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How to Say ‘It would be better’ in French

Il vaudrait mieux

eel voh-DRAY myuh

[eel voh-DRAY myuh]

💬 Usage Tip: This is a soft way to give advice: "it would be better". After it, que plus a person lets you say who should do what, as in il vaudrait mieux que je réserve "I'd better book".

Phrase Breakdown

[eel]

Impersonal subject.

Example

Il faut partir.

It's necessary to leave.

vaudrait

[voh-DRAY]

would be worth

Conditional of 'valoir'; with 'mieux': it would be better.

Example

Il vaudrait mieux réserver.

It would be better to book.

mieux

[myuh]

better

Comparative of 'bien'.

Example

Je me sens mieux.

I feel better.

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