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Quebecois — top 63 words

High-frequency vocabulary for English speakers. Reveal each card, then rate your recall — the schedule adapts (SM-2) and is stored on your device.

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#QuebecoisEnglish
1allôhi / hello
2saluthi / bye
3bonjourhello / good day
4comment ça va?how's it going?
5ça va benI'm doing well
6mercithank you
7bienvenueyou're welcome (Quebec usage)
8s'il vous plaîtplease
9excuse / scusesorry / excuse me
10bye / à tantôtbye / see you later
11c'est correctit's fine / okay ("c'est correc'")
12pas pirenot bad (pretty good)
13c'est le funit's fun
14c'est plateit's boring / too bad
15tiguidouall good / perfect
16chumboyfriend / buddy
17blondegirlfriend
18charcar
19dépanneurcorner store
20fin de semaineweekend
21magasinerto shop
22job / job (la)job
23piassebuck / dollar
24argentmoney
25maisonhouse
26icittehere (= ici)
27pantoutenot at all
28ben làcome on / oh come on
29tuyou (informal, very common)
30toé / moéyou / me (colloquial toi/moi)
31pognerto grab / catch / get
32niaiserto joke around / mess with
33jaserto chat
34capoterto freak out / be amazed
35écœurantawesome (lit. disgusting!)
36maladesick / awesome (slang)
37plogueplug / connection
38dispendieuxexpensive
39frettecold (very cold)
40tuquewinter hat / beanie
41mitainesmittens
42souliersshoes
43liqueursoft drink / pop
44breuvagedrink / beverage
45déjeunerbreakfast
46dînerlunch (midday)
47souperdinner (evening)
48patatepotato / fries (patates frites)
49poutinepoutine (fries, curds, gravy)
50tabarnak(strong swear, from "tabernacle")
51câlisse(strong swear, from "chalice")
52c'est tiguidouit's all set
53embarqueget in / hop in
54attache ta tuquehold on tight (lit. tie your hat)
55avoir de la misèreto have a hard time
56être tannéto be fed up
57c'est dullit's dull/boring
58aujourd'huitoday
59demaintomorrow
60hieryesterday
61je t'aimeI love you
62je comprends pasI don't understand
63parles-tu anglais?do you speak English?