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Hello everyone. Today, a new video, special Generation Z vocabulary. Jenzy. As someone who is not part of Generation Z, I thought it would be a good idea to make a video about the vocabulary used by this generation. I'm not part of it because I was born in 1995 and it starts from 1997. But hey, in reality, I relate a little bit. I use the vocabulary they use. Uh, I feel a bit Generation Z anyway, so I'm a bit of the previous generation and this one too. So you'll allow me, uh, well, I'll allow myself, so I'm going to give you a little list with explanations and examples of the vocabulary they use. The words are also used by other ages, other generations, but there you go, it's just to tell you that it can be a marker of the younger ones, although now Generation Z stops at 2010, I think. So it's starting to be part of the older ones. And yes, join us. So let's go. We'll start right away with the first one. It's the verb "capter" which can be used in the present tense. "Tu captes." In the past, "tu as capté." "Tu as capté." What does it mean? It means to understand. So you understand or you have understood, you "capte." You have "capté." It's a bit like saying "you see what I mean, you understand?" "Tu captes ou pas?" You can also use it in the negative form. "J'ai pas capté là." I didn't understand. Second example, it's "carré." So "carré," what does it mean? It can mean, it's good, it's well organized. For example, if I tell you "Okay, we're going to the restaurant at 7 PM and to the cinema at 9 PM, does that work for you?" You can answer "Ouais, carré, c'est carré." Be careful, all the vocabulary I'm giving you here is informal, so it's specific to Generation Z or not, but it's also informal. So, be careful with the contexts in which you use them. Third example, "une dinguerie." You might recognize the word "dingue," which means crazy. So someone who is "dingue," who is crazy. So "une dinguerie" is something crazy, something a bit incredible. In fact, it's "une dinguerie" to do that. It can also be in a slightly more positive sense because "dinguerie," craziness, being crazy, being "dingue" in general, is not perceived as positive. So you can talk about a person you consider crazy as being "dingue" or doing "dingueries," but it can also be in the sense of incredible, positive. For example, the movie is so incredible, so great, it's "une dinguerie." The next word is "choc bar." "Choc bar," you might have already heard it, I've already talked about it on Instagram, I think. To be "choc bar" is to be shocked. You can just say "choc bar." He completely changed his life. "Choc bar," I am "choc bar," it's possible. Still informal. Be careful. The next one is "tu as dead ça." So if we break it down, "tu as dead" like in English, it means "you killed it." What can it mean? It means you succeeded at something extremely well. So yes, be careful, it's true that there is a lot of English influence on Generation Z and the next generation Alpha too. Words and expressions that are sometimes the same as in English or sometimes words borrowed from English. changing different expressions. I'm spoiling you a bit, this is an English word, "spoil," I'm spoiling you a bit of what's coming, but you'll see at the end. Next, the next word is "un bog." "Un bog" is a guy, a dude, a man. So for example, there's a weird "bog" staring at me over there. And the feminine version is "une go," like "go," "une go." So this is a girl, it can be used to talk about someone's girlfriend, just like "bog" can be used to talk about someone's boyfriend. So for example, "Yeah, she's been his "go" for 2 years." She's been his girlfriend for 2 years. Next, the very well-known one, I think I've already used it in my videos, it's "le seum." "Le seum," I like using that. It's a mix of rage, despair, anger. It can be a bit of all of that at once. For example, I missed my train, I'm so "seum." I'm disgusted, I'm a bit annoyed, I'm frustrated. You see, it's a mix of feelings, "le seum." Ah yes, next, another example that is used a lot on social media but also in real life and that I personally find quite funny and I sometimes use it ironically, is the term "ma vie." So literally "my life," it's like "my life" in English. We sometimes use it to talk to friends, someone who is very close, it's an affectionate term actually to say. Yes, "ma vie" sure, "ma vie" a bit like "my darling," "my dear," you see. But I have the impression that sometimes it's used ironically. Maybe that's my interpretation. You'll tell me if there are experts in the comments, but yeah, this one makes me laugh, I like it. The next word is the word "cringe." So earlier, I was talking about the influence of English, which we find here with "cringe" in French. So it's something that is awkward, unnatural, a bit embarrassing, that causes discomfort. So for example, you can say "These videos are so cringe, I can't watch them." And while we're at it with discomfort, embarrassment, cringe, the next one is the term "c'est gênant" or "Tu es gênant, tu es gênant." And this is something that, from what I've understood by looking a bit on social media, because you know when you're 30 and you're still on certain social networks where there are a lot of young people, I don't dare to participate much anymore. I'm not talking about Instagram from a professional point of view, but from a personal point of view. I don't really participate, I observe. I observe and sometimes I see comments like "But in 1995, they're dinosaurs." Motivated? Or during Covid, I was 5 years old. Wait, how old are you? You're 10 years old. Me during Covid, there you go. So the next question I wanted to mention is that the term "c'est gênant" or "tu es gênant" and "gênant" is used a lot among the younger ones and apparently, publishing on social media, for example, is being "gênant." And I don't know if it's true or not, but it's said that this new generation, it might not be the beginning of Jenzy, but rather the end or the generation after. I think everything is "gênant." Everything you do is "gênant." Well, I can understand, but at the same time, it's a shame. The next one is "claquer au sol." It's "claquer au sol." Maybe you have an idea. "Claquer." "Claquer" like a door slamming on the ground? No, that's difficult in reality. Something that is "claqué au sol" is something that is lame, that is uninteresting. So let's go back to the movie example, which can be "une dinguerie" but can also be "claqué au sol." So completely lame. This thing is "claqué au sol." Next, we have "un banger." So originally, it's something musical. I don't know if in English it's the same definition, but it's really, yes, a sound that is incredible, that is very, very cool, "un banger" in French. It has been extended a bit to everything else. So we can talk again about a movie, a video game, uh, anything. Anything can be "un banger." Do you have any examples of "bangers"? Tell me in the comments. "Un red flag." So this also comes from English, as you can imagine. A red flag. We won't use "drapeau rouge" in French but "red flag." So still in French and this is becoming more and more democratized, I would say, especially in relationships. So what is a "red flag"? A sign that shows negative behavior in a relationship. So we often say beware of "red flags" from the beginning and there you go, be careful. For example, he never answers your messages, that's a big "red flag." After, maybe there are some subjective things in "red flags," it depends, but there is still a basis that is quite interesting to study, I would say. The next one is "Askip." A S K I P. So it's not really a word in itself, in French, it's a reduction of "à ce qu'il paraît." So it's shorter because sometimes you can say "à ce qu'il paraît" and just "askip," "askip," they're dating. "Askip." The next one also makes me laugh a lot, it's "des lulu." You may have already heard it too if you are in fan communities, for example, or if you simply speak English. So it's a bit like being in your own world. It comes from "delusional" in English. Sorry for the accent, I wasn't prepared. Uh, it's a bit like making things up, imagining things. So it can be, I'm taking fan communities as an example, I'm not generalizing of course, but there can be fans, especially a bit extreme ones, who will imagine things with their idols and well, you can say they are "des lulus." They are "des lulus" but it can be adapted to any situation in daily life. The next one that I like to use, I know that I know that I probably shouldn't because it's really not my generation, but I love the word "wipin," which also comes from English. In fact, in French, "wipin" is often used in "tu whip tout" or "tu as tout whippin" and it means you've mixed everything up, you haven't understood anything, you've really mixed everything together, it's not right. So yeah, "tu whipes tout" again, you mix everything up. I don't know why I like this one. And the last one, I think it's not necessarily part of Generation Z, but we hear it a lot, I find. I think anyone can use it, but it's important as vocabulary, so I'm giving it to you. It's the word "frérot." You might notice, it comes from the word "frère." Brother, brother. And here, it's more of a friendly term that is often used in conversations. "Frérot," how are you, "frérot?" Well, "frérot." Of course, "frérot." So it can end sentences a bit, it serves as a link. Sometimes, it's not necessarily to speak friendly to the person, but it's maybe just to link the sentences a bit. It's maybe a speech tic, a bit like "du coup," you see. But it can also be directly to address your, your buddy, to say "Yeah, thanks "frérot," you're you're a real one." There you go, I hope this video on Generation Z vocabulary was enjoyable for you. So you can choose what you like, what you don't like, use what you want, always in an informal context. Be careful, I know again that some words are used by other ages, other generations. There isn't necessarily an age, but it was for you to click on the video. But it's still quite interesting to see the differences in vocabulary according to generations, according to ages. So I'll leave you with that. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to tell me in the comments. Did you know them all too? If you didn't know them, tell me a bit and then I'll say goodbye very soon for a new video. Đ