{"id":22957,"date":"2016-02-17T16:00:36","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T15:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=22957"},"modified":"2018-04-05T19:53:09","modified_gmt":"2018-04-05T17:53:09","slug":"can-you-carry-a-tune-french-slang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/can-you-carry-a-tune-french-slang\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Carry a Tune? \u2013 French Slang"},"content":{"rendered":"

After living in France for several years I still learn new words and phrases every day. Whether it\u2019s figuring out how to buy un tournevis<\/strong><\/a> (a screwdriver) or making mistakes<\/a>, there\u2019s a lesson to be learned.<\/p>\n

The same week I wrote about l\u2019argent<\/a><\/strong> (money) I attended a meeting where I heard un nouveau mot<\/strong> (a new word):<\/p>\n

On a fil\u00e9 la thune au mec.<\/strong>
\n …Attendez, qu\u2019est-ce que c\u2019est la thune ?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We gave la thune<\/em> to the guy.
\n…Wait, what is la thune<\/em>?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It came up while talking about le financement<\/strong> and le budget<\/strong>. I was pretty sure it was connected to l\u2019argent<\/strong>, but I was not s\u00fbr \u00e0 cent pour cent <\/strong>(100 percent sure). I thought they might be using the English word tune<\/em> in some way I could not understand! My question was met with some playful laughter as everyone realized I didn\u2019t understand l\u2019argot <\/strong>(the slang).<\/p>\n

C\u2019est l\u2019argent !<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s money!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

After the meeting I looked up le mot<\/strong> and found that la thune<\/strong> was originally 5 francs<\/em>, but is now sometimes used as a general term for l’argent<\/strong>. I am s\u00fbr \u00e0 cent percent<\/strong> that there will always be something new to learn here in France!<\/p>\n

Voici un petit vocabulaire de l\u2019argent en argot :
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Des balles \u2013 Bucks, quid
\nDes piasses \u2013 Bucks, quid (in Canada<\/a>)
\nDes sous \u2013 Money, change
\nLa thune, le fric, la flouze \u2013 Money<\/p>\n

There are also more specific words that en th\u00e9orie<\/strong> (in theory) are not used anymore in countries that use the Euro, and change meaning depending on if it is referring to des anciens ou nouveaux francs<\/strong> (old or new francs). However, it is still possible to come across ces mots<\/strong> (these words):<\/p>\n

Une brique, une plaque, une patate \u2013 10 000 francs
\nUn sac \u2013 10 francs
\nUne thune \u2013 5 francs
\nUn rond \u2013 1 franc
\nUn sou \u2013 10 cents<\/p>\n

If you know any other words for l’argent en argot<\/strong>, let me know in a comment below and I’ll add it to le vocabulaire<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Polouks gave me a bunch more argot<\/strong> in a comment below!<\/p>\n

L\u2019oseille (sorrel) \u2013 Money
\nLe bl\u00e9 (wheat) \u2013 Money
\nLa maille \u2013 Money
\nLe pognon \u2013 Money
\nLe rond when you say \u201cJ\u2019ai pas un rond\u201d \u2013 I\u2019m broke (you can also use it in plural form for quid but it\u2019s much less common)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

After living in France for several years I still learn new words and phrases every day. Whether it\u2019s figuring out how to buy un tournevis (a screwdriver) or making mistakes, there\u2019s a lesson to be learned. The same week I wrote about l\u2019argent (money) I attended a meeting where I heard un nouveau mot (a…<\/p>\n

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