Module 5 of the free French course (CEFR A2 mastery + the B1 bridge), lesson 18 of 30: Opinions turn answers into conversation: je pense que (I think that). On this page: 7 words with their genders and respellings, the rule, a watch-out line and the audio — the study notes behind the workbook's lesson 18.
| French | English | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| je pense que | I think that | zhuh PAH(n)S kuh |
| je crois que | I believe that | zhuh KRWAH kuh |
| à mon avis | in my opinion | ah moh(n) nah-VEE |
| pour moi | for me | poor MWAH |
| l'avismasculine — the article elides to l' | the opinion | lah-VEE |
| je suis d'accord | I agree | zhuh swee dah-KOR |
| je ne suis pas d'accord | I disagree | zhuh nuh swee pah dah-KOR |
Respellings follow the course’s say-it key; the stressed syllable is in capitals. Print this lesson’s flashcards (PDF) — the words on the front, the English and respelling on the back.
Each word is read twice — say it back in the gap. Computer-generated voice; credits on the course page.
Opinions turn answers into conversation: je pense que (I think that), je crois que (I believe that), à mon avis (in my opinion), pour moi (for me).
À mon avis, le chocolat est meilleur que la glace. Je pense que le français est facile — the exam's speaking tasks live on sentences like these.
je suis d'accord needs no extra word: never je suis d'accord avec on its own. Add avec only before a person: je suis d'accord avec toi.
This free course is the reading half. The writing half — write-in lessons, daily practice pages with built-in review, self-checks and a full answer key — is the companion workbook series, The French Ladder: one workbook per module, fifteen in all, released band by band with the Basic band (Modules 1–5) first.
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