Familiar/Conversation Phrases

Question 1

Pouvez-vous répéter la question s’il vous plait?

Answer 1

Can you please repeat the question?

Question 2

Pouvez-vous reformuler la question s’il vous plait?

Answer 2

Can you please rephrase the question?

Question 3

C’est une question qui est intéressante.

Answer 3

It’s a question which is interesting.

Question 4

C’est une question à laquelle je n’avais pas pensé.

Answer 4

It’s a question I had not thought of.

Question 5

Oh, je ne sais pas vraiment, mais je suppose que…

Answer 5

Oh, I don’t really know, but I suppose that

Question 6

Il faut que j’y réfléchisse.

Answer 6

I have to think about it.

Question 7

J’ai un trou de mémoire.

Answer 7

I have a memory lapse.

Question 8

Pardon, j’ai oublié ce que j’allais dire.

Answer 8

Sorry, I’ve forgotten what I was going to say.

Question 9

J’en étais où?

Answer 9

Where was I?

Question 10

Puis-je recommencer (ma phrase) s’il vous plait?

Answer 10

May I start again (my sentence) please?

Question 11

Excusez-moi?

Answer 11

Excuse me?

Question 12

Pardon?

Answer 12

Pardon?

Question 13

Comment dire?

Answer 13

How can I put this?

Question 14

Pourriez-vous reformuler/répéter la question?

Answer 14

Could you please rephrase/repeat your question?

Question 15

Qu’est-ce que ça veut dire?

Answer 15

What does that mean?

Question 16

Desolée, j’ai oublié le mot pour … en Français.

Answer 16

I’m sorry I forgot the word for … in French.

Question 17

Je n’ai pas étudié cet aspect mais…

Answer 17

I/We didn’t study this aspect but…

Question 18

Je préfère que nous discutions d’autre chose, s’il vous plaît.

Answer 18

I would prefer to speak about a different topic, please.

Question 19

Alors

Answer 19

so

Question 20

Euh

Answer 20

um…

Question 21

Voilà

Answer 21

there you have it…

Question 22

Voyons

Answer 22

let’s see

Question 23

Bref

Answer 23

anyway/in short

Question 24

Ben (oui/non)

Answer 24

well (yes/no)

Question 25

Du coup/donc

Answer 25

so/then

Question 26

C'est clair

Answer 26

I see

Question 27

En fait

Answer 27

In fact/actually

Question 28

Enfin/et bien

Answer 28

well/finally

Question 29

Tu sais/vois

Answer 29

you know/see

Question 30

Quoi?

Answer 30

what?/come on!

Question 31

N'est-ce pas?

Answer 31

isn't that right?

Question 32

En tout cas

Answer 32

in any case

Question 33

Je dirais que ...

Answer 33

I'd say that...