| Belgian French |
standard French equivalent |
English |
| pâté crème |
pâté de foie |
liver sausage |
| chique |
chewing-gum |
a piece of chewing gum |
| essui m. |
serviette f. |
towel |
| la toilette |
les toilettes |
the "bathroom", lavatory |
| faire la file |
faire la queue |
stand in line, queue |
| flat |
studio |
studio appartment |
| kot |
chambre d'étudiant |
basic student accomodation |
| maison communale |
mairie |
town hall |
| septante |
soixante-dix |
seventy |
| nonante |
quatre-ving- dix |
ninety |
| oiseau sans tête |
paupiette, roulade |
meat dish with bacon or beef slice wrapped
around it |
| pistolet |
petit pain rond |
bun |
| américain |
steak tartre |
ground beef eaten raw! (American??!) |
| athénée |
lycée |
high school, secondary school |
| brol |
désordre |
mess |
| caillant (il fait -) |
froid (il fait -) |
cold |
| chicon |
endive |
Belgian endive |
| chique |
chewing-gum |
chewing gum |
| crolle |
boucle (cheveux |
curl (of hair) |
| drache |
forte averse |
downpour |
| savoir* |
pouvoir* |
to be able to('savoir' means 'to know how to'
in standard French |
| pet (pronounced 'pètte') |
fesses |
behind, backside |
| tapis plein |
moquette |
floor carpet (wall-to-wall) |
| comique |
drôle |
funny |
| gai |
amusant, sympa |
fun |