Everyday life

perso

AbbreviationInformalB1

Meaning

personnel

Personal, clipped: « mon mail perso » as opposed to the work email, « c'est perso » to say it is nobody's business. It does not agree.

How it is said

perso

Gender and article

no article

Where you meet it

A message, a sign-up form (« adresse perso »), a conversation.

Example

Envoie-moi le fichier sur mon adresse perso, pas sur celle du bureau.

Send me the file to my personal (perso) address, not the work one.

In the DELF

listening B1

Watch out

Informal: in an exam, write « personnel » or « privé ». « Perso, je pense que... » is also a way of saying « personnellement ».

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