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How to Say ‘But I prefer to talk.’ in French

Mais je préfère parler.

meh zhuh pray-fair pahr-lay

[meh zhuh pray-fair pahr-lay]

Phrase Breakdown

Mais

[meh]

But

To introduce a contrast.

Example

Je danse, mais je préfère parler.

I dance, but I prefer to talk.

je préfère

zhuh pray-fair

I prefer

First person singular of 'préférer', meaning to like more.

Example

Je préfère le thé.

I prefer tea.

Words in this phrase

je

[zhuh]

I

First person singular pronoun.

Example

Je préfère parler.

I prefer to talk.

préfère

[pray-fair]

prefer

To like better over something else.

Example

Je préfère parler.

I prefer to talk.

parler.

pahr-lay

to speak.

The infinitive form meaning to express verbally.

Example

Il aime parler.

He likes to speak.

Words in this phrase

parler

[pahr-lay]

to speak

To communicate with words.

Example

Je préfère parler.

I prefer to talk.

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