Language/French/Vocabulary/Give-Opinion

Here are some common expressions in French to give your opinion (donner son avis):

Il faut / Il a besoin de / Il manque de

Those are expressions widely used by the French to say they need something. *Il lui faut de l'eau, Il a besoin d'eau, il manque d'eau : He needs water

"On" + verb / "On ne" + verb + "pas"

A common way to express something impersonal. Example:

• On dit que la reine est morte" = they say, the queen is dead
• On ne peut pas dire ça" = you cannot say that

Quand même

An expression you'll hear all the time if you go to France. "quand même" has no literal translation and depend very much on the sentence. Examples :

• J'avais peur, mais je l'ai fait quand même = I was afraid, but I did it anyway.
• Merci quand même = Thanks anyway.
• C'est quand même difficile = It's really hard.

Je pense que / A mon avis

Those 2 expressions are used to formulate an opinion in French. The meanings are: "I think" and "in my opinion". Examples :

• Je pense qu'il n'arrivera pas à l'heure : I think he will not be there on time
• A mon avis, cela ne vaut pas la peine : I think it is not worth the trouble

Je suis d'accord / Je ne suis pas d'accord / Je suis de votre avis

Those 3 sentences apply to express your agreement or disagreement. You can combine other words to give more strength to those expression. Examples :

• Je suis absolument d'accord = I absolutely agree
• Je ne suis pas du tout d'accord = I do not agree at all

Très / Assez de / Beaucoup de / Trop de

The French use these expressions to indicate the amount of something and make comparisons. It will be needed to indicate the level or degree of something. Examples :

• C'est très important pour moi = It is very important to me
• Il y a assez de problemes = There are enough problems
• Il y a beaucoup de choses = There are many things
• Il y a trop de gens = There are too many people

Véritablement / Absolutement / Clairement

Those adverbs will help us strengthen our argumens. The meanings are "truly", "absolutely" and "clearly". Examples :

• C'est véritablement impossible = It is truly impossible
• C'est absoluement sur = It is absolutely certain
• C'est clairement trop difficile = It is clearly too difficult

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