The Complete Merde!: The Real French You Were Never Taught At School

by Geneviève

A saucy guide to survival in everyday French. With chapters on insults, sex, drink and those expressive Gallic gestures, this book reveals the necessary vocabulary, explains its proper use and gives examples and exercises for the eager student.

Genres: France, Nonfiction, Humor

192 pages, Paperback

First published October 7, 1996

Reviews

[Russell Hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

A delightful little read and a treasure in understanding the actual spoken French just as we never really cover slang in any language class and yet it is how we speak, no matter what the language.
Tant pis que je n'a pas de ce livre quand je voyage en France! j'en ai besoin pendant les demos et avec cet ane a l'aeroporte!

[Ben · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty funny, a bit informative, not practical for as little as I use my French these days, but should be entertaining if I have it around next time I'm in the francophone routine.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This will be a reference guide for me for many years to come.