>>>>>On the Pimsleur Basic French tapes they use a phrase which they refer to as emphatic "Yes, I want to." The way it sounds on the tape is as "Je veux" and then a word that sounds like "bien" (this is my spelling). So the entire phrase sounds like "Zhe vu bien". What is the 3rd word in this phrase?
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>>>>>Thank you in advance for your help.
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>>>>perhaps "Je voudrais bien" - I would (well) like to.
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>>>>The emphatic yes BTW in French is "si" as in Spanish/Italian (as in "yes, [I insist that is correct despite your disagreeing with me]"
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>>>I just remembered that on the tape they do say that it is common in French to say "me si" as in emphatic "but yes". So you are correct.
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>>Mais si!
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>Thank you for correcting my spelling. I am learning from tapes by sound only; no book, no text. That is why sometimes, to make sure I say the right words, I look for help in dictionaries or here.

yes, I remember your saying that at the top of the thread - is why I gave you the spelling.

The "ai" or "ais" spelling is more of a short "e" sound (as in net). So it's not like "may see" but "meh see"