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Dans la vie de tous les jours, il y a certaines situations ou conversations qui reviennent toujours.

Dans ces situations, il est important de connaître les phrases typiques qu 'utilisent les Français.

Or, ces phrases, vous ne les contrôlez pas toujours.

Par exemple, mes étudiants me demandent très souvent « Pierre,

qu 'est -ce que je dois répondre à une personne si elle me dit « bonne journée »

and that I would like to wish the same thing.

So today I propose to see all these typical phrases in a typical situation.

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All right, let's start.

Let's start with the most easy, in the case where we want to wish something agréable to someone or to encourage someone.

Donc la première phrase typique c 'est par exemple « passe une bonne journée ».

Si on vous voit, on va dire « passez une bonne journée » bien évidemment.

Alors « passe une bonne journée », « passe un bon week -end », « passe un bon dîner entre amis »,

« passe un bon moment », etc. On peut dire aussi « ah je sais tu as ton entretien de travail,

j 'espère que tout se passera bien ».

On peut dire aussi « je croise les doigts » d 'accord ? pour souhaiter bonne chance.

Evident, on peut dire simplement bonne chance et je ne sais pas si vous connaissez cette expression,

mais on dit qu 'il ne faut pas souhaiter bonne chance

parce que ça fait l 'effet contraire et donc au contraire il faut dire merde, surtout à quelqu 'un qui va passer un examen.

C 'est une façon de souhaiter bonne chance, vous lui dites merde.

Bon, on peut dire ne t 'inquiète pas, tu vas y arriver, on est avec toi, on te soutient, tu es le meilleur,

bon courage, etc. second situation, what do we do to respond to someone who wants something to be nice and good day,

especially if we want to say the same thing, ok?

so if someone says for example good day, well first you say thank you

and you can respond de même tout simplement donc bonne journée

merci de même vous pouvez répondre aussi merci vous aussi ou

bien merci toi aussi un tout petit peu plus formel avec

le vous du ouvoiement ce serait vous de même merci donc ces réponses sont courtoises polies et expriment la réciprocité des souhaits

Now when someone changes the plan, changes the idea, for example, you had planned to do a dinner tomorrow with friends,

and then there is an friend who calls you or you meet him and he tells you,

no, finally, I can't, he has changed the plan, it's not possible.

What could you say?

First idea, no worries, we put it on another time, okay?

So, we put it on another time or on another time.

So, remettre cela à plus tard.

Retenez cette expression.

Si vous êtes inquiet parce que peut -être qu 'il lui est arrivé quelque chose de grave, vous pouvez lui dire, oh,

vraiment, j 'espère que tout va bien de ton côté.

Vous pouvez aussi dire, d 'accord, tiens -moi au courant si tu changes d 'avis.

Tiens -moi au courant, tenir au courant quelqu 'un, d 'accord, vous comprenez, c 'est informe -moi, d 'accord, donne -moi des informations.

You can also propose to change the plan together.

For example, you can say in this case, on can always report, if you prefer.

And finally, if you want to propose to do it again, you can say, okay, let me know,

or let me sign when you will be available the next time.

Nouvelle situation maintenant, quand quelqu 'un vous dit quelque chose de surprenant,

eh bien il y a plusieurs façons typiques de répondre en français.

Par exemple, vous avez un ami que vous connaissez depuis un moment et

puis vous ne le saviez pas mais un jour il vous

dit ben voilà tu ne le sais peut -être pas mais en fait je suis marié et j 'ai trois enfants.

Par For example, an expression typical French, a bon, this is really typical, we use it very often.

And you can add a bon, seriously, seriously.

In the theme of the rire and the smile and the blagues, we could say, you're a joke.

It's a joke.

When we are surprised, we say, incredible.

I've never thought of it.

And if you're shocked, really, I am in shock or I am shocked.

And finally the famous

Oh la la.

So for example

Oh la la, that then, I don't wait to wait.

And finally, we will see a last situation in which a person will offer you an invitation.

And we will see how we can accept the invitation, but also how we can refuse the invitation poliment.

So, for accepting poliment, you could say, just simply, with pleasure.

Oh yes, it would be very pleasure.

A very classic word, it's volontiers.

Alors attention, ça prend un S à la fin.

Ou encore, c 'est gentil, j 'accepte avec joie.

Plus familier, super, je serai là, compte sur moi.

Et finalement, pour refuser une invitation.

Alors ça, c 'est évidemment un petit peu plus délicat.

Donc voyons des façons délicates de refuser poliment une invitation.

Oh, I'm sorry, but I can't.

And then you can explain.

Because, just this evening, I have the kids at home, etc. In the same style, it would have been very fun.

And unfortunately, just tomorrow night, I already had something to be prevailed.

In the same style, I would have loved it, but just this evening, I can't.

I already had...

On could also say, aussi.

Merci pour l 'invitation, mais je suis déjà pris ou prise au féminin ce jour -là.

Donc cela évite d 'expliquer que vous n 'avez pas envie

d 'y aller et vous dites tout simplement que vous aviez déjà prévu quelque chose, vous êtes pris.

Finalement, une façon sympathique et élégante, dommage, je ne suis pas disponible.

Une prochaine fois.

Donc toutes ces phrases vous permettent de respond in a way poli and respectful, all in express your intention.

Now we're going to do a little game.

I'm going to leave in the comment which will be epingled in this video,

a situation and I'm going to ask you what would respond in French,

of course, to this situation or to this phrase, okay?

So it's just below the video, I attend your answers.

N 'oubliez pas le j 'aime à la vidéo pour l 'algo de YouTube, c 'est très important.

Et n 'oubliez pas que nous avons deux cours totalement gratuits et aussi pour les plus motivés d 'entre vous,

des cours avec nos professeurs ou des cours à faire de manière plus autonome où je vous explique tout en vidéo.

Je vous embrasse très fort et on se retrouve dans une prochaine vidéo.

A bientôt !

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “20 Phrases Essentielles pour des Conversations Quotidiennes”. This video has 94 sentences and 1205 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:28. The speaker talks at a natural 161 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 48% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
dire adjective	/ˈdaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/	Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
phrase noun	/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/	A short written or spoken expression.
invitation noun	/ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/	The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
pour verb	/poɹ/	To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
accord noun	/əˈkɔɹd/	Agreement of opinion, will, or action.
shock noun	/ʃɔk/	A sudden, heavy impact.
propose verb	/pɹəˈpəʊz/	To suggest a plan, course of action, etc.
contrary adjective	/ˈkɑntɹɛɹi/	Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
subscribe verb	/səbˈskɹaɪb/	To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name).
encourage verb	/ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/	To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
fort noun	/fɔɹt/	A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
refuse verb	/ɹɪˈfjuːz/	To decline (a request or demand).
intention noun	/ɪnˈtɛnʃn̩/	A course of action that a person intends to follow.
courage noun	/ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/	The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
grave noun	/ɡɹeɪv/	An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing	someone who wants · friend who calls · comment which will
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	has changed · I've never thought
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	be prevailed · will be epingled
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction	will be · will see

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 12 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, shock /ʃɔk/, intention /ɪnˈtɛnʃn̩/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, contraction /kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/
Long words — get the stress right: invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like dire, phrase, invitation.

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