>>>>>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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>>>>'Bien' is generally 'well'. In this case think of it as probably, 'a lot' or 'very much'.
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>>>I think "very much" is probably what the "bien" stands for in the French phrase. Thank you.
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>>Just be aware that 'very much' is not a true translation. It's more of a connotation. The actual translation of 'bien' is 'well'.
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>Pity people over that side of the Atlantic don't know the difference between "well" (as in healthy) and "good".
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>"How are you?"
>"I'm good, thanks."
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>PTAH!

Well, at least we don't say 'I have cold' instead of 'I feel cold' like the Spanish... :o) Tengo frio... :o) When I was in Panama, in just about every conversation, I heard 'chuleta!' which means pork chop. They used it as an expression to mean a swear word in place of the actual bad word - like when we say 'fudge.'