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Lower Intermediate Lesson #6 - How Many Ways are there to Say “Yes!” in French?

Level: Lower intermediate lessons

Well, your internship with the French Division of the global company you work for ends tomorrow. You love working here! The French people you met here welcomed you aboard, taught you a lot about working with people in France, and even welcomed you into their French homes and families so you wouldn’t feel so lonely! You are really going to miss them and living here in France! Just one more stop to make in your French boss’s office before you call it a day…What’s this? He wants you know if you would like to stay on in France for another year? Well, you have learned a lot about speaking in French, but how many different ways are there to say YES in French?? Learning French with FrenchPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn French! In this French Lower Intermediate lesson you will learn how to say “Yes!” in a number of different ways in French! You will also learn about how to ask if you can take photos of people or things in French. Finally, we will tell you where you can keep up with the French news either before or during your stay in France! A picture please

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Grammar: Recent past conjugation form., Alternative ways to say yes and no | Function: talking about recent past events, asking simply for permission | Topic: Pictures! | Politeness Level: formal

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12 Responses to “Lower Intermediate Lesson #6 - How Many Ways are there to Say “Yes!” in French?”

FrenchPod101.com says:
Friday at 6:30 pm

Have you ever tried to get a picture or an autograph of a famous person?

maxiewawa says:
Friday at 7:00 pm

Sam, the city in Australia is “Cairns”. Il y un “s” a la dernier.

Angele says:
Saturday at 12:41 am

Noooo, never had the chance to see a celebrity….. (except in concert…. )

Thank you for the insight Maxiwawa!

Jacqueline says:
Saturday at 1:37 am

Quel est la différance entre “Mais Oui” et “Bien Sûr”?

careyxxx says:
Saturday at 3:35 am

Dans le PDF, on vient d’apprendre les mots «absolument» et »certainement». Comment utilise-t-on ces mots dans le negative avec «pas» et dans quelles situations?

Can you make an example in French ( a situation) where we would answer “Absolutely not” or “Certainly not”?

Bouks says:
Saturday at 4:10 am

Here are some examples:

Sam: Bouks, peux-tu me donner 1000 Euros?

Bouks: Absolument pas.

Celine: Bouks, pourquoi tu ne lui donnes pas 1000 Euros? Il ne le mérite pas?

Bouks: Certainement pas.

(Sam: don’t take it personally )

Bouks says:
Saturday at 4:24 am

By the way, I love the lesson photo Let me guess…it’s Sam (left) and Sylvain (right)? Allez, dites-moi! That photo should be on the FrenchPod101.com front page

Angele says:
Saturday at 6:35 am

Ooohh I see a lot of questions today!

Bouks, great example!

For the first enquiry about “Mais oui!” and “Bien sur” both are used the same way to confirm an information.
Ex:
- Tu vas au cinéma ce soir?
- Mais oui! Je te l’ai déjà dit.
Depending on the intonation, you could use it also to express your frustration! (ohhh tu me le demande encore! Mais oui, je vais au cinéma ce soir!)

Remember “Mais si” can be used to insist after a negative statement.
Ex:
- Je suis fatigué. Je ne veux pas sortir.
- Mais si. Allez! Viens avec moi!

Angele says:
Saturday at 7:19 am

Concerning the picture of this lesson, I will let Sam, Sylvain or Celine answer you!

Hey Bouks I do love the pics too!!! I got surprise one I saw the first one!

Angèle

Christophe says:
Saturday at 10:15 am

Well ! Actually None of Them !
Bouks, si tu veux voir la charmante equipe de Frenchpod101… il y a des photos sur le site !

careyxxx says:
Monday at 2:28 am

How do you say “He doesn’t like having his picture taken” in French?

Will Angele and Alex have their photos put up on the site, too? I can find only 1 page on the site with pictures of the Frenchpod101 team, but it is incomplete. Some people are missing pictures, and some people are missing pictures and biographies.