How to incorporate slang into everyday French conversations

Incorporating slang into everyday French conversations involves learning common slang expressions and understanding the social contexts in which they are used. To naturally include slang, listen to native speakers in informal settings like conversations with friends, TV shows, or social media, focusing on popular slang words or phrases.

Key steps include:

• Using everyday French filler expressions like tu vois (“you see”), which is commonly used in conversation to add informality and engagement.
• Learning slang terms from youth culture, regional slang, and popular borrowings from English (anglicisms), which are prevalent in informal speech.
• Practicing slang in casual conversations rather than formal settings to sound natural and avoid social faux pas.
• Observing tone and body language in interactions to match the informal, relaxed vibe slang typically carries.

By blending these slang elements organically into your speech when appropriate, you can make everyday French sound more lively and authentic without overdoing it or sounding forced. ^{1, 2, 3}

References

• Multimodal Practice for Mobilizing Response: The Case of Turn-Final Tu Vois ‘You See’ in French Talk-in-Interaction

• ANGLICISMS IN THE FRENCH LANGUAGE: LINGUISTIC AND SOCIAL ASPECTS

• The Handshake Layer Cake: Meeting and Regreeting Difficulties for a Non-French Surgeon in France.

• A Computational Framework for Slang Generation

• A Computational Framework for Slang Generation