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What’s the difference between “penser”, “croire”, “croire à”, “croire en” ?
Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode
Penser = to think
Je pense donc je suis.
Croire = to believe
Je crois/pense que c’est une excellente idée de répondre a cette question! = I think that it is an excellent idea to answer this question!
Croire (conjugation in the indicative present tense): je crois, nous croyons, ils croient
Une croyance = belief, creed ; conviction
Une croyance religieuse
Croire = penser
Je crois que vous faites une erreur. = I believe /think that you’re making a mistake.
Croire (qn/qch)= to believe, to take something as the truth, to think that the person or the information is right)
Ex : Je vous crois / Je te crois = I believe you.
Il est naïf, il croit tout ce qu’on lui dit ! = He’s naive ; he believes everything we tell him.
Je ne crois que ce que je vois = I only believe what I see.
Croire à (qch) = to believe that something is real / exists
Les enfant croient au Père Noël. = The children believe in (the existence of) Santa.
Croire à l’innocence/à la culpabilité de quelqu’un = to believe in somebody’s innocence/guilt.
Croire en = to have faith in / confidence in
Croire en Dieu = to believe in God
Je crois en toi/en vous = I believe in you ; I have faith in you, I trust that you can succeed.
Croyons en l’avenir = Let’s have faith in the future.
Quand j’étais petite, je croyais que E.T habitait sous mon lit! = When I was little, I thought that E.T was living under my bed !
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