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English to French phrases translations - learn French!

Finally, some more common and popular French phrases...

Par hasard ... By chance

Par contre ... On the other hand

en colère ... angry

Je reve ... I must be dreaming

il me semble que ... It seems to me

Il faut que ... It is necessary

en verité ... truthfully, in truth

exprès ... On purpose (e.g.tu l'as fait exprès)

enfin (enfin bref) ... finally, to summarise, at last

Il me tarde ... I am looking forward to

Je m'en vais ... I'm off now

en moyenne ... On average

Pas mal ... Not bad

A quel point ... How much, to what degree (eg how much I love you)

de mieux en mieux ... from good to better

Things you might hear and not grasp straight away:

Ça vous plait?...do you like / enjoy that (easily confused with 's'il vous plait' - please, if you're not listening properly

Avec ça? / autre chose? / ça sera tout?...with that / anything else / will that be all (e.g. in a shop)

Vous avez choisi?...have you chosen / are you ready to order (in a restaurant) - if not,  a suitable response is 'pas encore'

Bon continuation...good 'continuation' to a meal - avoids saying bon appetit for each new course