Learn expressions for agreeing and disagreeing
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| Welcome back, watchers! Bye! |
| So welcome back, watchers! This week I'm going to talk about must-know expressions for agreeing and disagreeing. Are you ready? |
| 1. C'est vrai. "That's true." |
| Yeah, this is just a simple answer for when something is true. C'est vrai can also be a question if you want to confirm that someone said something or you are really surprised. |
| C'est vrai? "Really?” |
| Yeah, and we just say casually, Oui c'est vrai. |
| Or “did you notice that the sky is blue today?” |
| Tu as remarqué que le ciel était bleu aujourd'hui? Ah c'est vrai! ”Oh! That’s true.” |
| 2. Je crois que oui. "I guess so." |
| "Do you think the concert is going to be at 8pm today? Yeah, I think so." |
| Tu crois que le concert est à huit heures ce soir? Je crois que oui. |
| So this is not a 100% sure answer so you still have to check it, but you are 75 to 80 percent sure it's true. |
| 3. Absolument. "Absolutely." |
| That's when you are 100 percent convinces it’s true or right, or what you are saying. |
| "I think we should go with the blue color for the marketing campaign. Absolutely." |
| Je crois que nous devrions choisir le bleu pour la campagne marketing. Absolument. |
| And not the yellow! |
| It's also a really formal and polite manner to say yes. For example, if you're in a fancy hotel and you say, “oh, is the bar on the first floor?” And they say, absolument, “absolutely”. |
| 4. Qu'en pensez-vous? "What do you think?" |
| "What do you think about this week's lesson? Leave a comment.” |
| Que pensez-vous de la leçon de cette semaine? Laissez-moi un commentaire. |
| “What do you think about the food here?" Que pensez-vous de la nourriture ici? |
| I think it's really good! Yeah, it's totally cool. |
| 5. Peut-être. "Maybe." |
| "Do you think you will be able to come tonight? Maybe." |
| Est-ce que tu penses que tu pourras venir ce soir? Peut-être. |
| That's 50/50 level of sureness. |
| 6. Je ne pense pas. "I don't think so." |
| "Do you think you can finish this task before the day is over? I don't think so." |
| Tu penses que tu pourras finir ce travail avant que la journée soit finie? Je ne pense pas. |
| 7. Bien sûr! "Of course!" |
| "Can I have fries with my chicken? Of course!” |
| Est-ce que je peux avoir des frites avec mon poulet? Bien sûr! |
| Yes! |
| “Mom, can I go out?” Maman, est-ce que je peux sortir? |
| Bien sûr! “Of course!" |
| Just be careful and call mummy when you arrive. |
| 8. J'allais le dire. "I was just going to say that." |
| Or sometimes we use, tu l'as dit, which is "You're right. You said so." |
| Oh my god! Have you seen Betty’s new hair color? It’s terrible. |
| J'allais le dire! "I was just about to say that!" |
| 9. Je crains d'être en désaccord. "I'm afraid I disagree." |
| Je n'aime pas la musique pop. Je crains d'être en désaccord. |
| "I don't like pop music. I'm afraid I disagree." |
| And what kind of music do you like, guys? Leave a comment. |
| 10. Aucun doute là-dessus. "No doubt about it." |
| Here you are a 120% sure it's true, so use it when you are only really sure. |
| "This episode of ‘Weekly Words’ is going to be awesome! No doubt about it.” |
| Cet épisode de "French Weekly Words" va être super bien! Aucun doute là-dessus. |
| Il va signer le contrat, aucun doute là-dessus. “He is going to sign the contract, no doubt about it." |
| So that's about it for this week! Don't forget to check the website FrenchPod101.com for more French lessons, and we'll see you next time! Bye-bye! |
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