TOP 8 FRENCH INSULTS TO SAY (OR NOT)

The most common French curse word. You’ll hear it everywhere. In the South, it is so used that it can replace commas !

Use:  in a lot of situations in everyday life, to express discontent mostly, but also surprise, or fear! I personally don’t spend a single day without saying it…

Meaning : (literally: whore, prostitute) but true meaning is “fuck”!

It is perhaps the second most used French curse word.

Use: when a unexpected or bad situation happens suddenly.

For instance, it’s suddenly raining and you get wet. But don’t worry, it’s never raining in Paris 😉

Meaning: shit, crap !

“Fait chier” usually goes after “merde”. And you can even combine those 3 ones in the same sentence if you’re really mad at something like “Putain, merde, fait chier!”

Use: when something really bad happens and make you angry or sad. (for instance, you broke your phone)

Meaning: (literally: “it makes me poop”) but means “that sucks!”

Let’s talk about people now… There’s a French expression saying : “One is always someone else’s jerk”. You’ll find connard ou connasse everywhere in the world.

Use: to define someone you hate, or who acts stupidly to you.

Meaning: jerk, bitch, asshhole, idiot, stupid. Both someone stupid and/or rude. A “connard” is a huge “con” as much as a “connasse” is a big “conne”

Here we are starting to become really rude!

Use: when you’re done arguing with someone, you have nothing left to say, and you’re looking a good way to conclude…

Meaning: well, it’s cristal clear “fuck you”, “go fuck yourself”, “go to hell”

I like this one. If I’m bothering you, well I’d rather “shut up” though…

This one is extremely rude! Even though I taught you this one, just don’t say it, please, or you’ll have big troubles!

Use : don’t use it.

Meaning: son of a bitch

(There’s nothing relevant to illustrate this phrase, so here’s for you a kitten)

You should avoid as much as possible to say this one too.

Use: “salaud or salope” is to define someone who did something very mean to you.

Meaning: slut, bastard