Linking Words en français

Question 1

et

Answer 1

and

Question 2

ou

Answer 2

or

Question 3

ne…ni…ni

Answer 3

neither, nor, nor

Question 4

soit

Answer 4

either/or

“Je peux préparer soit du thé, soit de la glace.”

• Soit is similar to ne…ni…ni; replaces “ou”

Question 5

enfin

Answer 5

finally

Ends a “d’abord” sequence

Question 6

ainsi que

Answer 6

as well as

Question 7

après que

Answer 7

after

compound adjective; “I did this AFTER this” - uses après que

Question 8

avant que

Answer 8

before

same as “après que”

Question 9

bien que

Answer 9

although

Question 10

parce que/car

Answer 10

because

parce que - stronger in speech; car - used more frequently in speech

Question 11

pour que

Answer 11

so that

i.e. “I wanted to bake a cake so that I could feel good.”

Question 12

quoi que

Answer 12

no matter what

Question 13

tant que

Answer 13

as long as

Question 14

quand/lorsque

Answer 14

when

lorsque - more formal

Question 15

quoique

Answer 15

even though

Question 16

donc

Answer 16

so

Question 17

en fait

Answer 17

in fact

Question 18

cependant

Answer 18

however, nonetheless

Question 19

par contre

Answer 19

on the other hand

Question 20

en plus

Answer 20

also

used to start sentences

Question 21

À mon avis…

Answer 21

In my opinion…

Question 22

bref

Answer 22

in short…

think of it as “tl;dr”

Question 23

Considérons…

Answer 23

Let’s consider…

Question 24

Je suis contre

Answer 24

I am against/I oppose

Question 25

parmi

Answer 25

among

Question 26

À cause de…

Answer 26

Due to….

Question 27

En ce temps-là…

Answer 27

Back then…