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Tiens-moi au courant!

This literally means "keep me up to date." It is a common phrase to use to encourage friends to keep you in the loop about new pieces of their lives.

Allez savoir porquoi / Va savior pourquoi

This is roughly translated as 'God knows why.' It is a great way to show when something leaves you truly befuddled.

Ca te dit?

Ca vous dit?

It means 'are you up for it?'. It is a great way to suggest an afternoon adventure.

N'importe quoi!

Reasons to

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Used to express a dissenting opinion. Similar to our expression "whatever" in English.

C'est n'importe quoi!

A very similar expression. Used to express "that's nonsense!"

People will say that you speak like a native French speaker.

Ca roule? - Comme d'habe=i

Adapted from http://www.fluentu.com/french/blog/casual-everyday-french-phrases-expressions/

Ca roule? - How is it going?

Comme d'habi - Informal response to the question.

Laisse tombler

Common French Phrases

Translates as 'just forget it.' Does not carry quite the bite of our 'drop it' in English.

Using phrases like a native French speaker

Ouais, enfin

T'sais?

This is another common conversation filler. It is closest to our "yeah...well."

C'est naze / c'est nul / c'est pourri

These are all different ways of saying that sucks

Allez!

J'en mettrais ma main au feu!

It is best translated as I would bet my life on it. In French, it more accurately is 'I'd put my hand in the fire.'

Je n'en crois pas mes yeux.

This is a great phrase to use to show when you that you are pleasantly surprised. It means 'I can't believe my eyes.'

An English equivalent would be "oh c'mon." It is used to register your displeasure with someone else.

A very common phrase. It is unusual not to hear it in a conversation. It is similar to our 'ya' know,'

Bref

This phrase is used to give a brief summary. We might say 'to make a long story short' in English.

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