Published April 1, 2026 — Lesson written by French teacher David Issokson for students who want to learn French online, with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier, a voice artist from France.
📘 Bien sûr meaning
Bien sûr is a French expression and interjection meaning “of course”, “certainly”, or “obviously”. You’ll hear bien sûr frequently in everyday conversation, both in short answers and within full sentences. For example, Tu peux m’aider ? — Bien sûr ! (Can you help me? — Of course!) and Bien sûr, nous pouvons commencer. (Of course, we can start). 🔊 Hear real examples now.
🎧 Bien sûr pronunciation
The pronunciation of bien sûr is /bjɛ̃ syʁ/ (IPA), which sounds roughly like “byen sewr”.
📝 Bien sûr examples
Tu viens ce soir ? — Bien sûr !
Are you coming tonight? — Of course!
Bien sûr, on peut commencer.
Of course, we can start.
Il sera là demain, bien sûr.
He will be there tomorrow, of course.
Bien sûr, nous serons à l’heure.
Of course, we will be on time.
Volontiers is a useful one-word expression meaning “gladly!” that’s rarely taught textbooks.
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🔗 Related words and expressions
- bien entendu — of course, naturally
- évidemment — obviously
- tout à fait — exactly, absolutely
- absolument — absolutely
- d’accord — okay, agreed
- effectivement — indeed, actually
- en effet — indeed, in fact
- volontiers — gladly, with pleasure
- c’est ça — that’s it, exactly
👉 See also: French interjections (hub) »
📚 Related lessons
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👉 Bien entendu (of course) »
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👉 Effectivement (indeed) »
👉 Tout à fait (exactly) »
👉 D’accord (okay) »
👉 C’est ça (that’s it) »
👉 Sûr (sure, certain) »
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