Salut! Today you're learning some of the most common contractions you'll hear in everyday Québécois French — these are spoken shortcuts that you won't find in any textbook!
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J' — Je
J’pratique
T' — Tu
T'as le temps ?
Dla / D'la — De la
J'veux dla soupe
Din / Dins — Dans les
Regarde dins bacs
Sul — Sur le
Mon crayon est sul bureau
Sa — Sur la
Ma main est sa table
Cé — Sur les
Les élèves sont cé chaises
These contractions are everywhere in spoken Québécois French — you won't need to write them, but you'll definitely need to understand them when you hear them!
Can you make a few sentences using today's words? Write them in the comments below!