One French Word - Episode 12: D'accord
A friend asks if you can meet at noon, and your answer is one French word: d'accord.
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One French Word - Episode 12: D'accord
Today's word is d'accord, the everyday French reply that means OK, all right, and agreed. 1
Say it in two parts: dah, then KOR. The apostrophe only glues the d onto accord, so it comes out as one word, with the stress on the second beat. Wiktionary gives the French pronunciation as /da.kɔʁ/. 2
On its own, d'accord is a complete reply; nothing has to follow it. Collins gives it simply as OK and all right. 1
- D'accord. - OK.
- On part à six heures, d'accord ? - We're leaving at six, OK?
- Oui, d'accord. - Yes, OK.
Lawless French notes that on its own it is a neutral, unenthusiastic yes: agreement given without much excitement. 3
French agrees with a person through the verb être, "to be", using the same word.
- Je suis d'accord. - I agree.
- Je ne suis pas d'accord. - I don't agree.
- Tu es d'accord avec moi ? - Do you agree with me?
- Je suis d'accord pour t'aider. - I'm happy to help you.
References
- 1Collins Dictionary - French-English: accord
collinsdictionary.com
- 2Wiktionary - d'accord
en.wiktionary.org
- 3Lawless French - Être d'accord
lawlessfrench.com
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