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Coucou !

I know you LOVE French colloquial expressions.

Today, I’ll share with you a few of my favorite ones about how to say
« It’s in the middle of NOWHERE! » or « You’ll NEVER do this! » spontaneously and with style.

Use them and you’ll see people’s faces light up.
Your French friends will be impressed!

Let's dive in!

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[thewhirlsandcurls]

J'adore ces expressions! Je n'ai jamais appris au lycée et université! Mon préféré est "à la Saint-Glin-Glin"! xx

[criscapilayan]

Thank you Geraldine for these colloquial expressions! I love it!

[wayne_xyz]

omg aux Philippines aussi, on dit “may dumaan na anghel” (un ange passe) when everyone suddenly simultaneously stops talking for a moment. It's a really curious and amusing phenomenon. I usually experience it at school when we don't have a teacher in the classroom yet and we're all casually talking to each other and then everyone suddenly stops talking for a moment then we all laugh afterwards and then some say “un ange passe” (but of course in Filipino)

[EasySpanishnow]

Ok, I totally love your videos. I am Colombian but I live in the US for 13 years. I am a Spanish teacher so I truly appreciate how clearly and articulated you teach. My first language is Spanish, obviously side I was born and raised in Colombia, my second language is English, since that's the language I speak in my daily life, but Le français est la langue que je aime. Je ai pris quelques cours il ya plusieurs années, mais ce que je ai à la pratique avec, je ai oublié.
Thank you for your videos. Let me know how can I learn more from you. You are awesome!

[cynthiacrumlish]

"Trouperduville"...j'ai été pliée de rire!!!  Merci, Géraldine.

[izabelcristinacosta]

Thank you Geraldine'S brother! I like it so much!

[faythmomto]

I have never heard any of these before. I learned faire rebrousse-poil in school, but can't remember any others. Merci! Your videos are wonderful and helping inspire me to work harder!

[paineoftheworld]

Merci, C'etait encore le meilleur !

[Crazycudguy]

parfait. les gens français aiment beaucoup quand j'utilise les idioms françaises.

[williamlongyard]

Very helpful.  Thank-you for putting it together.  Merci.

[k.monteil...asalon]

I love how you give the common/familiar/elegant ways of saying various phrases. A very familiar way to say, 'à pétaouchnok' is 'bum f**k Egypt' (very familiar, obviously with the 'f' word in there)
I had to repeat the French version a million times, with a million laughs. I bet it will come out of my mouth right when the situation presents itself. Thanks again, Geraldine :D

[timotheelegrincheux]

Trouperduville est près de Trifouillis-lès-oies. Podunksville

[MarinaVendetta]

Great vid! It would be amazing if you could give us indications about french books or films for beginners. I always try to find by myself, sometimes it works( Les noms de gens) and sometimes not(Cap ou pas cap).I actually hate the last one and love the first xD 

[mrshah]

Hi Dear,
I really like your all of these important words that we need in everyday conversation, especially in funny moment, but I have a small request that could you mind to add PDF file below the every video please, that will be easy to save. thanx

[dineshraj]

J'aimerais bien ces genre d'expressions et j'adore l'expression" on entredrait une mouche voler" ..!! Il serait formidalbe si vous m'envoyez un peu plus expressions pour que je m'améliore...:)

[jambomaltido]

J'aime beaucoup <<Il n'y a pas âme qui vivre.>> Cela me rappelle un viuex Western.

[crazyelf]

I heard this one this other day, but I'm not sure if it's commonly used or not: Faute de grives, on mange des merles. I was told it's fairly equivalent to the English expression "beggars can't be choosers." Has anyone ever heard this one in conversation before?

[Steve]

En Anglais, people sometimes say 'as rare as hen's teeth' which is similar to 'Quand les poules auront des dents.'

[Fabieisthebest]

Thank you...why do you have it categorized under education instead of how-to and style?

[roysinton]

En Nouvelle-Zélande pour Pétaouchnok on dit "Timbuctoo" or "the Wops Wops"