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How to Say ‘Yes, but I feel like I'm going round in circles.’ in French

Oui, mais j'ai l'impression de tourner en rond.

wee meh zhay ay l' am-preh-SYOHN duh toor-nay on rohn

[wee meh zhay ay l' am-preh-SYOHN duh toor-nay on rohn]

Phrase Breakdown

Oui, mais j'ai l'impression

wee meh zhay ay l' am-preh-SYOHN

Yes, but I feel

'Mais' (but) adds a reservation. Pause briefly after 'oui'.

Example

Oui, mais j'ai l'impression d'oublier quelque chose.

Yes, but I feel like I'm forgetting something.

Words in this phrase

Oui

[wee]

Yes

Affirmative response or agreement.

Example

Oui, c'est vrai.

Yes, that's true.

mais

[meh]

But

Used to introduce a contrast.

Example

Il est petit mais fort.

He is small but strong.

j'

[zhay]

I

Pronoun used by the speaker to refer to himself or herself.

Example

J'aime les bonbons.

I like candies.

ai

[ay]

have

Form of 'avoir' used with past participles to make the past tense.

Example

J'ai beaucoup appris grâce à notre discussion.

I learned a lot thanks to our discussion.

l'

[l']

the

Used before singular when the item is known.

Example

L'homme est là.

The man is there.

impression

[am-preh-SYOHN]

impression, feeling

A sense or feeling about something.

Example

J'ai l'impression d'être fatigué.

I feel like I'm tired.

de tourner en rond.

duh toor-nay on rohn

like I'm going round in circles.

'Avoir l'impression de' is followed by an infinitive. Keep the nasal vowels in 'en rond'.

Example

J'ai peur de tourner en rond.

I'm afraid of going round in circles.

Words in this phrase

de

[duh]

of

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

tourner

[toor-nay]

to turn

Verb meaning to turn or change direction, very useful when skating.

Example

Dans « Je sais tourner. », tourner décrit le fait de changer de direction.

In "I know how to turn.", tourner describes changing direction.

en

[on]

in

A preposition indicating inclusion within a space.

Example

Il est en France.

He is in France.

rond

[rohn]

round / circle

An adjective meaning round; as a noun it also means a circle.

Example

La table est ronde.

The table is round.

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