20 expressions to speak like a French person

[jrineakter]

Hi! Having excellent grammar and a rich vocabulary is great, but it doesn't guarantee you'll speak like a French person. For that, you need to know ready-made expressions. That's what we're going to see together today. I'm going to present 20 of them to you.

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The first common expression I would like to introduce to you is "I beg you" or "I beg you." You will say "I beg you" in a formal setting, if you address the person formally, and "I beg you" in an informal setting, if you address the person informally. This expression is widely used because it has several meanings.

The second way to use "I beg you" is in response to "thank you." If someone says "thank you," you can say "you're welcome," or you can say "I beg you" or "I beg you."

And finally, this expression can also be used to ask for a favor.

For example: Please help me. I really need it.

Second very common expression: "anything". It means absurd, which has no meaning.

For example, if someone says to me: "The best football player of all time is Lionel Messi", I would say: "Nonsense, it's Zinedine Zidane". Here, "nonsense" is used to say: "But no, that's absurd".

The third expression, it is mainly used by our Belgian neighbors, is "à votre aise". It means take the time you need, don't hurry.

For example: “Oh, wait a minute, I italy whatsapp number data have to look at my phone.” And you might be told: “Go ahead. We have plenty of time.”

Fourth: "N'interdire" or "n'interdire que". It means however, nevertheless, despite what has just been said.

For example: "Yes, this child did something stupid. Still, that's not a reason to yell at him." So, here, we say that he did something stupid, but despite that, it's not a good reason to yell at him. Still.

Fifth: "It is an understatement to say so." It means that what is said is below reality, reality is much stronger than that.

For example, if someone says, "Actually, you're a bit of a neat freak," and the other person says, "Yes, that's an understatement," then that means that he's actually very, very neat. To say that he's a neat freak, that he likes his things to be all neat and tidy, well that's an understatement, that is to say that the truth is that he's very, very neat.

Sixth: “Well seen.” We use it to tell someone that they made a good point, that they told us something relevant.

For example, if you suggest to someone that you leave at 5pm and they say to you: "It would be better to leave 30 minutes earlier to avoid traffic jams", you can say: "Well seen". That is to say, your remark is relevant, thank you for reminding me of it. Well seen.

Seventh: "Joke aside." "Joke aside" means seriously, we made a joke, a joke, now we're going to talk seriously.

For example, imagine this dialogue:

– Since Sarah has been watching Korean series, she wants to go live in Korea.

The other answers:

- Serious ?

And the other said:

– No, I'm joking. But joking aside, she really wants to move abroad.

Eighth: "Quand bien même". It is used to express a concession. It could be replaced by "même si". It means even if something happens, well it will not change the final result. It is in the formal register and is followed by a verb in the conditional.

For example: Even if it rains, we will not cancel our hike. That means even if it starts to rain, even if it rains a lot, we will not cancel. Even if, even if.

Ninth: "Avoir beau". I think it's one of the first podcasts I recorded in 2011: avoir beau. It means that a situation remains unchanged despite the efforts we make.