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174: "C'est un peu trop, là, quand même!"

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Plus Publications

French, Language, Language Courses, Education

4.21.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2015

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Several listeners have asked about the expression 'quand même'. In fact, it is extremely common in French and has a wide variety of meanings. A minor change in intonation can sometimes alter its meaning. Let's hear this expression used in various situations.

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0:00.0

This is a very short lesson focusing on the expression, Comem, which is very common, but which is a variety of meanings in English depending on the context.

0:15.0

Several listeners have asked us about this expression.

0:17.0

To elucidate, let's take a couple of very short snippets of conversation.

0:22.0

The first short exchange takes place directly after a meal.

0:26.1

See if you can figure out the meaning of Com-M in this case.

0:32.1

But in a row-pa it was Com-Am-Am-Am-Am? But your own own own own own own mind?

0:34.0

Delicio, but copia.

0:37.0

I want the p-desaire, I've seen

0:39.0

deers, but I've mentioned as well.

0:41.0

I was reput. Let's see this. I'm sorry to see repue

0:43.4

let's use this exchange one more time

0:46.2

but when you're not it's common

0:50.4

delicious but copier I'm gonna me, Now you had a big meal, had probably figured out that the expression, Comem, means nevertheless,

1:06.0

or nonetheless in this situation.

1:08.0

Betron, you had a big meal,

1:10.0

after which you didn't want a dessert but it won nonetheless.

1:15.0

Now we'll take a different context.

1:17.0

This time a tourist has a short exchange with someone in the street.

1:22.0

The question is...

1:26.0

Excuse me,

1:27.0

you see the place Gary Baldi?

1:30.0

No, I'm not here, desole.

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