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What is “The difference between bien and bon(ne). I’m never quite sure. In English we would say ‘very good’ for a good piece of work, but in French you would say ‘très bien’ (I think), which would directly translate to ‘very well’. Bien seems to pop up quite a lot in other places too. For example “J’aime bien”… As you can see I’m a bit confused.”
This question comes from Stuart, a listener of French Your Way Podcast. I thought it was an excellent idea indeed to clarify the difference between bon vs bien.
You’lll also find the written version of this episode on www.frenchyourway.com.au/bien
Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode
Un ami (masc.sing) à un bon ami
(a friend à a good friend)
Une pizza (fem.sing) à une bonne pizza
(a pizza à a good pizza)
Des chaussures (fem, plur) à des bonnes chaussures
(shoes à good shoes)
Parler à Elle parle bien anglais.
(to speak à She speaks English well)
Marcher à Le bébé marche bien maintenant!
(to walk à The baby walks well now !)
Cuisiner à Je ne cuisine pas très bien
(to cook à I don’t cook very well)
C’est bien d’être généreux. (It’s good to be generous).
Le musée du Louvre, c’est vraiment bien! (The Louvre : it’s really good !)
“Comment était le film?” (“How was the movie?”)
« C’ était un bon thriller » (It was a good thriller)
C’ était très bien! (It was very good !)
LINKS and RESOURCES
Written version of this episode on https://frenchyourway.com.au/bien
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