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Discover the French phrase "C'est marrant"

We are going to explain you everything you have to know about the basic French sentence "C'est marrant". This include a complete explanation of what it is and how to use it in a conversation with an audio example. Along with the useful informations we added like slow pronunciation audio, dialogue example, synonyms and more!

English translation

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  Translation : It's funny

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Pronunciation

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  IPA : / sɛ maʁɑ̃ /

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What does c'est marrant mean?

Definition

The literal meaning is:

• C'est → It is
• Marrant → Funny

Among all the different ways to say "It's funny" in French, "C'est marrant" is one of the most used one. It's coming from the verb "Se marrer" which is an informal synonym of the "Rigoler" (To laugh).

How to use it

The very classic way to say "It's funny" in French would be "C'est drôle", but "C'est marrant" and "C'est rigolo" are totally fine too, even if they are a bit more informal.

In addition, the slang way to say it is: "C'est des barres" (It's bars) or simply "Des barres" (Bars).

Finally, if something is extremely funny, you can use "C'est à mourir de rire" (Literally: It's to die of laughing) or "C'est hilarant" (It's hilarious).

Synonyms

• C'est rigolo. ("It's funny")
• C'est drôle. ("It's funny")
• C'est hilarant. ("It's hilarious")
• C'est à mourir de rire. ("Literally: It's to die of laughing")
• C'est des barres. ("Literally: It's bars")(Slang)
• Des barres de rire. ("Literally: Bars of laugh")(Slang)
• Des barres. ("Literally: Bars")(Slang)

Example in a dialogue with audio

Dialogue

J'ai regardé ce film dont tout le monde parle

I watched this movie everybody is talking about

Alors, c'est marrant ?

So, is it funny?

Comme ci, comme ça

So-so