Friends Season 1 — Episode 1 Vocabulary

French vocabulary and idiomatic expressions from Friends Season 1, EpisodE 1, with their English translations.

Tu sors avec ce type ?

Are you dating this guy? / Are you seeing this guy?

J'ai subi avec lui.

I suffered because of him. / I went through a lot with him.

(Le téléphone) se met à sonner.

(The phone) starts ringing.

Je t'apporte un café.

I'll bring you a coffee.

Pigé ?

Got it? / Understand?

À voix haute

Out loud. / Aloud.

Si on m'avait toujours dit…

If I had always been told…

Pousse-la.

Push her. / Push it.

On comprend qu'il ait du mal.

We understand that he's having a hard time.

Ça va mieux.

Things are better now.

Je me sens mieux.

I feel better.

Il a fini par t'inviter.

He finally invited you. / He ended up inviting you.

Assieds-toi.

Sit down. (informal)

Assieds-vous.

Sit down. (formal/plural)

Installez-vous.

Make yourself comfortable. / Have a seat.

Je n'ai pas envie.

I don't feel like it. / I don't want to.

J'aurais dû me douter.

I should have known. / I should have guessed.

Tu t'es fait rouler.

You got ripped off. / You got conned.

Tu allais dire quoi ?

What were you going to say?

Ça te dit toujours ?

Are you still up for it?

Je n'avais jamais fait de café de ma vie.

I had never made coffee in my life.

Dans la foulée

Right afterward. / While you're at it. / Immediately after.

Si tu te sens d'attaque pour l'omelette.

If you're up for the omelette.

J'ai pas si faim que ça, en fait.

I'm actually not that hungry.

On s'appelle ?

Shall we call each other? / Want to call later?

Ça donne quoi ?

What's it like? / How does it turn out?

On a tous un boulot.

We all have a job.

Dégoter

To find. / To track down.

Je le connais.

I know him.

On ne te l'avait jamais faite ?

No one had ever pulled that on you?

Tu me connais si bien.

You know me so well.

En taule.

In jail. / In prison.

Ça craint.

That sucks. / That's bad. / That's sketchy.

Regarde ce que j'ai trouvé.

Look what I found.

Prends-le.

Take it.

En effet.

Indeed. / Actually. / That's right.

Allez, bonsoir.

Alright then, good night.

Qu'est-ce qui t'arrive ?

What's wrong? / What's happened to you?

Sortir avec quelqu'un

To date someone.

Se mettre à + infinitive

To start doing something.

Avoir du mal à + infinitive

To have trouble doing something.

Finir par + infinitive

To end up doing something.

Avoir envie de + infinitive

To feel like doing something.

Se douter de / que

To suspect. / To have a feeling.

Se faire + past participle

To have something happen to you (often something negative).

Se sentir d'attaque

To feel up to something.

Pas si… que ça

Not that…

Un boulot

A job. (informal)

Faire quelque chose à quelqu'un

To pull something on someone.