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Les 50 mots d’argot les plus utilisés (B2)

Les 50 mots d’argot les plus utilisés (B2)

It’s time to finally understand real spoken French

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May 14, 2025
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Imagine this: you're sitting at a café terrace with a group of French people.
You're listening to the conversation, your level is around B1, with your French teacher you're doing pretty well… but now, nothing makes sense.
You understand almost nothing.
Is this even French?
“C’est qui ce mec ? Il est trop relou, j’me casse !”
You've never heard these words before… You get frustrated and start losing track of the conversation.

That’s what happens when you don’t know French slang.

Learning these 50 words isn’t about “speaking like a native” right away.
The main goal is to understand native speakers when they talk to each other: in the street, in movies, or on social media.

✨ Access the full list, download the complete PDF "Les 50 mots d’argot les plus utilisés " and unlock exclusive exercises by subscribing to Premium! 💎


How to use this list?

You don’t need to memorize everything or use each word perfectly.
The most important thing is to recognize them when you hear them.

Some words are marked with an asterisk (*): this means they might sound a little odd if used by an older learner, because they’re very casual or street slang. It’s up to you to decide which ones you want to include in your active vocabulary.

After each expression, I’ve left a little space — say it out loud to practice your pronunciation.

And most importantly: do the exercises at the end to put everything into practice.

Happy learning!


Les gens

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  1. Un mec : un homme / un garçon (a guy). C’est qui ce mec ?

  2. *Une meuf : une femme / une fille (a girl). Il sort avec une meuf super sympa.

  3. Un pote : un ami (a friend). Ce soir, je sors avec mes potes.

  4. *Un daron : un père (a dad). Mon daron m’a prêté sa voiture.

  5. *Une daronne : une mère (a mum). Sa daronne cuisine super bien.

  6. Un gosse : un enfant (a kid). Elle a trois gosses.

  7. Un tonton : un oncle (an uncle). C’est mon tonton préféré.


L’argent et le travail

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  1. Le fric : l’argent (money). Il a beaucoup de fric.

  2. *La thune : l’argent (money). J’ai pas de thune ce mois-ci.

  3. Le blé : l’argent (money). Il gagne du blé en freelance.

  4. Bosser : travailler (to work). Je bosse demain, je peux pas sortir.

  5. *Un taf : un travail (a job). J’ai trouvé un nouveau taf.

  6. Un boulot : un job (a job). Mon boulot est stressant.

  7. Être au chômage : sans travail (to be unemployed). Elle est au chômage depuis 3 mois.


Les émotions et la fatigue

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  1. Avoir la flemme : être paresseux (to feel lazy). J’ai la flemme de sortir.

  2. Être crevé : être fatigué (to be exhausted). Je suis crevé ce soir.

  3. Être à bout : être épuisé (to be at the end of your rope). Il est à bout, il a trop bossé.

  4. J’en peux plus : je suis épuisé / excédé (I can’t take it anymore). J’ai couru partout, j’en peux plus.

  5. *Flipper : avoir peur (to freak out). Je flippe avant mon examen.

  6. Être dégoûté : être frustré ou triste (to be gutted). J’ai raté mon train, je suis dégoûté.

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