You are in the right place to find out everything you ever wanted to know about the funny French expression "Ferme-la". To be clear, this includes a complete explanation of what it is and how you can use it in a dialogue with an audio example. But wait, we also added some useful informations like dialogue example, synonyms, slow pronunciation audio and more!
Translation : Shut up
Literal meaning : Close it
Register : Informal - Funny - Swear
Slow
Normal
IPA : / fɛʁməla /
The literal meaning is:
There are many ways to say "Shut up" in French and even if it's never a pleasant thing to say, some ways are (much) more harsh than others.
You can find all the possibilities in the section "Synonyms" below, but basically if you want to say it "Politely" you can say: "Arrête de parler" or "Chut" or "Silence".
To say it "Vulgarly" use instead: "La ferme" or “Ferme-la” or "Ta gueule" or "Ferme ta gueule"
But... What about "Tais-toi"? Well, it's right between these two groups: neither super polite, nor very vulgar. That's why it's better to use it with people you are comfortable with and definitely not in a work environment.
↓ Example in a story with French audio ↓
Finally, let's see an example in a parallel story with slow audio.
Chasse nocturne
Night hunting
10%
The story just started!
Get full access to 365 texts and quizzes, including this one.
Discover more Already a member? Full story and quiz here.
MANUAL
Mode
SHOW
Translation
