How to Say ‘Normally, yes.’ in French
Normalement oui.
nor-mal-mohn wee
[nor-mal-mohn wee]
🇫🇷 In France: [Normalement oui.] can sound a bit non-committal in real life: more like "usually yes" than a firm guarantee. In a taxi situation, that may be a hint that a problem is coming.
Phrase Breakdown
Normalement
[nor-mal-mohn]
normally
Indicates what is usually true, sometimes with slight uncertainty.
Normalement, le terminal marche encore.
Normally, the terminal is still working.
oui
[wee]
yes
A positive answer or confirmation.
Oui, vous pouvez payer maintenant.
Yes, you can pay now.
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