Learn "de rien," which means "you're welcome"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| In today's lesson, we continue on with basic etiquette. The French are extremely hospitable, and phrases of gratitude and those related are used at an extremely high frequency. During your travels in France, while you may not get the chance to use the French phrase for your welcome often, there is a very good chance you'll hear it. |
| GRAMMAR POINT |
| In French, "You're welcome" is De rien. De rien. Let's break it down by syllable: De ri-en. Now, let's hear it once again, De rien. The first word De, means "of." Let's hear it one more time, De. De, and De. This is followed by Rien, which in French is "nothing." Rien. Ri-en, and rien. So, altogether, we have de Rien. Literally, this means "of nothing," and is similar to the phrase "It's nothing!" in English. |
| Another way of responding to a phrase of gratitude is Je vous en prie, which means "You're welcome" in a more formal way than De rien. Je vous en prie. Let's break it down by syllable: Je vou-s en prie. Now, let's hear it once again, Je vous en prie. |
| The first word, Je, means "I." Let's hear it one more time, Je and Je. This is followed by vous, which in French is "you," or "to you." Vous. Vous, and vous. So, to recap here, we have Je vous. Literally, this means "I to you." Let's take a look at the next word, En, which means "of it." En and En. This is followed by Prie, which in French is something like pray. Prie. Prie, and prie. So, altogether, we have Je vous en prie. Literally, this means "I pray you of it," which is similar to "By all means;" and "Don't mention it." |
| The different ways to say "You're welcome" in French, very on context, and this can get a little complicated. However, if you stick to these two phrases, you will have your bases covered. Use De rien, in more informal settings such as between friends. And, Je vous en prie, in more formal settings such as in shops or on the street. |
Outro |
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| Okay. To close out today's lesson, we'd like for you to practice what we've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it out loud in French. You'll have just a few seconds before I give you the answer. So, bonne chance. That means "good luck" in French. Okay. Here we go. |
| "You're welcome." |
| De rien. |
| De rien. |
| De rien. |
| "You're welcome" as in "by all means." |
| Je vous en prie. |
| Je vous en prie. |
| Je vous en prie. |
| This is the end of today's lesson. See you soon. À bientôt! |
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Bonjour Sudhanshu,
You are very welcome. 😊
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Merci Aryan pour votre message !
Vous avez passé une bonne journée ?
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Bonjour Sunny !
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Bonjour Gloria !
Your first example is the correct one !
"c'est moi" is a way to say "derien" "the pleasure is mine".
Someone has to say "merci" !
Merci pour votre commentaire et à bientôt !
Marie Alice
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Bonjour!
Question about the use of "c'est moi"...
Let's say, for example, A helps B to pick something up. Would it be:
(I)
B: Merci!
A: C'est moi.
or
(II)
B: C'est moi.
In the lesson notes it says "c'est moi" is similar to "the pleasure is mine" which is not used the same way as "thank you" is in English so I'd like to double check its usage.
Thanks in advance!
te/t' and pre' were not in the lesson?:unamused:
Bonjour Souheila !
Merci pour votre commentaire ! :smile:
Enchantée de vous rencontrer !
Comment allez-vous ?
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Marie Alice
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i am training to write
i am an arab
merci pour lelçon :thumbsup:
Bonjour Gloria !
Merci pour votre gentil commentaire !
Bonne journée !
Marie Alice
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C'est une bonne leçon.
Bonjour Daniel !
It's a really interesting question !
"je vous en prie" means "I beg you / please" but it also means "you are welcome". It's more polite compared to "Derien" :smile:
Hope this helps !
A bientôt !
Marie Alice
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I always thought that "Je vous en prie." meant, I beg you, or please (Literally, I you pray). Something like "Je vous en prie, ne vous troublez pas." Perhaps this is a dialect difference between France and say, Canadian French? I suspect that "Je vous en prie" in the context you are giving it here would be sort of short for "Please, think nothing of it" or "Je vous en prie, c'était rien".