Gap fillers

Rponses (affirmatives /
ngatives)
Hsitation Problme de comprhension
No, actually. Let's see... What do you mean?
Doute / incrdulit Solliciter un avis Accord ? approbation / Dsaccord
Are you sure that's right?
Maybe.
Um... I 'm not sure.
Er, yes, I suppose so. You can't be
serious.
Are you kidding?
You didn?t! / You don?t!
I s it? / Do you? / Can you? ...
I can't believe it!
What about you?
You mean to say?
Do you mean to say?
You're right.
Certainly / exactly / precisely
If you say so
Yes, sure.
I see.
Of course.
You're wrong.
That?s what you think!
Actually
Enthousiasme Raction et motion Protestation , vhmence
Wow!
Great!
Super!
I 'm so happy/ disappointed/ sad... !

I ?m not being silly!
I am! / I do! / I was! / I did! I can!
...
Perfectly!
No way! Not a chance!

So what!
Faire patienter (on rflchit) Reformuler S'excuser / ragir aux excuses
Hold on (a minute)!

I mean
What I mean is
Well, what Im trying to say is
You know/ you see
How can I say this.
I 'm sorry I can't / I don't. ...
Sorry!
That?s all right . / That?s OK.
Surprise Lassitude, impatience Encourager / Rassurer
Do you / Did you/ Are you...
really?
Forget it!

Of course! Go ahead!.
That's OK! / That's all right!
Never mind.
No problem. / Don't worry.
Exprimer sa sympathie Fin de conversation Hsitation
Poor you! See you! Well / Hum/ er.
Gagner du temps Rediriger la conversation
Let me think, / Er, let me see...
Give me a second, ....
... just a moment
How shall I put it ?
..., now, what's the word... ?
Ive got it on the tip of my
tongue
Now, to get back to what I was saying...
Let's see,
Anyway, the point is... (de toute faon, en tout cas)
Mind you, I 'd also like to say... (voyez-vous, remarquez
Incidentaly
By the way