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Awkward Moments: French words for real conversations

The “Awkward Moments” set from the “Real Conversations” goal. These are French words you can actually use — with translation, examples and pronunciation.

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Words in the “Awkward Moments” set

52 · French

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silence gênant [silɑ̃s ʒɛnɑ̃] awkward silence phrase rien de personnel [ʁjɛ̃ də pɛʁsɔnɛl] nothing personal phrase sans vouloir te vexer [sɑ̃ vulwaʁ tə vɛkse] no offense phrase ça ne sonne pas comme je voulais [sa nə sɔn pa kɔm ʒə vulɛ] that came out wrong phrase je ne l'ai pas fait exprès [ʒə nə le pa fɛ ɛkspʁɛ] I didn't mean it phrase anxiété sociale [ɑ̃ksjete sɔsjal] social anxiety phrase excuses excuses noun bourde Blunder noun péché Sin noun obscurcissement Obfuscation noun Pause [poz] pause noun Accident [aksidɑ̃] accident noun Erreur [eʁœʁ] mistake noun silence [silɑ̃s] silence noun moment gênant [mɔmɑ̃ ʒɛnɑ̃] awkward moment noun malentendu [malɑ̃tɑ̃dy] misunderstanding noun je suis désolé [ʒə sɥi dezɔle] I'm sorry phrase Désolé [dezɔle] sorry interjection confusion [kɔ̃fyzjɔ̃] confusion noun mauvais mot wrong word phrase mauvaise personne wrong person phrase mauvais nom wrong name phrase suspendre suspend verb désolé, je suis en retard sorry I'm late phrase désolé de vous interrompre sorry for interrupting phrase désolé pour ça sorry about that phrase espace personnel personal space phrase pause pause noun c'est ma faute my mistake phrase signal contradictoire mixed signal noun mésaventure mishap noun réparer son erreur make it right phrase passons à la suite let's move on phrase laissez-moi reformuler let me rephrase phrase c'est compliqué it's complicated phrase interface interface noun je suis désolé I'm sorry phrase j'étais perdu I was confused phrase j'ai besoin d'un instant I need a moment phrase j'ai mal compris I misunderstood phrase j'ai oublié I forgot phrase chut hush interjection difficile à expliquer hard to explain phrase oublie ce que j'ai dit forget I said that phrase excuse excuse noun changer de sujet change the subject phrase on peut parler plus tard ? can we talk later phrase limite boundary noun limites boundaries noun attaché Bound verb mauvais moment bad timing noun excuse apology noun

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