30 Useful French Essay Phrases

April 29, 2015 /

French vocabulary and expression Intermediate Level /
By Frederic /
7 COMMENTS

8138 Shares

Reading time: 2 minutes Difficulty: Intermediate

Are you struggling to write essays in French? In this article, I have shared a list of 30 useful
French words and phrases that will help you create more sophisticated written arguments for
your exam (at school or for DELF exam).

If you want to learn even more, check out one of my e-books here: Improving French
Vocabulary (the most complete French Vocabulary e-book available).

I also offer an extended version of this blog post, (57 French phrases instead of just 30)
saved as a PDF which you can print for daily use. Click on the button below.
 la fin in the end
mon avis / quant 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
considrons let's consider
daprs moi according to me
dune part, dautre 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
grce thanks to
il est donc question de it is a matter of
il faut bien reconnatre que it must be recognised that
il semble que les avantages l'emportent sur les it seems that the advantages outweigh the
inconvenients 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 Id 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 forcment la faute de not necessarily the fault of
pour commencer to start with
selon moi according to me
tout bien considr all things considered

Want more?
 If you are hungry for more, do not hesitate to take a look at my French language e-books and
audio here. One of which is the most comprehensive French vocabulary e-book available in the
market.

Get it now for only $14.90

Let me know which you find the most useful for you in the comments section.

P.S: Do not hesitate to share this article on pinterest,facebook, twitter or google plus.

About the Author Frederic

Frederic Bibard is the founder of Talk in French, a company that helps french learners to practice
and improve their french. Macaron addict. Jacques Audiard fan. You can contact him on Twitter
and Google +

follow me on:

Related Posts

13 Nov, 2015

French for Business Part 2: 85 French Terms Related to Business and Employment
13 Nov, 2015

French for Business Part 1: A Guide to French Business Culture

06 May, 2015

30 Essential work-related Words in French

09 Dec, 2014

A Handy List of Essential Marketing Words in French

Previous Post 10 Great French Novels to Learn French for All Levels Next Post 30 Essential
work-related Words in French