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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