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Kiffer – To Like (Slang)

Kiffer – To Like (Slang)

Kiffer is an essential French slang verb meaning “to like” or “to enjoy”. It comes from Arabic and is commonly used among young people in France.

kiffer

to like (slang)

Kiffer - to like, to enjoy in French (slang)

Example sentences

For this first sentence, ouais is slang for “yes” and equates to “yeah”.

Tu kiffes ton prof de français ? – Ouais ! Il est sympa !

You like your French teacher? Yeah, he’s cool!

For this second sentence, the adverb trop means “too” or “too much”. But, in this context is slang and a synonym for très (very).

La vérité, c’est que je kiffe mon boulot. Mon patron est trop cool !

The truth is that I love my work. My boss is very cool.

C’était une bonne fête. J’ai kiffé.

It was a good party. I enjoyed myself.

Word origin

The Modern French slang verb kiffer comes from kif (pleasure, fun) in Arabic.

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David Issokson is a lifelong language learner and speaks over seven languages. Of all the languages he speaks, he's the most passionate about French! David has helped hundreds of students to improve their French in his private lessons. When not teaching or writing his French Word of the Day lessons, David enjoys his time skiing, hiking and mountain biking in Victor, Idaho.

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