Learn French 14: BOF!
November 28, 2008 by admin
Explaining “bof”, little french word commonly used in familiar conversations. Be careful though and avoid using it in formal situations.
bof≠beauf
Duration : 0:6:34
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You could call it ” …
You could call it “maybe” =P
It’s just like the …
It’s just like the American “meh” which was the new word of the year, added to the dictionary.
Thanks for the …
Thanks for the video!! This really helped. I’m not very good at French, but now I’ll (hopefully!) be better at it, thanks to your videos!!
doesnt it mean like …
doesnt it mean like not to well but not that bad. like ca va
Holala = Oh my god. …
Holala = Oh my god.
Plus ou moins.
I thoroughly …
I thoroughly enjoyed this lesson! Merci beaucoup! (and laughed too!)
no, never
no, never
do you want to …
do you want to become a teacher ?
Yepper, it’s “meh.”
Yepper, it’s “meh.”
Salut
Je trouve …
Salut
Je trouve que tu t’en sors pas mal avec ces explications, car il est vrai que c’est pas évident d’expliquer.
Et en plus, t’as été sympa avec ta mise en garde avec bof et l’autre prononciation qui en fait n’a rien à voir.
Bon boulot. You go girl!
Hi leyla !
I’m …
Hi leyla !
I’m french and I really like your lessons
, they’r really funny!
Continue comme ca c’est vraiment super!
Umm…well…meh.. …
Umm…well…meh..
-all of the above
Would you like a …
Would you like a coffee or something ? don’t mind. (BOF!)
What did you think of the movie ? T’was so so. (Bof!)
what have you done today ? nothing special (BOF!)
How is it going today ? Just okay. (BOF!)
It’s actually used to talk about something not interesting, average or boring too. Everything can be BOF !
Voilaaa ! a+
Bonjour tout le …
Bonjour tout le monde…it’s not the same as ‘whatever’. It’s the same as ‘meh’.
Bof = meh.
In American speech, …
In American speech, it’s exactly like saying “Whatever”
Well whatever, I am …
Well whatever, I am not convinced! lol; ca passe tout seul….
Mouais bof, je suis …
Mouais bof, je suis pas convaincu !
I am fully …
I am fully bilingual so I do get it! and to add a little something there’s also an intonation aspect to it which makes whatever means bof! just that simple
yeah its meh
yeah its meh
l’usage le plus …
l’usage le plus contemporain : bof se traduit en anglais par “so, so”
ex: comment tu te sens? -bof
how are you feeling? -so, so
les americains apprennent en cours de francais que so, so se traduit par comme ci, comme ca, mais on n’utilise plus cette expression, mais bof a la place.
si ca aide..
why are YOU so ugly …
why are YOU so ugly you arent suppost to learn french!lol.
also:
why do you search for french lessons when you just wanna comment on her!!!you suck the balls dude.
Who didnt know that …
Who didnt know that that simple word(yes)=*yeah
lol…
he,elle est ta …
he,elle est ta femme ou quoi?lol…
Jai pas besoin de lecons de francais car jai un QI de comme 1000…anyways,je voulais juste voir comment les cours en FR etait…
Comme on dit,
KEWL tu de debrouilles bien! Continues!
no.
reported.
no.
reported.
can “beauf” be …
can “beauf” be translated by “jerk” ?