French essay transition phrases

As one of the simplest French transition words, it means later. Yet it’s used ubiquitously throughout French conversation. Although this seems like it would mean “good that” it actually has a different meaning. Use bien que to mean even though or although between thoughts or before a phrase.

So, it wouldn’t hurt to add all the weapons you can find to your essay-writing arsenal, like these transition words. What are transition words? Transition words and phrases are a part of speech, and they’re used to create coherent relationships between ideas in the text. The ones you might be familiar with are ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘so’ and ‘because’.

In this article, I have shared a list of 30 useful French transition words and phrases that will help you create more sophisticated written arguments for your exam (at school or for DELF exam) or just simply write an essay in French!

Often, there are several words suitable for one transition, just remember that they don’t always mean the same and you might need some practice to recognize the subtle differences between them. To avoid this, look up synonyms, and never use the same transition word more than once in a single piece of prose (especially in the same paragraph).