Getting French, Pt.

4: Conjunctions
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1. In French, there are basically 21 conjunctions or conjunction phrases that the

reader must have in his or her interpretive repertoire. In this edition of my
Getting French notes, I offer these 21 terms in a nice table, alphabetized alongside
their English counterparts. The French words are italicized.
2. 21 French Conjunctions table:

21 French Conjunctions
© 2010, T. Michael W. Halcomb
à cause de ça therefore
ainsi thus
avant before
bien que although
car for, because
derechef once again, once more
donc so
egalement also
ensuite next
et and
jusqu'à ce que until (that which)
mais but
malgré in spite of
ne pas not
or now, yet
ou or
ou bien or else
parce que because
pendant while
puis then
que that, which, what

Tip: A popular mnemonic device to help you remember some of the most important
conjunctions is: Mais où est donc Ornicar ? (But Where is Ornicar?)

et Or ne pas car

(the not-so-obvious ones)