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Bonjour tout le monde. Welcome to another French lesson. Today, I'd like to test your knowledge of colloquial French vocabulary. I'm going to ask you 20 questions. Take a sheet of paper to write down your answers, and at the end of the video, we'll go through the correction together, so you can keep track of how many points you've scored.

Colloquial vocabulary, colloquial French, is vocabulary you don't usually see at school when you're studying French. And yet, it's very important vocabulary and expressions if you want to come and live in France or come on vacation to France. Or if you want to understand series, TV shows or films. Because it's a vocabulary that's used every day in families, in groups of friends, et cetera.

I am a nurse. I have been working for three years in a hospital in Marseille.

Question two. Lola has ... Chris, he is single since yesterday!

Question three. I haven't eaten in 24 hours. I've...

Question four. I didn't sleep last night. I'm exhausted. I just want to go home and...

Question five. I can't follow the GPS. That's the third time I've... gone the wrong way. I have to go back. That's three times I...

Question six. Cindy is ... She bought three Chanel bags last month. She has a lot of money.

Question seven. I spent 2 hours doing my hair and makeup. How do I look?

Question eight. I've done nothing all day. I sat on the couch for 5 hours watching television. Sometimes it feels good...

Question nine. I'm bored of this evening. I'm bored. I'll call a cab. I'm...

Question ten. My wallet has been stolen. I'm going to call the...

Question eleven. I'm really hungry. Do you want to buy some...

Question twelve. I don't know what to wear to the party. I have nothing to wear. You're kidding, right? You've got at least a ton of...

Question thirteen. I spent the afternoon of 12 h in the park with...

I don't have any more... I spent it all on a car. I'll have to borrow money from my parents.

You have a good... Yes. I read this book recently. I can lend it to you.

Question sixteen. Can you pass me the bottle of... I'm really thirsty, I need to hydrate.

I bought a... There's no bus to get to work. It's a Renault Twingo.

Question eighteen. Did you see the latest James Bond movie? Yes, but I didn't like it. I found the film...

Question nineteen. Her parents keep... I think they're getting divorced.

Question twenty. This is the third time I've lost my phone. I'm fed up with it. I'm...

The test is finished. Let's move on to the correction. Each correct answer is worth one point and there were 20 questions. So each correct answer is worth one point out of 20.

At the end of the correction, don't hesitate to comment on how many points you scored. Getting a good mark is all very well, but the most important thing is to learn vocabulary. So if you don't know most of these words, that's okay too.

Don't hesitate to repeat the test a little later to see how well you've memorized them.

Question one. The correct answer was. I'm a nurse and I've been working for three years in a hospital in Marseille. In everyday language, you could say I've been working for three years in a hospital in Marseille. Bosser is a colloquial verb used instead of travailler.

Question two, the correct answer is Lola dumped Chris. He's been single since yesterday. In colloquial French, you could say Lola has left Chris. Larguer is a word used in colloquial French.

Correction to question three. I haven't eaten in 24 hours. I'm starving. Starving means you're very, very hungry again in colloquial language.

Correction of question four. I didn't sleep last night. I'm exhausted, I just want to go home and sleep it off. Pioncer is slang for "to sleep".

Question five. I can't follow the GPS. I've gone the wrong way three times now. I have to go back. The correct answer was A. I'm going the wrong way. It comes from the verb se gourer. You can also use the verb se planter in colloquial language. It means to go wrong, to make a mistake. You can also get it wrong in a French exercise.

Question six. Cindy is bulletproof. She bought three Chanel bags last month. She has a lot of money. Being loaded means you're really rich.

Question seven. I spent 2 hours doing my hair and make-up. How do I look? Hot. The correct answer was A. When you want to say something looks great, you can say it's canon.

Question eight. I've done nothing all day. I sat on the couch for 5 hours watching TV. Sometimes it's good to just hang out. The correct answer was D. To dawdle means to do nothing.

Question nine. I've had enough of this evening. I'm bored, I'm leaving, I'm calling a cab. Se casser or se barrer are verbs used in colloquial language as a synonym for leave. I'm calling a cab, I'm leaving this party.

Question ten. My wallet's been stolen. I'm going to call the cops to report it. Cops are all policemen in colloquial language. You can also say les keufs. But never use this word in front of them, as they might not be very happy.

Question eleven. I'm really hungry. Do you want to buy some food? How about pizza? Food is just food.

Question twelve. I don't know what to wear to the party, I have nothing to wear. You're kidding, right? You have at least a ton of clothes in your closet. Clothes is a synonym for clothes.

Question thirteen. I spent the afternoon at the park with the kids. They played with three local kids. Gamin is a synonym for child. Either to talk about children in general, or to talk about one's own children.

Question fourteen. I've run out of money, I spent it all on a car. I'll have to borrow money from my parents. Thune is a slang synonym for money. There are lots of slang synonyms for the word money. In fact, I made a special video on the subject. I'll show it above.

Question fifteen. Do you have a good book to recommend? Yes, I read this book recently. Book is simply a synonym for book. This word is really basic colloquial language. Everyone uses it, regardless of age or social background.

Question sixteen. Can you pass me that bottle of water? I'm so thirsty, I need to hydrate. The correct answer was A. Flotte. Flotte is used as a synonym for water. De la flotte, de l'eau. But we can also use the verb flotter instead of pleuvoir. It floated all afternoon. It rained all afternoon.

Question seventeen. I bought a car because there's no bus to get to work. It's a Renault Twingo. A bagnole is a synonym for car. Another word you can use in colloquial language is caisse.

Question eighteen. Did you see the latest James Bond movie? Yes, but I didn't like it. I thought the film sucked. Lame is a synonym for bad.

Question nineteen. Her parents fight all the time. I think they're getting divorced. To argue is a colloquial synonym for to quarrel.

Question 20. This is the third time I've lost my phone. I'm fed up, I'm drunk. The correct answer was C. To be drunk means to be fed up.

That's it for this fix. Let me know if you like this test video format.

I'll see you soon.