A1: Lesson 5

Question 1

oui / ouais

(we / way)

“Oui”, “ouais” or “mouais”?
“Oui” is the standard way of saying “yes” in French, while “ouais” is a bit more informal. 😃

If you want to sound very French right from the start, try and use the colloquial word “mouais”. This is a variation of “ouais” that you can say when you’re not too keen on something. 😑

Answer 1

yes / yep

Question 2

Tu veux venir ? Mouais, d’accord…

“Oui”, “ouais” or “mouais”?
“Oui” is the standard way of saying “yes” in French, while “ouais” is a bit more informal. 😃

If you want to sound very French right from the start, try and use the colloquial word “mouais”. This is a variation of “ouais” that you can say when you’re not too keen on something. 😑

Answer 2

Do you want to come? Yeah, ok…

Question 3

Mouais…

(Mwahay)

Answer 3

Yeah…

Question 4

non

(no(hn))

Answer 4

no

Question 5

s’il vous plaît

(seel voo play)

Answer 5

please

Lit: “if you please”

Question 6

merci

(mechsee)

Answer 6

thanks

Question 7

de rien

(duh ray(ahn))

Answer 7

you’re welcome

Question 8

pardon

(pachr-do(hn))

Answer 8

sorry

Question 9

excusez-moi

(ache-scoo-zaim-wah)

“Pardon” or “excusez-moi”?
We use “pardon” to make our way through a crowd or to apologise to someone. 😟

We can also say “excusez-moi” to get someone’s attention. This is the best way of approaching someone politely before asking them something. 👋

Excusez-moi, où est la gare ? (Excuse me, where is the train station?)

Answer 9

excuse me

Question 10

Excusez-moi, où est la gare ?

Answer 10

Excuse me, where is the train station?

Question 11

Oui, merci.

Answer 11

Yes, thanks.

Question 12

yes / yep

Answer 12

oui / ouais

(we / way)

“Oui”, “ouais” or “mouais”?
“Oui” is the standard way of saying “yes” in French, while “ouais” is a bit more informal. 😃

If you want to sound very French right from the start, try and use the colloquial word “mouais”. This is a variation of “ouais” that you can say when you’re not too keen on something. 😑

Question 13

Do you want to come? Yeah, ok…

Answer 13

Tu veux venir ? Mouais, d’accord…

“Oui”, “ouais” or “mouais”?
“Oui” is the standard way of saying “yes” in French, while “ouais” is a bit more informal. 😃

If you want to sound very French right from the start, try and use the colloquial word “mouais”. This is a variation of “ouais” that you can say when you’re not too keen on something. 😑

Question 14

Yeah…

Answer 14

Mouais…

(Mwahay)

Question 15

no

Answer 15

non

(no(hn))

Question 16

please

Answer 16

s’il vous plaît

(seel voo play)

Question 17

thanks

Answer 17

merci

(mechsee)

Question 18

you’re welcome

Answer 18

de rien

(duh ray(ahn))

Question 19

sorry

Answer 19

pardon

(pachr-do(hn))

Question 20

excuse me

Answer 20

excusez-moi

(ache-scoo-zaim-wah)

“Pardon” or “excusez-moi”?
We use “pardon” to make our way through a crowd or to apologise to someone. 😟

We can also say “excusez-moi” to get someone’s attention. This is the best way of approaching someone politely before asking them something. 👋

Excusez-moi, où est la gare ? (Excuse me, where is the train station?)

Question 21

Excuse me, where is the train station?

Answer 21

Excusez-moi, où est la gare ?

Question 22

Yes, thanks.

Answer 22

Oui, merci.