Formal To Slang - 3 Levels of Fluency

Jean K. Mathieu

Formal

To

Slang

3 Levels of Fluency

In French

© Jean K. MATHIEU, 2023

Table of contents

Foreword

About the author

Why 3 Levels of Fluency?

Language use according to the context

Social and temporal factors

A few examples

How can I recognize these levels?

3 levels of Fluency

The formal level

The neutral level

The informal level

Informal, slang, and vulgar

Differences

With whom should I use...?

3 levels to fluency: 300 sentences

List of 150 slang words and their equivalents

Exercises

Corrections

How to access the audio mp3 files?

One last word

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The French...Why Do They Speak So Fast?

Foreword

Dear French learners,

I lead students from beginners to advanced and since I teach French I realize how much learners struggle when it comes to having a natural speech and blend in with French natives. Most learners feel like they speak like a book - and they are right! Daily spoken French is indeed completely different from French from a book. The big issue is that it’s hard to write books about spoken French since books are...written French.

For a French native, a book is not real speech and we all know this. As soon as you write something, it is not spoken anymore. Written French has rules (grammar and spelling) and we cannot misspell it without being judged by our pairs. If you spent some time in France, you might have noticed that there is also a trend to have hypercorrection.

Many of you need more vocabulary to express your ideas. Basic words are very important but saying bicyclette instead of vélo simply doesn’t sound natural.

That’s why I decided to gather the most common slang (informal) words that can be used in daily spoken French. Moreover you will be able to compare with the neutral and formal equivalent. I’m sure this will help you to save a lot of awkwardness and be more confident using French!

Eventually, if you are really interested in speech differences, levels of speech and vocabulary, I suggest the famous book of Raymond Queneau Exercice de style. It is a story told 99 times (!) with a different style. You will like it.

If you have any questions or want to give feedback, send me an email at [email protected].

Jean K Mathieu

About the author

Teaching French is my job and passion and for several years, I have helped French learners to succeed in exams, improve their pronunciation and get more confident when speaking. I published many materials for French learners, and I believe that practice has to come first, especially when it comes to languages – even more for spoken French.