Ch 21 · Lesson 21French · Chapter 21 · Lesson 21 · Phrase session
Giving your opinion
Saying what you think, and asking what they think, without sounding like a textbook.
Why these go together
French conversation runs on opinions, and a French friend will ask for yours and expect a real answer, not a shrug. Watch : thinking takes the ordinary indicative, but NOT thinking flips it into the subjunctive you met two chapters ago.
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In my opinion, it is too expensive.
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I think you are right.
Literally: I think that you have reason
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I do not think it is true.
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As I see it, the problem is the price.
Literally: for me, the problem, it is the price
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It seems like a good idea to me.
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And you, what do you think about it?
Literally: and you, what is it that you think of it
Matching
0/6Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/6Put the missing word back.
À mon , c'est trop cher. (In my opinion, it is too expensive.)
Je pense que tu as . (I think you are right.)
Je ne pense pas que ce vrai. (I do not think it is true.)
Pour moi, le , c'est le prix. (As I see it, the problem is the price.)
Ça me paraît une bonne . (It seems like a good idea to me.)
Et toi, qu'est-ce que tu en ? (And you, what do you think about it?)
Lesson 21 of 28 in this chapter