L'Honnêteté et la Confiance (Honesty and Trust)

Learning ObjectivesDiscuss the concepts of l'honnêteté (honesty) [loh-neh-TAY] and la confiance (trust) [lah kohn-FYAHNS].Use the conditional tense to give advice in ethical situations.Express an opinion with penser que (to think that) [pahn-SAY kuh] and croire que (to believe that) [KRWAH kuh].Use the relative pronouns qui (who/that) [kee] and que (that/which) [kuh] to add details.Imagine this situation 🤔: You're walking in La Fontaine Park in Montreal and you find a cell phone on the ground. Personne ne te voit (Nobody sees you) [pehr-SOHN nuh tuh VWAH]. Qu'est-ce que tu fais? (What do you do?) [kess-kuh too FAY]? Do you keep it, or do you try to find the owner? C'est une question d'honnêteté! (It's a question of honesty!) [seh-toon kes-TYOHN doh-neh-TAY]! ⚖️Real-World ApplicationsBuild...

French TermEnglish ExplanationExamplel'honnêteté (f.) (honesty) [loh-neh-TAY]The quality of being honest and telling the truth.L'honnêteté (Honesty) [loh-neh-TAY] est une valeur très importante dans une amitié (is a very important value in a friendship) [eh toon vah-LUHR trehz ahm-por-TAHNT dahnz oon ah-mee-TYAY].la confiance (f.) (trust) [lah kohn-FYAHNS]The feeling that you can count on someone or something.J'ai confiance en mon meilleur ami (I trust my best friend) [zhay kohn-FYAHNS ahn mohn may-YUHR ah-MEE].la vérité (f.) (the truth) [lah vay-ree-TAY]Something that is true and matches reality.Il est toujours préférable de dire la vérité (It is always better to tell the truth) [eel eh too-ZHOOR pray-fay-RAHB-luh duh deer lah vay-ree-TAY].un mensonge (m.) (a lie) [uhn mahn-SOHNZH]A state...

1. The Present Conditional for Giving AdviceRule: We often use the present conditional tense to politely give advice or make a suggestion. Verbs like devoir (to have to/should), as in devrais (you should) [duh-VRAY], pouvoir (to be able to/could), as in pourrais (you could) [poo-RAY], and falloir (to be necessary), as in faudrait (one should) [foh-DRAY], are very common.Example: Tu devrais (You should) [too duh-VRAY] parler à tes parents (talk to your parents) [par-LAY ah tay pah-RAHN].Example: Il faudrait (One should) [eel foh-DRAY] être honnête (be honest) [ET-ruh oh-NET].2. Expressing an Opinion with 'penser que' and 'croire que'Rule: To express what you think or believe, use the verbs penser (to think) [pahn-SAY] or croire (to believe) [KRWAHR] followed by que (that) [kuh].Example: Je...