French 4.8. Interjections

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In French, interjections are exclamation words or expressions that usually represent feelings like surprise or anger. Interjections are often followed by an exclamation mark in French.

Quel …!What…!Quel beau chat!                      
What a beautiful cat!
Comment …!How…!Comment il chante!   
How he sings!
Combien!How much…!Combien je l’aime!                 
How much I love her!
Aïe!Ouch!Aïe, ça fait mal.
Ouch, it hurts.
Attention!Careful!Attention!C’est sombre.
Careful! It’s dark.
Assez!Enough!Assez! Je suis fatigué.
Enough! I’m tired.
Bien!Alright!Bien! Attendons et on verra.
Alright! Let’s wait and see.
Bon appétit!Enjoy your meal!Voici. Bon appétit!
Here you go. Enjoy your meal!
Bonne chance!Good luck!À bientôt. Bonne chance!
See you soon. Good luck!
Bien sûr!Of course!-Avez-vous faim? –Bien sûr!   
-Are you hungry? –Of course.
Hein!Huh?
What?
Pas mal, hein?
Not bad, huh?
Oh là là!Oh! Wow!Oh là là! Il est trop tard.
Oh! Wow! It’s too late.
Quel ennui!How boring!J’attends encore. Quel ennui!
I’m still waiting. How boring!
Quelle horreur!How awful!C’était mauvais. Quelle horreur!
It was bad. How awful!
Quel dommage!What a pity!Nous avons perdu. Quel dommage!
We lost. What a pity!
Vraiment?!For real?!Vraiment?!C’est arrivé?
For real?!This happened?
Hourra!Hurray!Oui, c’est maintenant. Hourra!
Yes, it’s time.Hurray!
S’il vous plaît!Please!Apportez-le avec vous, s’il vous plaît!
Bring it with you, please!
Évidemment!Obviously!– Cela te plaît-il? –Évidemment!
-Do you like it? –Obviously!
Pour l’amour de Dieu!For God’s sake!Que s’est-il passé, pour l’amour de Dieu?
What happened, for God’s sake?
Va-t’en!Go away!Je n’ai pas le temps. Va-t’en!
I don’t have time. Go away!
Tais-toi!
Ferme-la!
Shut up!Tais-toi! J’ai du travail à faire.
Shut up! I have work to do.

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Other lessons in Level IV:

Level IV – Intermediate

1.     Degrees of Comparison

2.    Partitives

3.    Reflexive Pronouns & Verbs

4.    Expressions Using “Avoir” & “Faire”

5.    Present Subjunctive Tense I

6.    Impersonal Verbs & Expressions

7.    Future Perfect Tense

8.    Interjections