Where better place to start than "making love". In school or at least growing up you'll no doubt be told "faire l'amour" is the term to use for having sex in French. But in reality if you listen to French people, at least the younger ones talking about love making and they often do you'll likely hear the slang and fairly vulgar terms "baiser" or "niquer". There are also plenty of nicer expressions to use. Obviously like in other languages the world of sex in French comes with its own slang lingo.
So while you might learn the body parts "penis" and "vagin" in your French text books, you are more likely to hear "bite, zizi or queue" for penis and "chatte", "foufoune" or "zezette" for vagina. But bear in mind these are pretty vulgar and should be used with caution if at all. France's news in English Search. Editions Austria Denmark France. Germany Italy Norway. Spain Sweden Switzerland. Membership My account Gift voucher Corporate Help center.
Jobs in France Browse jobs Post a vacancy. Email newsletters Newsletter sign-up Edit my subscriptions. Other pages Noticeboard Site search. French slang: The everyday words they don't teach you at school The Local. Share this article. It might be International Francophonie Day but forget all those French words they taught you in school like toilette, voiture and vin, because once you get to France you'll find you'll need a whole different set of vocabulary if you want to get by.
If you're looking to improve your French, memorize this list. Sex Where better place to start than "making love". Obviously in school we learn the word "toilette". It couldn't be easier. But in reality once in France you are as much likely to hear people use the slang word "chiottes" to refer to the loo, bog, john Gregory Tonon. This word has scores of slang terms in every language and French is no exception.
No surprise that a country known for its great wine would have tonnes of words for it. Yes, bad wine is even possible in France. France saw its lowest birth rate last year in over a decade, but its number of slang words for children is doing just fine.
