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WorksheetsLe Verlan
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is "Verlan"?
A breed of dog
Backwards slang
The word L'envers in verlan
A brand of shampoo
How do you make "verlan"?
You invert the beginning and ending of the word flipping the two main sounds of the word
You remove the last letter and then add "ay" to the ending
You chop off the last two letter and add "é"
You spell the word backwards
Select all the examples of verlan words:
cimer
meuf
ercimay
icrem
jourbon
What is the difference between verlan and argot?
argot is general slang, verlan is specifically backwards slang
argot and verlan are the same
argot is backwards slang and verlan is general slang
verlan and argot are synonyms
Which is verlan for "bonjour"?
jourbon
rbonjou
ruojnob
onjourbay
Which is verlan for "femme"?
meuf
effemm
emmef
emmefay
Which is verlan for "voiture"?
turevoi
evoirur
erutiov
oiturevay
Which is verlan for "rigoler"?
golri
rrigole
relogir
igoler-ray
"meuf" has been reverlanized into
femme
femeu
fuem
eufmay
Which is verlan for "cop"?
keuf
feuk
police
licepo
Which is verlan for "fête"?
teuf
tefê
feet
etef
Which is verlan for "mère"?
reum
erem
reme
èremay
Which is verlan for "père"?
reup
erep
repe
èrepay
Where did Verlan develop?
in poor communities around paris, like les banlieues
in rich communities in paris
in young rich communities in paris
in poor communities in Québec
What is Verlan for " maestro" ?
Stromae
Ortseam
Aestromay
Omaestr
