French Opinion Phrases and Conjunctions for Debates and Essays

à mon avis

in my opinion

selon moi

according to me

je pense que

I think that

je crois que

I believe that

je trouve que

I find that

il me semble que

it seems to me that

d'après moi

in my view

parce que

because

car

because (formal)

puisque

since

en revanche

on the other hand

par contre

however

pourtant

yet

mais

but

donc

so

cependant

however

bien que + subj.

although

il est important que + subj.

it is important that

je ne suis pas d'accord

I disagree

je suis d'accord

I agree