📖LearnModule 6 · Lesson 27 of 30Independent User · CEFR B1, first halfUnit 6 · Your opinion, defended
Agreeing, disagreeing — politely
Module 6 of the free French course (CEFR B1, first half), lesson 27 of 30: The conversation moves: tu as raison (you are right), tu as tort (you are wrong. 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 27.
The words
French
English
Say it
tu as raison
you are right
tew ah reh-ZOH(n)
tu as tort
you are wrong
tew ah TOR
c'est vrai que
it is true that
seh VREH kuh
mais quand même
but still
meh kah(n) MEM
exactement
exactly
eg-zahk-tuh-MAH(n)
pas du tout
not at all
pah dew TOO
le débat
the debate
luh day-BAH
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.
Hear the words
Each word is read twice — say it back in the gap. Computer-generated voice; credits on the course page.
La règle · The rule
The conversation moves: tu as raison (you are right), tu as tort (you are wrong — use it gently), c'est vrai que... mais (it is true that... but), pas du tout (not at all).
Et aussi · And also
The polite disagreement is a B1 exam favorite: C'est vrai que le foot est amusant, mais quand même, je préfère le tennis. Agree a little, then turn.
Attention · Watch out
tu as raison and tu as tort use avoir: you HAVE right or wrong. Never tu es raison. And pas du tout is one fixed phrase: not at all.
Do it now — on paper
Say all 7 words aloud twice from the respelling, then once from the French spelling alone — begin with tu as raison.
Copy every word with its accents on paper; then cover the English column and write each meaning back from the French.
Write two sentences of your own that get the watch-out line right, then the two practice pages of workbook lesson 27 in Module 6 are the written half of this page.
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.
Keep these words
Turn this lesson’s words into flashcards, then space your reviews — the two habits the research behind our study guides backs hardest.