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How to Say ‘France, of course.’ in French

La France, bien sûr.

lah frahns byan soor

[lah frahns byan soor]

Phrase Breakdown

La France,

lah frahns

France,

Country names take an article in French. The 'an' is nasal: 'la FRAHNSS'.

Example

J'aime la France.

I love France.

Words in this phrase

[lah]

the (feminine singular)

Definite article used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

La réservation est déjà confirmée pour samedi soir.

The reservation is already confirmed for Saturday evening.

France

[frahns]

France

The country's name; it takes the article 'la'.

Example

J'habite en France.

I live in France.

bien sûr.

byan soor

of course.

Say 'byan SÜR'. 'Bien' is nasal, and for the 'u' in 'sûr', round your lips as if saying 'oo' while saying 'ee'.

Example

Oui, bien sûr !

Yes, of course!

Words in this phrase

bien

[byan]

indeed / really

Used to confirm or check something is correct.

Example

C'est bien ton sac ?

Is that really your bag?

sûr

[soor]

sure

Used in bien sûr to mean sure or of course.

Example

C'est sûr, il reste de la place.

It's certain, there is still space.

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