locals.

It lives up to its name. This book is extremely dirty but its given me more than a few laughs and with a coworker that speaks fluent French, there's been some hilarious conversations between the two of us.