FSV #14: PLUS TARD (par Big Flo & Oli)

French Song Vocabulary #14 introduces PLUS TARD by French Rap sibling duo Big Flo & Oli. (A duo so famous in France, they even have their own documentary on Netflix.) PLUS TARD is a somewhat slower French rap song that talks about the hypocrisy of adults saying “You will understand later.”.

I love this song since it’s one of the few songs that I can actually rap along to. And the good combination of both imparfait & futur simple tense examples in its lyrics make it a great song for a French grammar lesson.

Try the new Q&A to review the lyrics, translation and vocabulary notes. Then learn the Bonus Word through the Word Map. And review with the Flashcards & Cheat Puzzle Sheet download!

Feature image credit: From music video of PLUS TARD by Big Flo & Oli

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Table of Contents…

A) French Song Vocabulary
- 1) Music Video: PLUS TARD
- 2) Q&A
B) Bonus Word Map
C) Review
- 1) Flashcards
- 2) Download

French Song Vocabulary
Cheat Puzzle Sheet : All-in-One sheet with word definitions, lyrics & review puzzles!

A) French Song Vocabulary

1) Music Video : PLUS TARD
2) Q&A

Watch the PLUS TARD music video to learn new vocabulary words.

1) Music Video: PLUS TARD

Lyrics, translation and vocabulary notes available at the end of the Q&A.

Tu connais, non? Quand j’étais petit,
je pensais qu’en (1)_____ trop…
je pouvais me (2)_____ les yeux.
Que les (3)_____ sur mes (4)_____ avaient le pouvoir d'(5)_____ les (6)_____.
Quand j’étais petit,
je pensais que les adultes (7)_____ toujours vrai.
Et la nuit dans la voiture je pensais que la lune me (8)_____.

Mais depuis qu’est-ce qui a changé? Pas grand chose.
Je n’ai pas (9)_____ les questions que je me pose.
Qu’est-ce qui a changé? Pas grand chose.
Je n’ai pas (9*)_____ les questions que je me pose.

On me disait tu (10)_____ plus tard.
Tu (10*)_____ plus tard.
Tu (10*)_____ plus tard.
Mais on est plus tard et je comprends pas.
Tu (10*)_____ plus tard.
Tu (10*)_____ plus tard.
Tu (10*)_____ plus tard.
Mais on est plus tard et je comprends pas.

Note: 9*, 10* are repeats of word blanks 9 & 10 respectively.
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2) Q&A

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PART 1 (Words 1, 2)PARTS 2, 3, 4, 5COMPLETE SONG

Q1 PART 1 (Words 1, 2)

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the video.

Tu connais, non? Quand j’étais petit,
je pensais qu’en (1)_ trop…
je pouvais me (2)_ les yeux.

(a) LOUCHENT, BLOQUÉ
(b) LOUCHANT, BLOQUER
(c) LOUCHONT, BLOQUE

ANSWER 1 (Words 1, 2)

A1Answer: (b) LOUCHANT, BLOQUER
Tu connais, non? Quand j’étais petit,
je pensais qu’en LOUCHANT trop…
je pouvais me BLOQUER les yeux.
Translation:
Don’t you know? When I was small,
I thought by squinting a lot…
I could jam my eyes.

Vocabulary Notes:

LOUCHER (To squint; vt, -ER reg conj) – Here LOUCHANT is used in the Participe Présent form.
BLOQUER (To jam, to block; v pron, -ER reg conj)
ME BLOQUER LES YEUX = To jam/block my eyes
– In French, they don’t just say “BLOQUER MES YEUX (Jam my eyes)”, they say “ME BLOQUER LES YEUX (Me block/jam the eyes)” with the pronominal verb (SE BLOQUER) and the reflexive pronoun (in this case ME).
– Ex1) JE ME LAVE LES MAINS (I me wash the hands.)
– Ex2) JE ME BROSSE LES DENTS (I me wash the teeth).
To be honest, this was annoying in the beginning. But compared to all the other annoying things in the world (like getting corn stuck between your teeth), you get used to it. So it’s not too bad……^^

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B) Bonus Word

Learn the Bonus Word…

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1) Pink word boxes show the FVV vocabulary words.
2) Blue word boxes show Bonus words.
3) Bold font show dictionary-look-up words (The form of the word that it is listed under in the dictionary.)
4) White outlined boxes show different forms of the words they are attached to.

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QWhat lyric in the song means “Wish/Wishes” and rhymes with the word that means “Confession/Confessions“?

WORD MAP ANSWER

AL’AVEU/les AVEUX mean respectively “Confession/Confessions” and rhymes with the lyric le VOEU/les VOEUX (“Wish/Wishes“). *Although the endings are different OEU & EU are pronounced the same. The X at the end of the plural forms are silent.

PUZZLE ANSWERS available in the next blog post for FVV Word #51

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C) Review