Are you struggling to write essays in French? In this article, I have shared a list of 30 useful French transition words and phrases that will help you create more sophisticated written arguments for your exam (at school or for DELF exam) or just simply write an essay in French!
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| Ã la fin | in the end |
| à mon avis / quant à moi / selon moi | in my opinion |
| alors que | whereas |
| autrement dit | in other words |
| avant de conclure | before concluding... |
| bien que je puisse comprendre que | although I can understand that |
| cela va sans dire que | it goes without saying that |
| cependant | nevertheless |
| considérons | let's consider |
| d’après moi | according to me |
| d’une part, d’autre part | on one hand, on the other hand |
| en ce qui concerne... | as far as ... is concerned |
| en outre | furthermore / moreover |
| enfin | finally, at last |
| grâce à | thanks to |
| il est donc question de | it is a matter of |
| il faut bien reconnaître que | it must be recognised that |
| il semble que les avantages l'emportent sur les inconvenients | it seems that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages |
| il serait absurde de dire que | it would be absurd to say that |
| il vaut mieux | it is better to |
| je crois que | i think/ believe that |
| je soutiens donc que | I maintain that |
| je suis contre | I am against |
| je voudrais souligner que | I’d like to underline that |
| la premiere constatation qui s'impose, c'est que | the first thing to be noted is that |
| ne… ni… ni | neither… nor |
| pas forcément la faute de | not necessarily the fault of |
| pour commencer | to start with |
| selon moi | according to me |
| tout bien considéré | all things considered |
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your children are probably all grown up now and i doubt that u are gonna see this but I’m 15, have my gcse`s tomorrow and this really helped me
Thanks a lot. I am preparing for A1 examination in December 2016. This is very helpful for me.
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this helped so much in gcses
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Really helpful during exams for writing lengthy and content filled essays!! Thanks!!!