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Non.
Merci.
De rien.
What do these words mean?
Stick around.
In this quick lesson, you'll learn basic French phrases all beginners must know.
Before we start, did you know that in French, simply choosing how to say you can show if you're friends or not?
Keep watching for the answer at the end.
Oui.
Yes.
Oui.
Oui.
French speakers often say ouais instead of oui in informal speech.
It's exactly the same as English for yeah compared to yes.
Tom helps Oscar at an electronics store.
Tu aimes cette marque?
Oui, je pense que c'est une bonne marque.
Non.
No.
Non.
Non.
In the same idea as ouais for oui, we can say non for non in an informal speech.
Jack mistakes Steve for a student.
Tu es étudiant ici?
Non, je ne suis pas étudiant.
Je suis juste de passage.
Encore une fois.
One more time.
Encore une fois.
Encore une fois.
Have you heard encore at the end of a concert?
It's literally asking for the artist to do it one more time.
Encore une fois.
Lina asks Daphne for a clarification.
Excusez-moi, je n'ai pas compris.
Encore une fois s'il vous plaît.
Bien sûr.
Lentement.
Slowly.
Lentement.
Lentement.
You can turn many words into an adverb by adding m'en at the end.
Lent.
Lentement.
Or the opposite, rapide.
Rapidement.
Susan needs clarification when asking Jeffrey for directions.
Excusez-moi lentement s'il vous plaît.
Prenez la première à gauche, puis à droite.
Excusez-moi.
Excuse me.
Excusez-moi.
Excusez-moi.
Excusez-moi is a polite way to say sorry or excuse me.
But you can also use the more informal pardon to mean the same thing.
Jack expresses interest in an item at a store.
Excusez-moi, combien ça coûte?
C'est 20 euros.
Voudriez-vous l'acheter?
Je suis désolé.
I'm sorry.
Je suis désolé.
Je suis désolé.
A more casual way to say it is to use the single word désolé.
But the most polite way to say it is to use the full sentence je suis désolé.
Steve apologizes to Oscar for a misunderstanding.
Je suis désolé.
C'était une erreur de ma part.
Ce n'est rien.
Pas de problème.
Merci.
Merci is a quick and nice way to say thank you.
But you can add beaucoup which means a lot.
Merci beaucoup means thank you very much.
Susan thanks Lina for her party invite.
Merci beaucoup pour l'invitation.
De rien.
Another way to say de rien is il n'y a pas de quoi.
Anne provides legal advice to Steve.
Merci beaucoup pour ton aide.
De rien.
S'il vous plaît.
S'il vous plaît.
Did you know that in French, tu is for friends or family, vous is more formal?
Choosing the right form shows respect and affects how others view your relationship.
Thanks for watching. Don't forget to practice these new words and phrases.
See you next time!

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