Argot - French Slang - K
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| kif-kif or kifkif
[keef keef] (familiar adj) - (all the) same Le mot « kif-kif » vient de l'arabe - The word "kif-kif" comes from Arabic. Le beurre, la margarine, c'est kif-kif, n'est-ce pas ? - Butter, margarine, it's all the same, isn't it? Related: le kif - hashish; C'est du kif - It's the same thing
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| *Pronunciation
notes
Due to the limitations of HTML, I cannot use true phonetic symbols. I tried to be as straightforward as possible, but please refer to this chart to understand my pronunciation symbols. Note that this is only a guide to help you get the most out of the sound file. Please refer to a dictionary for the exact pronunciation. |
a | father | ||
| ay | hate | |||
| e | bed | |||
| ee | meet | |||
| euh | full | |||
| o | go | |||
| uh | the | |||
| u | fool | |||
| (n) | nasal n | |||
| zh | mirage |
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