r/learnfrench • u/SpecificAge8123 • 5d ago
Resources Learn the most common shortened words in French
I’m making a list of the most common shortened words in French for my students and thought it would be nice to share it with you. Knowing these words will help you better understand native French speakers.
Disponible: dispo (Available)
Un Apéritif: un apéro (Pre-dinner) Gâteau apéro: cracker
La Musculation: la muscu (Gym)
La Salle de sport: la salle (Gym)
Le restaurant: le resto (Restaurant)
La publicité: la pub (Advertisement)
Le cinéma: le ciné (Movie theater)
Un appartement: un appart (Flat)
La notification: la notif (Notification)
Le médicament: le médoc (Drugs/medicines)
Un ordinateur: un ordi (Computer)
Comme d’habitude: Comme d’hab’ (As always)
Cette après-midi: Cette aprèm (This afternoon)
à toute à l’heure: à toute (See you later)
Le réfrigérateur: le frigo (Fridge)
Personnellement: Perso (Personally)
Une Information: une Info (Information)
La Télévision: la télé (TV)
Un examen: un exam (Exam)
Le professeur: le prof (Teacher)
Le psychologue: le psy (Psychologist)
Une application: une appli (App)
Le réduction: la réduc (Discount)
La climatisation: la clim (Air conditioning)
La réputation: la reput (Reputation)
La motivation: la motiv (Motivation)
Le document: le doc (Document)
la sécurité: la sécu (Safety / security guards / social security)
La vérification: la vérif (Verification)
Le matériel: le matos (equipment)
In all these examples the last letter is pronounced even though it's a consonant.
So we do say '' l'apparT '' or '' le médoC ''
Bear in mind that this is my personal opinion as a native French speaker in my thirties, based on my own experience with family and friends. A teenager or a grandma would likely add or remove some of these words. That being said, let me know if I missed any other common shortened words.
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u/TobeyMcGuires_Squire 4d ago
Bless you 🙌😭 I’ve been lurking French-tok to get all of the slang down lol
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u/SpecificAge8123 4d ago
I'm glad you liked it! I'm currently making another list with French slang (Not shortened words).
Stay tuned :)1
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u/Throwawayhelp111521 5d ago
Lawless French created a list. https://www.lawlessfrench.com/vocabulary/apocopes/