Learn how to express certainty
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric. |
| Yasmine: And I'm Yasmine. |
| Eric: Expressing Certainty. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use a sentence pattern for expressing certainty. |
| PATTERN |
| Eric: For example, "I’m sure it's the right answer." |
| Yasmine: Je suis sûre que c'est la bonne réponse. |
| Yasmine: [slow] Je suis sûre que c'est la bonne réponse. |
| Eric: The pattern for expressing certainty has 4 elements. First, the expression "I am sure that" for a female speaker. |
| Yasmine: Je suis sûre que. |
| Eric: Second, the subject, in this case the pronoun "it." |
| Yasmine: c'. |
| Eric: Third, the verb "to be," conjugated in the third person singular and present tense. |
| Yasmine: est. |
| Eric: And last, the complement, in this case "the right answer." |
| Yasmine: la bonne réponse. |
| Eric: Altogether, we have "I’m sure it's the right answer." |
| Yasmine: Je suis sûre que c'est la bonne réponse. [slow] Je suis sûre que c'est la bonne réponse. [normal] Je suis sûre que c'est la bonne réponse. |
| Eric: First you have the expression "I am sure that." The writing of the word "sure" varies depending on if the speaker is a man or a woman. Then comes the subject, followed by a verb conjugated in gender and number according to the subject, and lastly the complement. |
| Yasmine: Je suis sûre que c'est la bonne réponse. |
| Eric: So remember, to express certainty, start with the expression "I'm sure that," followed by a subject and a verb conjugated according to that subject, and then the thing you’re positive about. |
| Eric: Here's another example meaning, "I'm sure he'll be happy about his present." First, the expression "I am sure that" for a male speaker. |
| Yasmine: Je suis sûr qu'. |
| Eric: Second, the subject, in this case the pronoun "he." |
| Yasmine: il. |
| Eric: Third, the verb "to be," conjugated in the third person singular and future tense. |
| Yasmine: sera. |
| Eric: And last, the complement, in this case "happy about his present." |
| Yasmine: content de son cadeau. |
| Eric: Altogether we have... |
| Yasmine: Je suis sûr qu'il sera content de son cadeau. [slow] Je suis sûr qu'il sera content de son cadeau. [normal] Je suis sûr qu'il sera content de son cadeau. |
| Eric: "I'm sure he'll be happy about his present." |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Je suis sûr qu'il sera content de son cadeau. |
| Eric: How do you say - "I'm sure he didn't do it on purpose." To give you a hint, "to not do it on purpose" is... |
| Yasmine: ne pas faire exprès. [slow] ne pas faire exprès. [normal] ne pas faire exprès. |
| Eric: "I'm sure he didn't do it on purpose." |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Je suis sûr qu'il ne l'a pas fait exprès. [slow] Je suis sûr qu'il ne l'a pas fait exprès. [normal] Je suis sûr qu'il ne l'a pas fait exprès. |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Je suis sûr qu'il ne l'a pas fait exprès. |
| REVIEW |
| Eric: Let's review the sentences from this lesson. I’ll give you the English equivalent of the phrase, and you’re responsible for shouting it out loud in French. Here we go. |
| Eric: "I’m sure it's the right answer." |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Je suis sûre que c'est la bonne réponse. |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Je suis sûre que c'est la bonne réponse. |
| Eric: "I'm sure he'll be happy about his present." |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Je suis sûr qu'il sera content de son cadeau. |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Je suis sûr qu'il sera content de son cadeau. |
| Eric: "I'm sure he didn't do it on purpose." |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Je suis sûr qu'il ne l'a pas fait exprès. |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Je suis sûr qu'il ne l'a pas fait exprès. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay. That's all for this lesson. You learned a pattern for expressing certainty, as in... |
| Yasmine: Je suis sûre que c'est la bonne réponse. |
| Eric: meaning "I’m sure it's the right answer." |
| Eric: Thanks, everyone, see you next time! |
| Yasmine: A la prochaine! |
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