600 Useful French Phrases – Vol.7: Stating Facts, Remembering, Forgetting

If you clearly label fact vs. guess, your French becomes easier to follow and more convincing. This volume gives you 10 go-to frames to express probability—from soft hedges to confident bets—so you can speak logically without sounding blunt.

What You’ll Learn (Quick)

• How to keep your speech clear, polite, and structured
• 10 natural frames to express opinions, suspicions, and probabilities
• Handy B2-level collocations for interviews, emails, and daily talk

How to Use This Post (3 Steps)

1. Read the mini dialogue once – get the overall meaning.
2. Click ▶ to listen – shadow the bold French lines while listening to the audio.
3. Swap in your details – replace words (job, school, travel) with your own context.
4. Review the vocab notes – pick 1–2 collocations and reuse them today.

🗣️ Key Focus of This Volume

In science, business, and everyday life, we constantly mix facts with interpretations. These 10 phrases help you signal your guess clearly—so you avoid confusion and sound logical.

🔟✨ Today’s 10 Key Phrases（061–070)

061. Ma copine est partie/My girlfriend left

📘 Mini Dialogue Practice

A: Ma copine est partie.
B: Oh, je ne savais pas…

A: My girlfriend left.
B: Oh, I didn’t know…

🧠 Grammar & Usage Notes

• copine = girlfriend
• est partie = left (feminine past participle of partir)

062. Parce que je ne l’aimais pas. /Because I didn’t love her.

📘 Mini Dialogue Practice

A: Parce que je ne l’aimais pas vraiment.
B: Tu dis ça sérieusement?

A: Because I didn’t really love her.
B: Are you serious?

🧠 Grammar & Usage Notes

• parce que = because
• je ne l’aimais pas = I didn’t love her

063. La vérité, c’est que… / The truth is that…

📘 Mini Dialogue Practice

A: La vérité, c’est que j’étais déjà fatigué de cette relation.
B: Ça change tout ce que je pensais.

A: The truth is that I was already tired of this relationship.
B: That changes everything I thought.

🧠 Grammar & Usage Notes

• la vérité = the truth
• c’est que… = is that… (introducing explanation)

064. À la réflexion… / On second thought / In hindsight

📘 Mini Dialogue Practice

A: À la réflexion, je crois que c’était mieux comme ça.
B: Oui, parfois une séparation est une libération.

A: On second thought, I think it was better that way.
B: Yes, sometimes a breakup is a relief.

🧠 Grammar & Usage Notes

• à la réflexion = after thinking again
• Parfois = sometimes

065. Si je me souviens bien…/ If I remember correctly…

📘 Mini Dialogue Practice

A: Si je me souviens bien, elle voulait toujours voyager.
B: Oui, tu m’en avais parlé.

A: If I remember correctly, she always wanted to travel.
B: Yes, you had told me that.

🧠 Grammar & Usage Notes

• se souvenir de = to remember
• si je me souviens bien = if I remember correctly

066. Je me rappelle. /I remember.

📘 Mini Dialogue Practice

A: Je me rappelle, elle rêvait d’aller au Japon.
B: Exactement! Et toi, tu n’étais pas motivé.

A: I remember, she dreamed of going to Japan.
B: Exactly! And you weren’t motivated.

🧠 Grammar & Usage Notes

• se rappeler = to remember
• Unlike se souvenir, it does not need de before a noun

067. J’ai oublié de vous dire…/ I forgot to tell you…

📘 Mini Dialogue Practice

A: J’ai oublié de vous dire, elle avait même réservé des billets.
B: Sérieusement?!

A: I forgot to tell you, she had even booked tickets.
B: Seriously?!

🧠 Grammar & Usage Notes

• oublier de + infinitif = to forget to do something
• vous dire = to tell you

068. J’ai oublié de dire que… / I forgot to say that…

📘 Mini Dialogue Practice

A: J’ai oublié de dire que finalement, elle est partie sans moi.
B: Oh, ça doit être dur.

A: I forgot to say that, in the end, she left without me.
B: Oh, that must be hard.

🧠 Grammar & Usage Notes

• doit = must / has to
• dur = hard, tough, difficult

069. Je ne m’en souviens plus./I don’t remember anymore.

📘 Mini Dialogue Practice

A: Mais la date exacte de son départ… je ne m’en souviens plus.
B: Peu importe, l’important c’est ce que tu as appris.

A: But the exact date of her departure… I don’t remember anymore.
B: It doesn’t matter, what matters is what you’ve learned.

🧠 Grammar & Usage Notes

• ne … plus = not anymore / no longer
• s’en souvenir = to remember (something)
• Peu importe = It doesn’t matter/No matter/Whatever

070. Pour être honnête… / To be honest…

📘 Mini Dialogue Practice

A: Pour être honnête, je crois que je suis soulagé maintenant.
B: Alors, c’est peut-être le début d’une nouvelle vie.

A: To be honest, I think I feel relieved now.
B: Then maybe it’s the beginning of a new life.

🧠 Grammar & Usage Notes

• pour être honnête = to be honest
• être soulagé = to feel relieved

📎 Coming Next

Vol. 7 – Phrases No.061–070: State Facts Clearly + Remember/Forget Naturally

In the next volume, we’ll shift from speculation to clarity. You’ll learn how to state verified facts, retrieve a memory, and admit a lapse without sounding careless—so your French stays precise in emails, interviews, and everyday conversations.

Let’s learn to present facts and handle memory moments like a pro—clear, concise, and confident.

📝 Note: Some phrases and ideas in this blog series were inspired by the excellent book “フランス語会話フレーズ600” by Romain Bocquillon and Shio Asami. I highly recommend it for learners who want practical and natural French expressions.