What They Didn't Teach You in French Class

By Adrien Clautrier

What They Didn't Teach You in French Class

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Learn all the French slang and current phrases you never learned in French class with this handy French-English phrasebook for modern travelers.

Sipping a café au lait at a sidewalk bistro...
Getting down at Paris’s hottest club...
Cheering on Les Bleus at the stadium...


Drop the textbook formality and chat with the locals in France’s everyday language.

• What’s up? Ça va?
• She’s totally hot. Elle est bandante.
• This party is lit! Cette bringue est enflammée!
• That brie smells funky. Ce brie sent putain de drôle.
• Wanna French kiss? On se roule une pelle?
• That ref is a moron. L’arbitre est un abruti.

1. STRONG SELLER FOR ULYSSES: Since 2008, Clautier and Rowe's phrasebooks have sold more than 110,000 copies.

2. NEW PACKAGE: This handy paperback version is perfect for international travelers.

3. PERFECT TIMING: Interest in travel and foreign language is surging as recovery from COVID in 2022 progresses.

Adrien Clautrier

Adrien Clautrier in the about the author section: Adrien Clautrier is a self-employed mechanic born and raised in Marseille, France. A motorcycle and automobile enthusiast, he has completed two US coast-to-coast trips, one on a Harley-Davidson and the other in a Cadillac. When he is not in his garage or on the road, he reads nonstop (especially Frédéric Dard’s San-Antonio series) or listens to the stand-up comedies of the late French comedian Coluche.